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| Sai Yok National Park - | ||||||||||
| อุทยานแห่งชาติไทรโยค | ||||||||||
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This 300-square-kilometer national park is best known for the
family of Sai Yok Waterfalls (Namtok Sai Yok); three picturesque
waterfalls located in the park. Namtok Sai
Yok was first widely known among Thais when King Rama V
visited them in 1888 during his reign that inspired Prince
Naris, his brother, to compose a song named Kamen Sai
Yok that narrates the beauty of this waterfall. Apart
from being a home to numerous wild animals, such as squirrels,
bats, deer, and birds, it is also home to the world’s smallest
mammal, the two-grammed Kittis Hog-nosed Bat, which was first
discovered in 1973. The park is very popular during the
weekends. Bungalow accommodations, river rafts, camping
facilities, and a daytime food market are available. Other
attractions include Lawa and Dao Wa Dung caves that feature
beautiful stalactites and stalactites as well as the nearby Tham
Wang Badan or Tham Sawan Wang Badan. The park and its waterfalls
is popular among weekenders as it is close to the Nam Tok
Railway station you can easily access by train and continue on
foot. Admission: 300 baht for adults, 200 baht for children Contact:Sai Yok National Park 0 3468 6024, 034 516163 Getting there: The park is 104 kilometers from Kanchanaburi via Highway No. 323. Non air-conditioned buses leave Kanchanaburi Bus Station every 30 minutes during 6.00 a.m.-6.30 p.m. The journey takes 2 hours and costs 25 baht. Alternatively, visitors can take a train from Kanchanaburi to Namtok Station and continue on foot or by local transport to the waterfall, which is 2 kilometers away. Trains depart from Kanchanaburi at 6.11 a.m., 11 a.m. and 4.37 p.m. and return from Namtok Station at 5.25 a.m. 1 p.m. and 3.15 p.m. The one-way rail trip takes about 2 hours and costs 17 baht. (Advanced purchase at www.railway.co.th) |
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| Province | Kanchanaburi | Direction: | ||||||||
| District | Sai Yok | |||||||||
| City | Tha Sao | Comments: | Official Web: | |||||||
| Genre | National park | Related links: | http://kanchanaburi. | |||||||
| Best exposure | AM-PM | |||||||||
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| Entry fee | NP fee | GPS : | 14.30813 N | 98.950596 E | ||||||
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Sai Yok National park (All) |
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Namtok Sai Yok Noi |
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Namtok Sai Yok Yai |
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Sai Yok National park - Others |
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Tham Dao Wadung |
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Tham Lawa |