kanchanaburi

[walrusie]

hi everyone, i will be travelling to kanchanaburi and i need some help over here.

i have 2full days over there n will like to travel to the following places :

- lawa cave
- tiger temple
- erawan falls
- hellfire pass

i will be staying near the kanchanaburi station. can someone advise me how to do i go about in planning on the itinerary? i have tried to google map to plan but i have difficulty in doing it. someone pls help. thanks!

 

[beanstalk6]

Kanchanaburi travel guide - Wikitravel

 

[grungeattitude]

you can take one of those mini vans from victory monument, takes you to kanchanaburi but once you reach there you'd have to book a 'taxi' ot van to take you around....

 

[d3n]

hi everyone, i will be travelling to kanchanaburi and i need some help over here.

i have 2full days over there n will like to travel to the following places :

- lawa cave
- tiger temple
- erawan falls
- hellfire pass

i will be staying near the kanchanaburi station. can someone advise me how to do i go about in planning on the itinerary? i have tried to google map to plan but i have difficulty in doing it. someone pls help. thanks!

hellfire pass is the furthest near the border liao

although i been to kanchanaburi for a couple of times, never been to hellfire pass, tiger temple and lawa cave.

 

[grungeattitude]

actually, why not stay the night there? some nice hotels/bnbs near river kwai. gives you more time to explore... just a thought. my parents did a 2D1N there and quite liked it, very chill. But don't go expecting a very beautiful/clean river. just somewhere very laidback and good to relax.

 

[gohjlb]

anyone have the price of tour guide over there with transport?

i in dilema whether to hire tour guide + mini van Or rent a car and go alone with handphone app... Any Guide /hint please?

going around 4D3N.
Going there by the 3rd class train which i have no idea how to book online.

 

[XiaoZen]

you forgot about "bridge over river kwai"

 

[d3n]

anyone have the price of tour guide over there with transport?

i in dilema whether to hire tour guide + mini van Or rent a car and go alone with handphone app... Any Guide /hint please?

going around 4D3N.
Going there by the 3rd class train which i have no idea how to book online.

u can rent a car better... at least u have time control on your site vs guided tour. but make sure u know the route... u can bring your own gps (download a thailand map) then explore.

 

[walrusie]

wow~thanks for all the replies! =) i will be going there for 3d2n n i was thking of travelling all those places of interest for the first two days as the last day i will be staying on luxury river kwai floating hotel.

d3n - kanchanaburi got any place to rent car?

xiaozen - yeah i will be going there too!

 

[walrusie]

one more thing, is it easy to drive there? can use our car license n not international license? right hand side seat too?

 

[d3n]

wow~thanks for all the replies! =) i will be going there for 3d2n n i was thking of travelling all those places of interest for the first two days as the last day i will be staying on luxury river kwai floating hotel.

d3n - kanchanaburi got any place to rent car?

xiaozen - yeah i will be going there too!

not sure... never rent a car in thailand b4.

but renting one in phuket next week

 

[reny]

i went there many years ago. joined a bangkok free & easy local tour who picked me up from my hotel and sent me back as well. extended my stay. then joined a floating hotel's sight-seeing tour to visit hellfire pass, the bridge, the memorial and I forgot what else. For a solo traveller, I find that most economical and flexible.

 

[beanstalk6]

one more thing, is it easy to drive there? can use our car license n not international license? right hand side seat too?

It is a lot easier to drive in the country than in Bangkok. Driving is on the left side of the road like we have. Our licence can be used.

 

[d3n]

i went there many years ago. joined a bangkok free & easy local tour who picked me up from my hotel and sent me back as well. extended my stay. then joined a floating hotel's sight-seeing tour to visit hellfire pass, the bridge, the memorial and I forgot what else. For a solo traveller, I find that most economical and flexible.

the thing about guided tours is sometimes they bring u to non interesting places and u follow strictly to the time... if u are the type u just want to see and move on to next spot, guided tour is for you.

i prefer take my own sweet time... hang ard longer if i like the spot before moving off.

so even if i travel alone (as in the past), i always plan my own transport to get to the place. troublesome but at least hassle free.

 

[Belial]

it would be best to hire a taxi on full day. my last trip i went river kwai in the morning then tiger temple in the afternoon as the temple only opened after 1pm.

 

[walrusie]

it would be best to hire a taxi on full day. my last trip i went river kwai in the morning then tiger temple in the afternoon as the temple only opened after 1pm.

how much u hired a cab e other time?

 

[walrusie]

It is a lot easier to drive in the country than in Bangkok. Driving is on the left side of the road like we have. Our licence can be used.

oh cool.. u drove in kanchanaburi before? i see the routes on e map seems easy. like only a few routes kind

 

[walrusie]

the thing about guided tours is sometimes they bring u to non interesting places and u follow strictly to the time... if u are the type u just want to see and move on to next spot, guided tour is for you.

i prefer take my own sweet time... hang ard longer if i like the spot before moving off.

so even if i travel alone (as in the past), i always plan my own transport to get to the place. troublesome but at least hassle free.

ya me too i only go for own planning or customize private tour haha

 

[beanstalk6]

oh cool.. u drove in kanchanaburi before? i see the routes on e map seems easy. like only a few routes kind

No, but I have driven in places like Chiangrai.

 

[Belial]

how much u hired a cab e other time?

i think it was around 3000-3500bht. actually not much to see at tiger temple unless you want to play with them which is at extra cost beside the entrance ticket.