The closest town to Erawan National Park is Kanchanaburi, which is in a lush, tropical, mountainous province in western Thailand of the same name. Using Kanchanaburi as a base is an excellent idea ...

We explored Bangkok and the riverside town of Kanchanaburi, northwest of the city, and spent a night (it deserves far longer) in the northern city of Chiang Mai en route to the elephant camp.