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Explore Ban Chuk Kum
Ban Chuk Kum in Changwat Kanchanaburi is located in Thailand about 69 mi (or 111 km) west of Bangkok, the country's capital.
Local time in Ban Chuk Kum is now 07:18 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Bangkok with an UTC offset of 7 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Ban Chuk Kum, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Thailand is Don Mueang International Airport in a distance of 74 mi (or 119 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Thailand is Historic City of Ayutthaya in a distance of 73 mi (or 118 km), East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kanchanaburi, Tha Muang, Phanom Thuan, Dan Makham Tia and Bo Phloi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
Morning Temperature | 25°C / 78 °F |
Evening Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
Night Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 77% |
Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
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Monday, 9th of September 2024
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29°C (84 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 10th of September 2024
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33°C (92 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 11th of September 2024
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33°C (91 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
U Inchantree Kanchanaburi
River Kwai Resotel
Hop Inn Kanchanaburi
Videos from this area
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KANCHANABURI - SAI YOK NATIONAL PARK - 2014
MY TRIP TO KANCHANABURI Camera Model : iPhone 5s 06-02-2014.
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Les tigres de Kanchanaburi
Je suis allé me faire photographier et filmer à côté des tigres. De cette expérience, je n'ai vécu que le côté touristique. J'ai vu des tigres traités avec douceur et un encadrement...
MOCHILEROS EN TAILANDIA - CONOCE LA SELVA EN KANCHANABURI
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Bathing elephant at Taweechai elephant camp Kanchanaburi Thailand 2014 อาบน้ำช้าง
Bathing an elephant in the river is another interesting activity that you should try if you are going to visit elephant camp in anywhere. It was very fun and touched how the elephant loves...
Road Trip Kanchanaburi - Siam xpt
Venez vous libérer quelques instants à Kanchanaburi en Thaïlande. Voici les quelques images de 3 jours en road trip dans ce magnifique endroit.
Elephant´s World in Kanchanaburi
Im Jahr 2008 gründete Dr. Samart Prasithpol (Leiter der Abteilung für Tierzucht in der Provinz Kanchanaburi) die Elephant's World, eine Art "Seniorenheim" für Elefanten in Thailand, die...
Paysage de la rivière Kwaï à Kanchanaburi
Un safari avec River Kwai jet-Ski Tours est une occasion idéale de découvrir les paysages des rivières Kwaï Noi et Yai à Kanchanaburi où elles se rejoignent pour former le fleuve Mae...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British-American World War II film directed by David Lean based on the 1952 French novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle. The film is a work of fiction but borrows the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–43 for its historical setting. It stars William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa. The film was filmed in Ceylon. The bridge in the film was located near Kitulgala.
Burma Railway
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Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi is a town in the west of Thailand and the capital of Kanchanaburi province. In 2006 it had a population of 31,327. The town covers the complete tambon Ban Nuea and Ban Tai and parts of Pak Phraek and Tha Makham, all of Mueang Kanchanaburi district, and parts of the tambon Tha Lo of Tha Muang district.
Kanchanaburi Province
Kanchanaburi is the largest of the western provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Tak, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom and Ratchaburi. In the west it borders Kayin State, Mon State and Tanintharyi Region of Myanmar. It is frequented by tourists who have been attracted by its long history and ancient civilizations, a location of the Bridge over the River Khwae(also spelt ‘Kwai’) and scene of the World War II historic.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (known locally as the Don-Rak War Cemetery) is the main Prisoner of War (POW) cemetery associated with victims of the Burma Railway. It is located on the main road (Saeng Chuto Road) through the town of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, adjacent to an older Chinese cemetery. It was designed by Colin St Clair Oakes and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are 6,982 former POWs buried there, mostly Australian, British and Dutch.
JEATH War Museum
The JEATH War Museum is one of two war museums in Thailand about the Death Railway built from 1942 to 1943 by Allied POWs under the direction of the Japanese, a part of the famous Thai-Burma railways.
Khwae Yai River
The Khwae Yai River, also known as the Si Sawat, is a river in western Thailand. It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and flows for about 380 kilometres through Sangkhla Buri, Si Sawat, and Mueang Districts of Kanchanaburi Province, where it merges with the Khwae Noi to form the Mae Klong River at Pak Phraek subdistrict. The famous bridge of the Burma Railway crosses the river at Tha Makham Subdistrict of the Mueang District.