| Thailand’s third largest
province, Kanchanaburi covers some
19,473 square and oftentimes mountainous kilometres,
and borders Myanmar (Burma) to the west of Bangkok.
The compact provincial capital, some 130 kilometres,
and a comfortable two-hour drive from Bangkok,
is both the site of the world-famous Bridge Over The
River Kwae, immortalised in books and movies, and gateway
to a region of rugged natural beauty. Countryside beyond
the provincial capital is characterised by mountains
and fertile river valleys (the Kwae Yai and Kwae Noi)
which have inspired the development of hydro-electric
power, and where labyrinthine dam reservoirs provide
further scenic elements to the province’s natural beauty. |
