Sai Yok National Park has an area of ​​500 square meters. km and is not as accessible as other parks in Thailand, including, and Kanchanaburi province.

Entrance to the park is surrounded by limestone caves with colonies of bats, part of the famous road of death and the remains of Japanese kilns. On the territory of Sai Yok are several sources of mineral drinking water.

As a rule, a visit to the park begins with a 10-foot cascading waterfall Nam Tok Sai Yok Yai (or Sai Yok Yai). It flows into the river Kwai Noi Mae We are near the suspension bridge. By the way, here were filmed scenes of Russian film "The Deer Hunter" in 1978. Near the waterfall there is a small Buddhist temple, as well as its spectacular stalactites and stalagmites and the cave Davadung Krase.

The Sai Yok National Park, home to Kitti's Hog-Nosed Bat (Craseonycteris Thonglongyai), the smallest mammal in the world! It received its name from the name of its discoverer in 1973. Mouse weight is only 1, 5-2 grams, wingspan - 130-145 mm. Areol its habitat is limited: to see the unusual creature is possible only in 21 the cave near the river Kwai Noi in Kanchanaburi province.

It is also home to deer, gibbons, tigers, servals, Lori, Malayan porcupine, crab, and hornbills. From time to time in the park there are wild elephants that come in search of food from neighboring Myanmar (Burma).

Not far from the entrance to the national park is a tourist market, where travelers can buy some souvenirs.