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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.
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Wat Wang Wiwekaram
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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.
Near here, tourists may rent low cost
accommodations at Sangkhlaburi cottages beside
a running brook. |
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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. |
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Ta Kian Thong
Waterfall ]
Many tiered
beautiful waterfall is about 250 kilometers
from Kanchanaburi town. Traveling on Sangkhlaburi
-Three Pagodas Pass route and turn right about
10 kilometers, then go on foot for 40 minutes
to the waterfall. |
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Dai Chong
Thong Waterfall ]
Located
near Kroeng Kravia Waterfall, on the same route,
and the left turn about 2 kilometers. It's a
rather big waterfall which run into the lake
of Khao Laem Dam. |
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Kroeng Kra Via Waterfall
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A little
beautiful waterfall is located near Thong Pha
Phum - Sangkhlaburi road, about 32 kilometers
from Thong Pha Phum or 190 kilometers from Kanchanaburi
town. |
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Three Pagodas Pass
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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. |
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Sangkhlaburi Forest Tours
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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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