After a sweaty visit to the Hellfire Pass, you may decide that you would like to take a dip in the cool waters of the Erawan Waterfalls in Erawan National Park. On this picturesque drive into the mountains, you will see an elephant camp, a tiny airfield, and uniformed turtles standing guard out front of a police station.
Erawan is the name of the giant, white, thirty-three headed elephant who serves as the companion to Indra, a god of rain, virtue, and prosperity. He draws the water up from the earth to the sky for Indra to send back down as rain. He also serves as Indra's mount as he fights demons.
Hopefully, Indra won't send rain as you seek this cache. Walking through the trees on the path, you may feel compelled to stop in the smoking area and plan your not-so-arduous trek across the water. We don't advise you drive, though the option will be near.
As you cross the water, look for the monitor lizards that guard the cache. The box is hidden among the costumes that they have stashed on a hidden path behind the water. If they were to look for the cache, they would easily find it, but they would likely have trouble lifting the rocks. Then again, perhaps they are protecting the clothes of Phra Mae Thorani, a young woman who summoned water from the earth through her hair to wash away the Evil One, who was tempting the Buddha from enlightenment.
About an hour and a half outside of Kanchanaburi town by car, this park is well worth the drive. Note: The park closes around 5, and is often buzzing with Thai families swimming and picnicking at the weekends. With your own transport, this quest can be comfortably completed with the Hellfire Pass as they are in the same general area.