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Wat Tham Sua (Tiger Cave Temple) & Wat Tham Khao Noi

Wat Tham Sua (Tiger Cave Temple) & Wat Tham Khao Noi

Only two hours from Bangkok, Kanchanaburi is accessible by road or rail, the latter of which includes sightseeing day trips that run on weekends and public holidays.
The pagodas of Wat Tham Sua and Wat Tham Khao Noi can be seen from miles away towering side by side atop a limestone hill near the Mae Khlong River and each is distinctive and well worth a climb to see Thai-and Chinese style art in symmetrical spaces opening to good views from all sides.
Climb the steep naga-rimmed stairs or pay 10 baht for a ride on a cable car to reach a wide, breezy platform in the shadow of a 69-metre-tall cone-shaped pagoda built in the 1970s. Complimenting that is a large Buddha image seated in the unusual gesture of debate, with thumbs touching index fingers. Sheltered by a massive concrete backdrop and showing a sparkling golden sheen, the Buddha image is accompanied by wihaans housing smaller Buddha images along with umbrella trees, prayer bells and all sorts of statuary.