zenplay Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Hi, I plan to go to visit Sangkhla Buri (in Kanchanaburi province). It seems to be a very nice and quiet place to visit for 2-3 days. Does anyone ever been there? What are the main and nice things to visit ? (I have heard of a famous wood bridge and some temples) What kind of activities can be done there ? What are the best accommodation to stay there ? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prakhonchai nick Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I'm going next weekend. First time for 20 years. The Mon Bridge, the big Temple and the underwater town all I hope make this a worthwhile family viisit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Do a google search on it and a lot will come up. Like this: http://wikitravel.org/en/Sangkhlaburi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hasn't the bridge had problems recently ? Anyway, yes - for 2 or 3 days its great. An early rise, walk over the bridge with lots of photo op's. Continue to the temple at the other end of the island - and a walk back, is a long morning in itself. Swimming, local cuisine (the missus still talks of the frogs and catfish dishes), a boat tour in the evening. Bike ride to the border. Book a nice hotel by the lake, just take a long breakfast, read a book and relax. If you fish its a good place for snake heads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluek Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I love Sangkhlaburi, and the wooden bridge just finally re-opened so this is a great time to go. It's a relaxing place on a beautiful lake -- virtually no nightlife at all. There are a few worthwhile temples and there's Khao Laem National Park just to the south. A lot of people like to go up to Three Pagodas Pass at the Burma border to shop in the border market (you can't cross there). The boat trip to the sunken temple is by far the highlight; it's good in the afternoon but sunrise is the best if you can get up for it. You can arrange the trip the night before at the foot of the wooden bridge. Also a walk through the Mon village on the other side of the bridge is good if you enjoy culture and some good local food. If you're driving yourself, there are loads of attractions along the way -- Hellfire Pass, Sai Yok National Park, mountain-top temple in Thong Pha Phum, Vajiralongkorn Dam, etc. -- and it's a very scenic drive. Good coffee is grown around there as well. For accommodation, Samprasob Resort and Phongpailin Riverside are two of the nicer ones with the best views. There are also quite a few cheap guesthouses. If you've got some cash, Baan Thor Phan is a beautiful little boutique resort -- very romantic but a bit of a walk from town and the bridge. South of town, the Nature Club Resort offers packages with lakeside villas and activities like fishing, kayaking, hiking, elephant rides, etc. There are also some floating rafthouse homestays along the main road, maybe 15 or 20 km south of town -- good for fishing off your porch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenplay Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Thanks dluek for this great description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpov Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Sangkhlaburi is a peaceful place and great for a long weekends. The Mon bridge was damaged couple years back due to heavy flooding and debris stuck on it's supports. There's a nice public area across the river mouth on the opposite side from the town/hotels. Good spot to take some pics. Here's few picks from late 2010............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry15 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I will spend Loy Kratong(4 day's) in Sangkla Buri. I have my own transport.(4wd SUV) Does somebody, have some suggestions what to see outside of town.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan Win Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Have please a look http://www.pbase.com/win13/muang_kan and Maps as well http://www.pbase.com/win13/maps Welcome to Kan zenplay Win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keestha Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Very pleasant place just to chill and relax, and as others have pointed out, lots of things to see and to do. The road going there from Kanchanaburi is also very scenic. Went there in 1999, always wanted to go back some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggg88 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Hasn't the bridge had problems recently ? Anyway, yes - for 2 or 3 days its great. An early rise, walk over the bridge with lots of photo op's. Continue to the temple at the other end of the island - and a walk back, is a long morning in itself. Swimming, local cuisine (the missus still talks of the frogs and catfish dishes), a boat tour in the evening. Bike ride to the border. Book a nice hotel by the lake, just take a long breakfast, read a book and relax. If you fish its a good place for snake heads. The rebuilt bridge has just re-opened - last Saturday I believe. Checkout this old topic from 2009 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/255702-sangkhla-buri-land-of-3-cultures/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I'm going next weekend. First time for 20 years. The Mon Bridge, the big Temple and the underwater town all I hope make this a worthwhile family viisit I am sure you will enjoy the temples. I hope your accommodation has a television because the reports are of little or no night life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Not long back took some friends on the P Guest house long tail boat, elephant ride, bamboo raft trip, well worth the trip. Not the usual elephant ride thing but up a remote river and down again on a bamboo raft, the boat stopped the underwater temple. Did the trip to 3 pagodas pass on the song tau another different worthwhile ride if you have never been on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 There's a very pretty waterfall, sorry, can't remember the name. There's also a rafting or tubing river activity. There used to be a friendly Austrian guy who ran a guest house there. This was years ago, don't know if he is still there. Very nice man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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