 Kanchanaburi
travel information and local guide
Kanchanaburi is Thailand's third largest province, covering
an area of 19,486 square kilometers. The provincial
area is mountainous and borders Myanmar to the west.
The province of Kanchanaburi consists of 13 districts
or Amphoe of which Amphoe Muang, Amphoe Sai Yok, Amphoe
Thong Pha Phum, Amphoe Sangkhlaburi, Amphoe Tha Muang,
Amphoe Bo Phloi, and Amphoe Si Sawat are tourist destinations.
 Kanchanaburi
is the site of the world-famous Bridge Over The River
Kwae, immortalized in books and movies, and is noted
for rugged natural beauty where mountains and river
valleys have inspired development of hydro-electric
power and where labyrinthine reservoirs provide further
scenic elements to the province's natural beauty.
Beyond the compact provincial capital, some 130 kilometers,
and a comfortable 2-hour drive from Bangkok, where the
Kwae Yai and the Kwae Noi rivers unite to form the Mae
Klong River, Kanchanaburi unfolds in progressively arresting
scenic beauty in a landscape characterized by several
waterfalls, caves once inhabited by Neolithic man, national
parks and tranquil riverside and reservoir settings.
Opportunities abound for rustic living aboard rafts
on dazzling rivers and reservoirs, and provide the focal
point for memorable holidays for nature lovers who delight
in natural surroundings and pleasures without sacrificing
basic comforts.
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North
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Connects with Myanmar.
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South
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Connects with Ratcha Buri and Nakhon Pathom
Provinces.
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East
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Connects with Suphan Buri Province.
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West
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Connects with Myanmar.
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Kanchanaburi Province is divided into 10 Amphoes and
2 king Amphoes (sub-districts). The distances from Amphoe
Muang to other Amphoes are as follow :
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Amphoe Muang - Amphoe Bophloi 40 kms.
Amphoe Muang - Amphoe Lao Khwan 98 kms.
Amphoe Muang - Amphoe Phanom Thuan 24 kms.
Amphoe Muang - Amphoe Sai Yok 50 kms.
Amphoe Muang - Amphoe Sangkhla Buri 230 kms.
Amphoe Muang - Amphoe Si Sawat 102 kms.
Amphoe Muang - Amphoe Tha Maka 30 kms.
Amphoe Muang - Amphoe Tha Muang 12 kms.
Amphoe Muang - Amphoe Thong Pha Phum 145 kms.
Amphoe Muang - Amphoe Dan Makham Tia 30 kms.
Amphoe Muang - King Amphoe Nong Pru 75 kms.
Amphoe Muang - King Amphoe Huai Kra Chao 60 kms.
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