Khao Laem Lake, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
4.5 (73 reviews) Spent Ranking #3 in Sangkhla Buri Bodies of Water
Road that runs along lake (also/now known asVajiralongkorn) is spectacular!
Hire a canoe (from P Guesthouse or Burmese Inn) or take a boat trip to explore Wat Saam Prasob, The Sunken Temple that's all that remains of the Mon Village flooded to create the lake by the building of the dam. Enjoy the sunset over the lake and the Mon Village with a sun-downer at one of the lakeside hotel bars in Sangkhla. The road that hugs the lake as it follows it north towards Sangkhlaburi is renowned for being one of the most scenic drives/rides in Thailand!
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5TalalZ 5:00 PM Jan 25, 2020
Lake with temples underwater and around
Khao Laem Lake is a big lake behind Vajiralongkorn damm. After building the damm villages and their temples where flooded and the temple went partially or totally underwater. You can take a boat tour from Mon bridge, which is the longest wooden pedestrian bridge in Thailand. The boat would take you to the sites of underwater temples and to historic temples that are still on dry banks. It is a far away, few hours car drive from Bangkok to near Myanmar border beyond Kanchanaburi but worth visiting. Mon bridge in Sangkhla buri is fun to walk on at sunrise to look at the lake and the mist/fog on its surface.
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4Raintree_Thailand 5:00 PM May 6, 2022
Beautiful area of Thailand!
Khao Laem Lake was created in 1984, when nearly 40,000 hectares of land and forests were flooded upon completion of the Vajiralongkorn Dam. The area has some spectacular scenery, and interesting things to see and do. Visitors can take a boat trip from near the wooden Mon bridge to see submerged temples and enjoy the lake (300 baht set price to see the main submerged temple and 500 if visiting two others). The Mon bridge is a truly amazing structure that has been fully rebuilt after part of it collapsed a few years ago. The lake itself offers some beautiful scenery, but one has to consider at what cost in terms of inundated forests, biodiversity, and local villages.
