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Travel & food along the routes of the Nine Armies' War

Places to visit and eat near the battlefields and towns along the routes, in 15 provinces. Each place opens in Google Maps; the full travel and food guides for each province are on songkran.com, our travel site.

Three trips for a weekend

Kanchanaburi, 1–2 daysLat Ya, Erawan, Sangkhla BuriDay one: old Kanchanaburi town, the Nine Armies' War Historical Park and Erawan Falls. Day two: up to Sangkhla Buri for Sam Prasop and Three Pagodas Pass.Phuket, half a dayThalang, in the footsteps of the two heroinesThe Heroines' Monument, Thalang National Museum and Wat Phra Nang Sang, then local food in Phuket Old Town.Korat, 1 dayYa Mo, Wat Sala Loi, Thung Samrit, PhimaiMorning: the Thao Suranari Monument and Wat Sala Loi. Afternoon: the Thung Samrit memorial and the Khmer temple of Phimai.

Kanchanaburi

The Battle of Lat Ya: the Burmese main force through Three Pagodas Pass · The Tha Din Daeng campaign: Siam strikes at the frontier

Points on the routes: Three Pagodas Pass · Sam Sop · Tha Din Daeng · Sai Yok · Kram Chang Pass · Lat Ya · Tha Khanun

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Ratchaburi

The Battle of Khao Ngu, Ratchaburi: the 2nd army from Tavoy

Points on the routes: Chao Khwao Pass · Chom Bueng plain · Khao Ngu · Ratchaburi

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Ranong

The southern campaign: Chumphon, Chaiya and Nakhon Si Thammarat

Points on the routes: Kra Buri

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Chumphon

The southern campaign: Chumphon, Chaiya and Nakhon Si Thammarat

Points on the routes: Chumphon

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Surat Thani

The southern campaign: Chumphon, Chaiya and Nakhon Si Thammarat

Points on the routes: Chaiya · Tha Kham

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Nakhon Si Thammarat

The southern campaign: Chumphon, Chaiya and Nakhon Si Thammarat

Points on the routes: Nakhon Si Thammarat · Khlong Tha Samet

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Phang Nga

The defence of Thalang: Thao Thep Krasattri and Thao Si Sunthon

Points on the routes: Takua Pa · Pak Phra

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Phuket

The defence of Thalang: Thao Thep Krasattri and Thao Si Sunthon

Points on the routes: Tha Ruea · Thalang town

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Chiang Rai

The northern campaign: Lampang and Pak Phing

Points on the routes: Chiang Saen

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Lampang

The northern campaign: Lampang and Pak Phing

Points on the routes: Lampang

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Sukhothai

The northern campaign: Lampang and Pak Phing

Points on the routes: Sawankhalok

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Phitsanulok

The northern campaign: Lampang and Pak Phing

Points on the routes: Phitsanulok · Pak Phing

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Tak

The 9th army through Mae Lamao Pass to Tak

Points on the routes: Mae Lamao Pass · Tak

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Bangkok

The Tha Din Daeng campaign: Siam strikes at the frontier

Points on the routes: Bangkok

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Nakhon Ratchasima

The stand at Thung Samrit: Thao Suranari and the people of Korat

Points on the routes: Nakhon Ratchasima · Thung Samrit

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Opening hours and entrance fees change, so check before you go. The shops and markets named here are well-known local areas, not endorsements of any one business.