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Erawan National Park, Kanchanaburi
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65 kms from Kanchanaburi along route 3199. this 220 sq.km. national park is the site of the 7-tiered Erawan waterfall, widely regarded as being one of Thailand's loveliest cascades. A mountainside forest setting includes dense bamboo groves which support numberous bird species. The park's other major attraction is the spectacular Phra That Cave which contains monumental stalagmites. Bungalow accommodation and camping facilities are available.
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2008-10-01 23:09:41
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Tor
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 Erawan National Park is a 550-square-kilometer park in western Thailand located in Kanchanaburi Province, Amphoe Si Sawat, in the tambon Tha Kradan. Founded in 1975, it is Thailand's 12th national park.
The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after the erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble the erawan.
There are also four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Bahdan, and Phartat.
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2008-10-01 23:25:15
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Tor
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 Erawan National Park, located northwest of Bangkok in the Tenasserim Mountain Range, Kanchanaburi province, has been recognised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand in the 2006 Thailand Tourism Awards in the Natural Site - Central region category.
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2008-10-02 00:57:46
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Tor
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 There are seven steps of the waterfall, spread out over a kilometer and a half, and each of them is different. A couple of the pools are large enough to swim in, and the water is quite nice. Some of the falls have limestone caves filled with stalagmites. Some of the pools have very aggressive fish, which attack your toes. Some of the falls are only ten or so feet tall, and some are around 70 feet.
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