"Kanchanaburi Tiger Temple" Kanchanaburi Things to Do Tip by K1W1

The Tiger Temple is run by the resident Budist monks. They care for not just tigers but many other wild animals which have been left orphaned eg deer, wild boar and peacock.
This may be from several reasons, poachers may have captured mothers, injured animals may have got away from poachers but rescued elsewhere, inappropriate pets may have outgrown their houses etc

The temple rescues the animals and takes care of them, and admittedly, the tigers were in fantastic condition, albeit a little drowsy when I visited. From what I have seen, there was no effort to rehabilitate them back into the wild as these have been tamed and may not survive in the jungle. No complaints though as I thoroughly enjoyed the visit as the photos will show.
Entrance is a suggested minimum donation of 300 baht or purchase a 500 baht tee shirt.
A few words of warning:
Don't walk in front of the tigers' head
Don't squat (for photos) lower than their head,
Don't turn your back to the tigers,
and keep well back when the monks say so. The tigers can apparently squirt pee 3 meters !!

All photos, unless marked otherwise, were taken by me and are copyright. Please do not use without permission. Thanks

Directions: By car, take highway 323 to Saiyok District, pass the entrance to Muang Singh Park about 6kms and turn Right from the main street. A 2km dirt road leads to the temple.

Bus number 8203 for about 40mins (25 Baht) then walk the dirt road for about 2 kms.