Kanchanaburi Travel Guide  

Kanchanaburi is the capital city of the Kanchanaburi Province, which is the third largest in Thailand and stretches as far as the Myanmar border. The city lies at the convergence of the Kwai Noi and Kwai Yai with the Mae Klong River.
Kanchanaburi is 150 km from Bangkok, the Thai capital. You can use the air-conditioned buses and train services which ply from the capital to Kanchanaburi. You could also avail of special steam trains coming from Wang Pho.
The climate of Kanchanaburi is ideal all year round, but people usually prefer to visit during the months of November–February when it is cool with an average temperature of 25°C. July to October sees an abundance of rainfall which is ideal for nature trips.
Kanchanaburi has a population of more than 52,000 people. The region is considered to be a major source of Thai blue sapphires.