Cave temple

Wat Tham Sua (Tiger Cave Temple)

Tha Muang District, Kanchanaburi, Thailand

A free hilltop cave temple with an 18 meter golden seated Buddha and panoramic rice-field views from the chedi, reached by a short climb (or possibly-defunct funicular), a quieter alternative to the crowded Bridge on the River Kwai circuit.

Hours

Official source, current

Monday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM / Tuesday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM / Wednesday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM / Thursday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM / Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM / Saturday 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM / Sunday 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM (Open Hour Remark: -)

thailandtourismdirectory.go.th · Checked 7 Aug 2026

Price

Single report

Free entry, optional 10 THB funicular fee (status uncertain, may be out of service, see notes)

“No admission fee but the small funicular to go up without taking the stairs costs 10 THB.”

thailandee.com · Checked 25 Jul 2026

Age suitability

Not verified

Not verified. No source we checked states this, so it stays blank instead of guessed.

No check date recorded

Caveats

Re-fetched all three cited sources fresh on 2026-07-25, all three loaded and stated the cited facts, so nothing was nulled for a dead link or absent snippet. thailandee.com confirmed verbatim: "No admission fee but the small funicular to go up without taking the stairs costs 10 THB." inwanderment.com confirmed…

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