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Trip Thailand: Traveling Sangklaburi, Kanchanaburi.

          Sangklaburi is the farthes district of Kanchanaburi. To tour around Saklaburi, you should be free at least 2 days and 1 night.
          The district borders Myamar. It boasts the magnificent view and several interestig sites such as Wang Wiwekaram temple, Mon Bridge and Dan Chedi Sam Ong. The activities you can do here are trekking through Thung Yai Naresuan forest, rafting, bamboo rafting, elephant trekking and floating. The district is worth and visit though it's farthest away.
         
How to get there...

By Bus

From Kanchanaburi
          Red buses pass through Nam Tok (terminating station for train from Kanchanaburi ) every 30 minutes. The fare to Sangkhla is 100 baht.

From BangKok
You can travel to Sangklaburi by 2 routes as follows
          1.  Take the bus Bangkok-Dan Jedi Sam Ong at NortEast Terminal(Mochit2), it is more convenient because this bus is direct to Sangklaburi so you don't need to take another bus, It takes about 6-7 hrs, it depart from Mochit2 every day(05.00am., 06.00am., 09.30am., 12.30am.)          
           2.  Take te bus  Bangkok-Kanchanaburi at Southern Terminal, It takes abour 2-3 hrs to Kanchanaburi, after that take the van or Bus at Kanchanaburi town to Sangklaburi, it takes about 2-3 hrs.

Looking around
  • Wat Wiwekaram - Walk over the 400m wooden bridge to the Mon village, and bear left parallel to the lake. After 2km the concrete road forks. Left goes to a huge golden chedi, with a small Burmese goods market below it, and right goes to the main Wat Wiwekaram. There is a large, ornate viharn at the main wat, and in another building there are murals depicting stages of the Buddha's last, and previous, lives.
  • The Mon Bridge - The bridge itself is well worth a visit and is apparently the longest wooden bridge in Thailand. There is a small cafe on one end which is a great spot for a drink and a view. Be careful when crossing the bridge though, it is made and repaired in a chaotic manner and you need to be careful of your footing.
Sleep
There are a few guest houses around 2 km from the city centre (around 10 baht by motorbike taxi). Be especially careful with the tap water, since it is possibly derived from a lake.
  • Burmese Inn - Approx 800m from the bus station, down the hill on the right hand side on Soi 1. They have rooms at 80 baht (single, fan, shared bathroom), 150 baht (single, fan, private bathroom), 200 baht (double, fan, private bathroom), then more expensive with air-con, TVs and twin double beds up to 800 baht.
  • Potanee Resort - This is close to 'Forget Me Not' Resort close to the high school. The rooms are around 1,200 baht with air con, en suite bathroom and a lovely view of the reservoir. A dubious breakfast is included in the price.
  • Birdland Books - Just a little further up from the Burmese Inn on LHS of the road, These rooms start from 250 baht per night. Ask 'Big Jimmy' a US Expat of 30 years for the best advice of activities & sights in the area.
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Wat Wiwekaram          
          The temple was built on the donation of villagers who had faith in Abbot Uttama. It is the shrine of Mon's pride and the most important temple of Sangkhlaburi. The landmark is the59-meter high replica of Chedi Buddhakhaya. The top of the Chedi contains Buddha's relics from Sri Lanka. The shrine houses "Luang Por Khao", a large white marble Buddha image. Near the lake is an exotic bell tower built in Mon architecture.
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The underwater Buddhist church.
          It was originall the location of Wang Wiwakarama. When there was a construction of Khao Lam dam in 1984, the villagers constructed the temple and their neighborhood above the dam. Due to the drought, we has a chance to see the whole body of the temple.
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Bridge to the Mon Village
          The longest handmade bridge in the world. A wooden footbridge made completely by hand links the Mon village to the main town of Sangkhlaburi.
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