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A special two days tour to River Kwai to visit the memorable places such as the Bridge over the River Kwai, Hellfire Pass, Thai-Burma Death Railway Museum, War Cemetery, and Mon Tribal Village & Temple. Enjoy riding the Death Railway Train passing through the wooden viaduct and boat trip along the scenic Maeklong River.
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Bangkok, Thailand
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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A special two days tour to River Kwai to visit the memorable places such as the Bridge over the River Kwai, Hellfire Pass, Thai-Burma Death Railway Museum, War Cemetery, and Mon Tribal Village & Temple. Enjoy riding the Death Railway Train passing through the wooden viaduct and boat trip along the scenic Maeklong River.
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1: Bangkok – Kanchanaburi – River Kwai
Stop At: The Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, 73 Jaokannun Road BanNua, Amphoe Muang, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
Arrive Kanchanaburi, visit Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, where interactive exhibits, short films and clear descriptions provide the context of the Japanese aggression in Southeast Asia, detail their plans for the railway and describe the horrors faced by those prisoners who worked and died constructing it.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, 284/66 Sangchuto Rd, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
Visit Allied War Cemetery which is memorial to some 6000 allied prisoners of war (POWs) who perished along the death railway line and were moved post-war to this eternal resting place.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Bridge Over the River Kwai, Tha Makham, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
Visit the world famous Bridge over the River Kwai, a part of Death Railway constructed by Allied POWs.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: River Kwai Resotel ริเวอร์เเคว รีโซเทล รีสอร์ท กาญจนบุรี, 55 Moo 5 Tambol Wangkrajae Amphur, ตำบล วังกระแจะ อำเภอไทรโยค กาญจนบุรี 71150, Thailand
Nestled on the bank of the world’s historic river, River Kwai in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand, River Kwai RESOTEL resort is a serene hideaway surrounded by verdant greenery and mountain ranges beside the Kwai River. This marvelous jungle eco styled hotel in River Kwai impresses you by rich tropical nature along with lofty mountains and stunning cliffs with River Kwai flowing by.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mon Tribal Village, Kanchanaburi Thailand
Take an exciting long-tailed boat upstream to visit nearby ethnic Mon Tribal Village and temple.
Dinner, follow by a 45-minute presentation of Mon Dance and transfer back to hotel
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at the River Kwai Resotel in Jungle Chalet
Day 2: Resotel – Hellfire Pass – Bangkok
Stop At: Hellfire Pass Interpretive Centre and Memorial Walking Trail, 207 Moo 11, Tha Sao 71150 Thailand
Check-out and transfer by longtail boat downstream to Phutakien Pier then continue on road to visit the Hellfire Pass Memorial.
Hellfire Pass is the name of a railway cutting on the former Burma Railway in Thailand which was built with forced labour during the Second World War, in part by Allied prisoners of war.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: River Kwai, Kanchanaburi Thailand
Take a historic ride on Death Railway Train passing over original wooden viaduct constructed by Allied POWs & transfer back to Bangkok
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
