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Amphoe Sangkhlaburi
Wat Wang Wiwekaram Bordering Burma, this district is about two-hundred-and-twenty kilometers from Kanchanaburi and seventy-four kilometers from Thong Pha Phum. Populated mostly by Mon and Karen people, the town is located at the confluence of three waterways : Songkalia, Bikli and Runtee.
Wang Wiwekaram Temple (Wat Wang Wiwekaram)
9 kilometers from the town is the famous Wang Wiwekaram Temple, diocese of the revered Uttama Abbot. This extensive temple on the southern outskirts of Sangkhlaburi edges the Khao Laem reservoir. The complex is constructed in an unusual mix of Thai, Indian and Burmese Buddhist architectural styles, and the abbot “Luang Pho Uttama” is highly revered among local people including tribal folks and Burmese.

Mon bridge Near here, tourists may rent low cost accommodations at Sangkhlaburi cottages beside a running brook.
Mon Bridge
It is the longest wooden bridge in Thailand linking Sangkhlaburi and Mon Villages. The bridge overlooks a scenic landscape and offers and opportunity to see local people’s way of life.
Three Pagodas Pass
22 kilometers from Sangkhlaburi, the three miniature pagodas are memorials of an important route of the troops during the wartime of the Ayutthaya period. It also marks the rugged Thai-Myanmar border and is the site of a small thriving border marker. Visitors are allowed to enter the neighboring Burmese settlement.
Sangkhlaburi Forest Tours
Three Pagodas Pass Certain Kanchanaburi travel agents offer elephant-trekking and rafting tours in immediate vicinity of Sangkhlaburi. Visitors are advised to contact either local travel agents or the Kanchanaburi Tourist Information office for current details, since the tours are not always conducted on a daily basis.

 

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