Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Kanchanaburi (River Kwai), Thailand

Druk — Cool, dry season, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cool, dry season (1 nov – 20 feb (meestal))

Druk — Cool, dry season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Burning season haze

  1 feb – 15 apr · meestalRookseizoen

  Field and forest fires along the western hills and over the Myanmar border grey out the valley for weeks. The limestone ridges you came to look at simply are not there. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cool, dry season (1 nov – 20 feb (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Burning season haze (1 feb – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Songkran, Long summer break in Thailand

• Festival

  Songkran

  13–15 aprWaternieuwjaarDrukSluitingen

  Water in the streets and the raft houses fully booked with Thai groups. The war cemeteries stay open and quiet; almost nothing else does. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Burning season haze (1 feb – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Visakha Bucha, Long summer break in Thailand

• Feestdag

  Visakha Bucha

  5 mei – 5 jun · meestalReligieus feest

  The most important Buddhist holy day, on the full moon of the sixth lunar month. Temples hold evening candle processions, and bars and riverside restaurants cannot sell alcohol for the day. Bron ↗

Druk — Visakha Bucha, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Visakha Bucha (5 mei – 5 jun (meestal))

Druk — Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa

  5 jul – 5 aug · meestalReligieus feest

  Two holy days in a row start the monks' rains retreat, with Lent candles carried to the temples. Alcohol sales stop nationwide on both days, which matters for the raft bars on the River Kwai. Bron ↗

Druk — Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa (5 jul – 5 aug (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Natuur

  Erawan falls at full flow

  15 sep – 31 dec · meestalHoogwater

  The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest. By April the top levels are a trickle over dry rock.

Druk — October semester break in Thailand, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Erawan falls at full flow (15 sep – 31 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cool, dry season, River Kwai Bridge Week

• Seizoen

  Cool, dry season

  1 nov – 20 feb · meestalDruk

  The window that makes the province work: raft houses on the Kwai without the humidity, the war sites bearable in daylight, and the road to the western parks dry.

• Festival

  Loy Krathong

  5–30 nov · meestalLicht & vuur

  Floats released onto the Kwai from the town bank on the twelfth full moon, with the bridge lit above them. Bron ↗

• Festival

  River Kwai Bridge Week

  25 nov – 10 dec · meestalGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  A carnival sets up beside the bridge each year and a light-and-sound show re-enacts the wartime bombing after dark. Rooms in town go early and the riverfront road shuts for it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Erawan falls at full flow (15 sep – 31 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cool, dry season, River Kwai Bridge Week

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Erawan falls at full flow (15 sep – 31 dec (meestal)), Cool, dry season (1 nov – 20 feb (meestal)), River Kwai Bridge Week (25 nov – 10 dec (meestal))