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● Best season West130 km from Bangkok
Kanchanaburi
Erawan Falls, Bridge & Death Railway
Swim in a 7-tier blue-green waterfall + WWII history + sleep on a raft house
WaterfallsHistoryNature Ideal: 2 days130 km · 2.5–3 hrs
How to go
Van from Mo Chit ≈ 120–150 ฿ each way (3 hrs) · Bus to Erawan 50–70 ฿ (65 km from town)
Entry
Erawan 300 ฿ foreigner (08:00–16:30), Mallika ≈250 ฿, Death Railway train ≈100 ฿
Stay
Riverside hotel / raft house 500–1,200 ฿
Season in Nov ● Best season
The waterfall has the most water in Aug–Dec (best in Oct–Nov). In Mar–May there is little water and it is hot.
Day-by-day plan
3 days
1Day 1
- Van Mo Chit → Kanchanaburi (3 hrs)
- Bus/songthaew → Erawan National Park (1.5 hrs)
- Erawan Falls — tier 1 to 7 (1.5 hrs), swim at tiers 2–4
- Lunch at the park entrance
- Bridge over the River Kwai (free) + War Cemetery
- Riverside dinner (day trip: 18:00 van → 21:00 Bangkok)
2Day 2
- Death Railway train → Tham Krasae (≈100 ฿)
- Tham Krasae cave + viewpoint
- Lunch, Sai Yok Noi waterfall (free)
- Hellfire Pass Memorial (free, 1.5 hrs)
- Mallika R.E.124 (≈250 ฿) — sunset, dinner
- Van back (or stay for day 3)
3Day 3
- Huai Mae Khamin falls (300 ฿, quieter than Erawan) or Sai Yok Yai
- Lunch by the river
- Wat Tham Sua (Tiger Cave Temple)
- Van back
Food to try
- •River fish (pla yisok) at raft restaurants
- •Kanchanaburi noodles (kuay tiao Kanchanaburi)
- •Mallika retro town — old-style Thai dishes, in Thai costume
Good to know
Get to Erawan at 8:00 when it opens — clear water and no crowds. On a 1-day trip, visit Erawan only.
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฿3,800 / per person
3 days · 2 people · ฿7,560