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Delve into Ban Tham
Ban Tham in Changwat Kanchanaburi is located in Thailand about 64 mi (or 103 km) west of Bangkok, the country's capital town.
Current time in Ban Tham is now 04:54 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Bangkok with an UTC offset of 7 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Ban Tham, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Thailand is Don Mueang International Airport in a distance of 70 mi (or 112 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 71 mi (or 114 km), East. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kanchanaburi, Tha Muang, Tha Maka, Dan Makham Tia and Phanom Thuan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 41°C / 106 °F
Morning Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
Evening Temperature | 35°C / 95 °F |
Night Temperature | 30°C / 87 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 25% |
Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 89% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
40°C (105 °F)
30°C (86 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
41°C (106 °F)
31°C (88 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
42°C (108 °F)
31°C (87 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
U Inchantree Kanchanaburi
River Kwai Resotel
Hop Inn Kanchanaburi
Videos from this area
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Death Railway Divingaddict's photos around Kanchanaburi, Thailand (burma railway memorial pics)
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Elephant ride Sarahtritschy's photos around Kanchanaburi, Thailand (kanchanaburi elephant ride)
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Erawan National Park and Elephant Trek Cazilou's photos around Kanchanaburi, Thailand
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Tiger Temple Divingaddict's photos around Kanchanaburi, Thailand (pat the tigers in thailand)
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Bathing elephants Travelingdiva's photos around Kanchanaburi, Thailand (kanchanaburi elephants)
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Elephant's World Kanchanaburi Thailand
Agnes Verheek gives us a tour (in Dutch) around the park in 2011. Elephant's World was founded in 2008, by Dr. Samart Prasithpol (head of the Department of Livestock of Kanchanaburi province,...
Floating Market, Kanchanaburi and The River Kwai Bluenosebilly's photos around Kanchanaburi
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Solar Electric PV Solar Farm Kanchanaburi Thailand 10MW
Phone cam video, so please forgive the low res. A 10 MW solar farm that is 3 months under construction and already producing significant power. It's on 280 rai (10 acres = 4 rai). They...
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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.
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.
Visuttharangsi School
Visuttharangsi School (known colloquially as Visut) is a public school in Thailand. This school belongs to the Kanchanaburi Education Service Area Office 1, Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), Ministry of Education. The school provides preparatory school for college and university from grades 7 through 12.