Prachinburi Attractions
Prachinburi
The town of Prachinburi, situated approximately 90 km (56 mi.) north-east of Bangkok, was founded by the Mons, who also retained their importance during Khmer rule, and was a station on the old trade route leading from India via Burma to Cambodia and China. Finds verify that a settlement already existed here in prehistoric times. The town offers few sights: its charming appearance during the monsoon period is best experienced on a boat trip through the narrow canals. Menam Bang Pakong flows through the plain, which is bordered in the north by mountain chains.
By car: from Bangkok highways 1/305 to Nakhon Nayok, then highways 33/319 (total of 135 km (84 mi.)).
By bus: from Bangkok Northern Bus Terminal.
By rail: on the Bangkok-Aranyaprathet (Cambodia) line.
The town of Prachinburi, situated approximately 90 km (56 mi.) north-east of Bangkok, was founded by the Mons, who also retained their importance during Khmer rule, and was a station on the old trade route leading from India via Burma to Cambodia and China. Finds verify that a settlement already existed here in prehistoric times. The town offers few sights: its charming appearance during the monsoon period is best experienced on a boat trip through the narrow canals. Menam Bang Pakong flows through the plain, which is bordered in the north by mountain chains.
By car: from Bangkok highways 1/305 to Nakhon Nayok, then highways 33/319 (total of 135 km (84 mi.)).
By bus: from Bangkok Northern Bus Terminal.
By rail: on the Bangkok-Aranyaprathet (Cambodia) line.
Prachinburi Surroundings
Prachinburi Dam
The nearby dam, built around 1200 by King Jayavarman to ensure the regular irrigation of this fertile area, is worth visiting. Remains of the laterite foundations, probably the ruins of a sluice, can be seen.
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Si Maha Phot
This site has yielded the remains of 6th and 7th C Hindu temples, sculptures, and other finds.
Wat Ton Po
Continue from Prachinburi for a few miles on Road 3070 to reach old Wat Ton Po, the destination of numerous pilgrims. Its center is composed of a fig tree with the large statue of a seated Buddha, around which an octagonal covered walk and two terraces are grouped. The scene imitates Buddha's enlightenment under a fig tree, from which the temple also gained its name.
