Travel Reference
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Near the visitors centre is Nam Tok Sai Yok Yai (Sai Yok Yai Waterfall), which is more of a
creek than a waterfall. It empties into Mae Nam Khwae Noi near a suspension bridge.
Among the animals to keep an eye out for in the teak forest are elephants, tigers, wild
pigs, wreathed hornbills, gibbons, and the red, white and blue queen crab, first discovered
in the park in 1983. To see the crabs, head to Mae Nam Noi village, 15km from the park
entrance, where a boat and guide can be hired.
Forestry department bungalows ( 0 2562 0760; 800-2100B) are available and sleep up to sev-
en. Several raft guesthouses near the suspension bridge offer fantastic views, and there are
floating restaurants nearby and rows of food stalls near the visitors centre.
Around 18km south of Sai Yok Noi is Tham Lawa (admission 200B) , which runs for 500m
and has five large caverns with imposing stalactites and stalagmites. To get here private
transport is best, or you can take the train to Nam Tok station and try to find a motorcycle
taxi.
The entrance to the park is 100km northwest of Kanchanaburi and 5km from Hwy 323.
The Sangkhlaburi-Kanchanaburi bus (55B, two hours, frequent departures) goes past the
turn-off to the park, and from there a motorcycle taxi is needed to reach the entrance. Tell
the driver you want 'nám đòk sai yôhk yài'. The last bus back to Kanchanaburi passes at
5.10pm.
Long-tail boats near the suspension bridge can be hired for sightseeing trips along the
river, and also to Tham Daowadung . It is wise to take a guide and torch with you before enter-
ing the cave. Chartering a long-tail costs about 800B per hour, but rates are negotiable.
Sai Yok Noi is a recreational kind of waterfall as Thais come to paddle and picnic nearby.
These gentle falls, within the main park, are a minute's walk from the main road and are
popular at weekends, when Thais sit on mats, snack on sôm·đam and clamber over the
sloping rocks.
The waterfall is 60km northwest from Kanchanaburi on Hwy 323 and can be reached
by using the Sangkhlaburi-Kanchanaburi bus (55B, one hour, frequent departures); tell
your driver you're going to 'nám đòk sai yôhk nóy' .
The last bus back is at 4.30pm. Nam Tok train station is 2km away (100B).
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