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AKE - Bang Pakong River Kayak Project

(In construction) This group lists four (4) kayak tracks along the Bang Pakong River and covers the whole length of this main waterway. The 110 Km long Bang Kapong River originates at the confluence of the Nakhon Nayok River and the Prachin Buri River at Yothaka sub-district in Chachoengsao province and Bang Taen sub-district in Prachin Buri province. The river is here for a few kilometers the border between the two provinces. The river flows south to the Gulf of Thailand. The mouth of the river is at Bang Pakong / Tha Kham in Chachoengsao province. Ayutthaya Kayaking Experience [AKE] is a sporting branch of Ayutthaya Historical Research [AHR]. AKE’s objective is to promote kayaking tourism in Ayutthaya, by having a kayak presence on canals and rivers. Kayaking is the perfect outdoor recreation to explore the city island contours and its surroundings. Any visitor to Ayutthaya - with some kayaking experience or enough sportive stamina - interested in kayaking with AKE is welcome. More information can be found at the AKE’s website: http://AyKaEx.yolasite.com.

AKE - Tha Jin River Kayak Project

(In construction) This group lists ten (10) kayak tracks along the Tha Jin River and covers the whole length of this main waterway. The 330 Km-long Tha Jin River (River of the Chinese Harbour) branches off from the Chao Phraya River at Makham-Thao subdistrict of Wat Sing district in Chainat Province. It flows through Suphanburi, Nakhon Pathom and drains in the Gulf of Thailand at Samut Sakon Province. The lower river basin is connected to the Mae Klong River basin. Major tributaries of this river are Huai Krasieo and Supanburi Rivers. The Tha Jin River basin is divided into 3 sub-basins. Most of the areas in the river basin are field crop and paddy field. The water resource is utilized mainly for paddy irrigation. Huai Krasieo Dam is the only existing impounding reservoir in the basin. The Tha Jin River basin covers most parts of Supanburi Province. Ayutthaya Kayaking Experience [AKE] is a sporting branch of Ayutthaya Historical Research [AHR]. AKE’s objective is to promote kayaking tourism in Ayutthaya, by having a kayak presence on canals and rivers. Kayaking is the perfect outdoor recreation to explore the city island contours and its surroundings. Any visitor to Ayutthaya - with some kayaking experience or enough sportive stamina - interested in kayaking with AKE is welcome. More information can be found at the AKE’s website: http://AyKaEx.yolasite.com.

AKE - Khwae Yai River Kayak Project

(In construction) This group lists two (2) kayak tracks along the Khwae Yai River which originates near the border with Myanmar in the Tenasserim Hills. The Kwae Yai River was before simply known as the Mae Klong River which empties into the Gulf of Siam at Samut Songkhram. When Pierre Boulle’s novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai" written in 1952, turned into a well-known motion picture in 1957, confusion reigned all over. While in the film, the famous bridge was built over the "River Kwai", in reality it was not built over the Khwae River, but over the Mae Klong River in Tha Makham. People are inventive, so the Mae Klong River was shortened and the stretch north of Kanchanaburi was renamed the Khwae Yai; the Khwae River became the Khwae Noi. As thus geographical denominations were adapted following the movie. The kayak project starts below the Sri Nakharin Dam at Tha Kradan and ends at the confluence with the Khwae Noi River forming the Mae Klong River at Kanchanaburi in Pak Phraek sub-district. The famous "Bridge over the River Kwai" is part of the last track. Ayutthaya Kayaking Experience [AKE] is a sporting branch of Ayutthaya Historical Research [AHR]. AKE’s objective is to promote kayaking tourism in Ayutthaya, by having a kayak presence on canals and rivers. Kayaking is the perfect outdoor recreation to explore the city island contours and its surroundings. Any visitor to Ayutthaya - with some kayaking experience or enough sportive stamina - interested in kayaking with AKE is welcome. More information can be found at the AKE’s website: http://AyKaEx.yolasite.com.

AKE - Mun River Kayak Project

(In construction) This group lists a number of specific kayak tracks along the Mun River running from the San Kamphaeng Mountain Range of Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima Province until its confluence with the Mekong River at Khong Chiam in Ubon Ratchathani Province. All the kayak tracks are part of the Mun River Project aiming to make the necessary pre-arrangements in order to execute a kayak trip over the whole course of the Mun River. Ayutthaya Kayaking Experience [AKE] is a sportive subsidiary from Ayutthaya Historical Research [AHR]. AKE’s objective is to promote kayaking tourism in Ayutthaya, by basically showing kayak presence on canals and rivers in Ayutthaya. Kayaking is the perfect outdoor recreation to explore the city island contours and its surroundings. Any visitor to Ayutthaya - with some kayaking experience or enough sportive stamina - interested in kayaking with AKE is welcome. More information can be found at the AKE’s website: http://AyKaEx.yolasite.com.

AKE - Chao Phraya River Kayak Route

This group lists ten (10) kayak tracks along the Chao Phraya River and covers the whole length of this main waterway. The 370 Km long Chao Phraya River originates at the confluence of the Nan and Ping Rivers at Pak Nam Pho, Nakhon Sawan. The river flows south through the central plains to Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand. Ayutthaya Kayaking Experience [AKE] is a sporting branch of Ayutthaya Historical Research [AHR]. AKE’s objective is to promote kayaking tourism in Ayutthaya, by having a kayak presence on canals and rivers. Kayaking is the perfect outdoor recreation to explore the city island contours and its surroundings. Any visitor to Ayutthaya - with some kayaking experience or enough sportive stamina - interested in kayaking with AKE is welcome. More information can be found at the AKE’s website: http://AyKaEx.yolasite.com.