Bangkok Trip Overview
Depart for 1 hour drive from Bangkok to visit famous morning market where you will visit the market that situate on the railway track and the train actually ride on it – you will see the train come at 8:30-8:45 AM.Then explore on your own to try some street food and see what the market is offering for local people in the morning.
Continue to Kanchanaburi, River Kwai, We travel west to Kanchanaburi, where we visit firstly the War Museum, which is a replica of the huts of who lived here during their captivity. The museum displays a collection of records and pictures made and held by the Japanese during World War II.Then continue to visit the bridge over the River Kwai Lunch is served at local restaurant. And after,We return to the town to visit a War Cemetery of allied soldiers who died during the war.
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Bangkok, Thailand
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Depart for 1 hour drive from Bangkok to visit famous morning market where you will visit the market that situate on the railway track and the train actually ride on it – you will see the train come at 8:30-8:45 AM.Then explore on your own to try some street food and see what the market is offering for local people in the morning.
Continue to Kanchanaburi, River Kwai, We travel west to Kanchanaburi, where we visit firstly the War Museum, which is a replica of the huts of who lived here during their captivity. The museum displays a collection of records and pictures made and held by the Japanese during World War II.Then continue to visit the bridge over the River Kwai Lunch is served at local restaurant. And after,We return to the town to visit a War Cemetery of allied soldiers who died during the war.
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Maeklong Railway Market (Talad Rom Hub), Si Champa Alley, Mae Klong 75000 Thailand
The group will start at the pick up then drive to Maeklong Railway Market , nicknamed (Thai:Talat Rom Hup), meaning the “umbrella pulldown market”.It is one of the largest fresh seafood markets in Thailand, and is centered on the Maeklong Railway’s track. Whenever a train approaches, the awnings and shop fronts are moved back from the rails, to be replaced once the train has passed.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: War Museum, River Kwai Bridge, Kanchanaburi Thailand
Spend sometimes to understand the background of history in this area during world War II before heading to visit Bridge Over The River Kwai.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, 284/66 Sangchuto Rd, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery is the main prisoner of war cemetery for victims of Japanese imprisonment while building the Burma Railway. It is on the main road, Saeng Chuto Road, through the town of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, adjacent to an older Chinese cemetery
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Bridge Over the River Kwai, Tha Makham, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
The Death Railway earned its name from the sheer number of lives lost during its construction, including that of railway bridge number 277 in June 1943, allowing the track to cross what is today known as the Khwae Noi River, and which has become recognised worldwide as the Bridge on the River Kwai. Estimates vary but, of more than 60,000 prisoners of war enslaved on the Death Railway, almost 13,000 are believed to have died, in addition to as many as 90,000 southeast Asian civilian forced labourers.
Duration: 30 minutes
