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Backpacking travel & Outdoor adventure: 2012 - Backpacking to ...

Northern Thailand Adventure

Mountains, Rivers and Temples

6th to 27th November 2012



Day 15 (20.11.12) Bangkok ? Kanchanaburi (130km)

Today is getting to Kanchanaburi at 9am.


1st: by BTS Surasak (B15) to Saphan Taksin station then walked to the Sathorn Pier.
2nd: by public river boat (B15) to Phrapinklao Bridge Pier.
3rd: by public bus No.511, 507, 123 or 124 bus (B15) to the southern bus station.
4th: by public bus (B110) to Kanchanaburi

We left Bangkok Southern bus station at 11am and arrived at Kanchanaburi bus station at 1.20pm. We took a tuktuk to the Sugar Cane Guesthouse One - this guesthouse is a floating cabin on the River Kwai. After lunch at the guesthouse, Lee Kam Boon and I went for a deep in the River Kwai ? I suppose we are the first two Malaysian to swim in this River Kwai near to the death railway bridge.

We then waked about 1.3km to The Bridge over River Kwai and witnessed the 6pm train passing through. We had dinner at Pai Kan restaurant ? very good and cheap.

Sleeping: Sugar-Cane Guesthouse at B550 a/c room for 2pax






























?Day 16 (21.11.12) Kanchanaburi - Sangkhlaburi (213km)

After breakfast at 8am we rented bicycle (B50) to cycle to the Death Railway on the Bridge of River Kwai. We then walked across the bridge to see the new Kwan Yin Temple. We had cold coconut along the way to the War Cemetery. Came back to the guesthouse to rest and had lunch before taking a tuktuk to the bus station to take the van (B175) to Sangkhlaburi in a 3.5 hours journey. Arrived at the bus station at 4.35pm and walked the 2km to P.Guesthouse.

Sleeping: P.Guesthouse and Country Resort at B950 a/c room for 2pax (add bed is B300)





The track is developed into a walkway with side platforms. This allows crossing the railway bridge on foot. These platforms are useful as viewpoints and for avoiding trains.













Day Expenses ?THB total ? per pax


15 BTS to saphan taksin 75 15
boat Saphan taksin to phrapingklao pier 75 15
bus to southern bus station 15 X 5 75 15
bus Bangkok to kanchanaburi 550 110
drinks?? 40 8
noodles 150 30
sawngthaew to Sugar Cane1? guesthouse 100 20
lunch? 480 96
room @ Sugar Cane 1 guesthse (550 X 3) 1,650 330
coconut 100 20
dinner 500 100
water 50 10
7rd collection : TB2,000 x 5 pax
16 Rental of 5 bicycles 250 50
Breakfast 380 76
5 coconuts 100 20
Lunch 325 65
Tuktuk to bus station 100 20
Van to Sangkhaburi 875 175
P Guesthouse for 2 nights 4,400 880
Dinner at P Guesthouse 745 149

Source: http://chingnengbin.blogspot.com/2013/01/2012-backpacking-to-northern-thailand_11.html

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