Sai Yok National Park

Sai Yok National Park, Kanchanaburi covers 300 Sq.Km. and contains several caves. The park has dense forests, including majestic teak trees and an abundance of small mammals such as squirrels, bats and deer, as well as numerous bird species.

Sai Yok National Park, Kanchanaburi is home to what is probably the smallest mammal in the world, the two-grammed Kittis Hog-nosed Bat. The park is 104 kilometers from Kanchanaburi (Highway No. 323) and can be reached by boat from the Pak Saeng Pier.

Sai Yok National Park, Kanchanaburi is very popular during the weekends. Bungalow accommodations, river rafts, camping facilities, and a daytime food market are available.

1.Sai Yok Yai Waterfall (Namtok Sai Yok Yai) is located 104 kilometers from Kanchanaburi, flows directly into Khwae Noi River. The beauty has been repeatedly celebrated in Thai poetry and songs.
A rope bridge enables people to cross the river to view the waterfall. Rafts are available for a river trip along the riverbank and advance booking is recommended.

2.Lawa Cave and Daowadung Cave are two famous caves of Kanchanaburi, which house numerous stalactites and stalagmites. The Daowadueng Cave is the more popular cave.

3.Tham Wang Badan (Tham Sawan Wang Badan) is located within the area of Erawan National Park at Tambon Tha Sao, Amphoe Sai Yok, some 63 km. from Kanchanaburi. It is accessible from behind Namtok Sai Yok Noi where there is a direction sign of 3 km. to the national park’s safeguard unit, a location of the upstream of Namtok Sai Yok.

Another 1,500 meters walk from the safeguard unit will lead to the cave with nature interpretation signs along the way. Tham Wang Badan is a small but deep cave of 500 meters long. It is a 2 storey limestone cave with a small hole at the mouth to be entered one by one.
Its upper storey houses various chambers of beautiful stalagmites and stalactites of different shapes. The lower storey contains a stream to look like a tunnel of water under a large boulder.

4.Sai Yok Noi Waterfall (Namtok Sai Yok Noi) is also dubbed as Khao Phang Waterfall.

It is situated 60 kilometers from Kanchanaburi (Highway No. 323). The place is best visited between July and September.

To get to Sai Yok Noi Waterfall: non air-conditioned buses leave Kanchanaburi Bus Station every 30 minutes from 6 a.m. until 6.30 p.m. The journey takes 2 hours and costs 25 baht.

Or you 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.