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TonyT's 10th Thailand blog
6 weeks in and around the country:
July - August 2026
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KANCHANABURI (continued)
SATURDAY 15th: Above Left: Our elephants "Soytong" & "Pammy".
SATURDAY 15th (continued):
The cave served as a camp and shelter for Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and Asian forced laborers who built the railway under brutal conditions for the Japanese military during World War II.
Inside the Tham Krasse Cave showing the highly revered and sacred Buddha image
This was our last night at the Royal River Kwai. After breakfast it was leisurely re-packing of cases and back on the road to our next planned destination; the ancient capital of Siam, Ayutthaya.
Another good breakfast at the "Royal"
Back to our room to chill for a an hour deciding what to do and where to go.
For some reason Elephants sprang to mind... let's go do an elephant thing. A quick Google revealed an interesting one about 12 miles away where there was a small elephant sanctuary with elephant rides, rafting, quad-biking, bathing with the elephants, etc.
So, it was time to go ride on an elephant.
40 minutes outside Kanchanaburi is the Chang Puak Elephant Camp.
Had a great time trundling around these 2 jumbos; even when they went wading in the river.
The name of my pachyderm was “Soytong”; Aom and Jack’s “Pammy”.
Below is a short video of our pachyderm experience.
Above Right: The family on their pachyderms.
Following our amazing elephant experience, we drove back to a part of the Death Railway to take a look at the Tham Krasae Cave which is the historic cavern located directly beside the famous Wang Pho Viaduct on the Death Railway. We've passed this on the train several times but we wanted a closer look.
Inside the Cave: It houses a highly revered and sacred Buddha image and offers a cool, quiet place for reflection.Surrounding Views.
The cave sits next to Tham Krasae Station and overlooks a sweeping bend of the Khwae Noi River, known locally as "Koang Morana" or the "death turn".
