Tiger Temple - Wat Pa Bua Yannasampanno Forest Monastry

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Tiger Video

Kanchanaburi is the location of the famous Bridge over the River Kwai, but my purpose for visiting here is to visit the Tiger temple.
After Bangkok, this place seems almost rural. The people are more laid back, and the pace of life slows down.
On arrival I meet a couple, Andy & Helen & we agreed to meet up for dinner so that they could give me some advice on where to go when I arrive in Chiang Mai later in the week. Unfortunately, Andy became ill with a stomach bug, so I gave him some of the medication that I bought along. Apparantly it worked as they left me a note at the reception of my guest house. (A & H, make sure that you keep in touch).
This was my first chance to hire a motorbike, albeit a 100cc step through Honda, but this has proved to be more than adequate when there are so many things to take in on route.
The further North I travelled, the more rural it became, & after getting lost for about an hour, I arrived at the temple. Awsome! Take a look at the pictures & you will See what I mean. I will post more later & maybe a video.

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Photos

Tiger 1
He's a big pussy cat!

En Route to Kanchanaburi
Noisey, hot & uncomfortable but an unforgetable journey through the Thai Countryside.

Rent a motorbike for 150 baht/day (about £2.50)
Not quite an R1 but great for taking in the countryside!

Hot & spicey!
Amazing food for less than 30p!

Tiger 2
This young Tiger is about 1/2 his adult size.

Tiger 3
6 month old cub.

www.tigertemple.org
You can find out more about this Tiger conservation project at the above website.

Tiger 5
4 month old cub.

Market 1
I stumbled on this local market & tried out some local fayre.

Market 2
The locals were friendly but spoke no English.

River Kwai
A scenic view of the river Kwai

Filling up hire bike with petrol
My trusty steed! I covered nearly 160km today.

Comments

[Jacek Katzer]

Tiger
From this time I give you name "Tiger". Good luck Tiger Toms - so it is TT, like Audi : )

[mark n wendy]

louse
Wood louse walking past the computer, looks quite tasty now!!! Great piccs, keep em coming. Have fun x

[ST100mph]

The food is great!
I have never tried so many different things! I have met so many nice people, both fellow travellers & locals. I think this will turn out to be the adventure that I was hoping for. ShaunX PS. Have already used the wind up torch for charging my phone - Much appreciated! ShaunX

[ST100mph]

Well feed Tigers.
The Tigers were definately well fed! I will post some video as soon as I can. Cheers ShaunX

[ST100mph]

Grrrrrrrrr.............
Well there's a nickname! Indianna Jones eat your heart out!

[Joan and Steve]

Tigers
hi Shaun. We are really enjoying your journal. Thats a lot of Km on small bike, not what your used to. The Tiger temple looks amazing, obviously well fed....Do they lose many visitors.. Bye

[lorna]

Tigers
Hi there, Your pictures of the tigers are amazing. Ive been reading up on this place a lot and really want to go but have read a lot of bad reviews about the place ie the tigers are badly treated, they are locked in cages most of the day etc. Just wondering did you see any evidence of this at all as would hate to go for it to be a horrible experience!!Thnks!!

[ruth de Reus]

Tiger Temple
Hi from New Zealand. Your journal entries of your travels are fantastic! I too am planning on visiting the Tiger Temple in Thailand in a few months time & reading what you have to say about the sanctuary has made me more determined to do this now! Great to read your updates & thank you. Ruth

[ST100mph]

Tiger Temple
Hi Ruth, It's good to hear from you. I hope that the Temple lives up to your expectations. I am sure that it will. I don't know how long that you intend to travel for, but I am now doing volunteer work with an organisation called Openmind Projects. You can see their website at www.openmindprojects.org . It has added a new dimension to my travels & I would highly recomend them. Good luck Shaun