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Wat Tham Khao Poon

Wat Tham Khaopoon

Date: 23/10/2017 By Categories: Cruise the River Kwai No comments

Narrow passages, coloured light on dripping stone and, around every corner, another shrine: Wat Tham Khaopoon leads you into a world of nine caverns beneath a limestone hill near Kanchanaburi.

What you will experience

The first cavern holds a reclining Buddha said to date from the 19th century. From there, winding passages with stalactites and stalagmites lead through further caverns filled with Buddhist and Hindu images – Ganesha, the hermit Ruesi, tiny Buddha statues in hidden niches and a large seated Buddha in the last cave. Near the exit, a white-painted chamber served as a Japanese hospital during the Second World War, and a small display outside shows photographs from that time. Behind the temple, a wide view opens up across the Kwai Noi valley.

Good to know

  • The passages are narrow, low in places and can be slippery – sturdy shoes are recommended.
  • Taller guests will need to duck now and then.
  • Please dress respectfully and remove your shoes where requested.

On these cruises

You visit Wat Tham Khaopoon on the following RV River Kwai cruises:

Compare all River Kwai cruises

Also along the way

Bridge over the River Kwai · Kanchanaburi War Cemetery & Railway Centre · JEATH War Museum

Wat Tham Khaopoon

Narrow passages, coloured light on dripping stone and, around every corner, another shrine: Wat Tham Khaopoon leads you into a world of nine caverns beneath a limestone hill near Kanchanaburi.

What you will experience

The first cavern holds a reclining Buddha said to date from the 19th century. From there, winding passages with stalactites and stalagmites lead through further caverns filled with Buddhist and Hindu images – Ganesha, the hermit Ruesi, tiny Buddha statues in hidden niches and a large seated Buddha in the last cave. Near the exit, a white-painted chamber served as a Japanese hospital during the Second World War, and a small display outside shows photographs from that time. Behind the temple, a wide view opens up across the Kwai Noi valley.

Good to know

  • The passages are narrow, low in places and can be slippery – sturdy shoes are recommended.
  • Taller guests will need to duck now and then.
  • Please dress respectfully and remove your shoes where requested.

On these cruises

You visit Wat Tham Khaopoon on the following RV River Kwai cruises:

Compare all River Kwai cruises

Also along the way

Bridge over the River Kwai · Kanchanaburi War Cemetery & Railway Centre · JEATH War Museum

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