Kanchanaburi’s WWII Historical Sites & Erawan Waterfall

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Spend a day in and around Kanchanaburi, a town west of Bangkok that lives with a dark past amongst beautiful natural scenery.

This Private Tour will take you to the Allied POWs War Grave Cemetery and the JEATH Museum. Also during the day you will spend time at the infamous Bridge over the River Kwai, including taking a ride across it and part of the ‘Death Railway.

Lunch in a Jungle restaurant is included and a stop will be made to the beautiful Erawan Waterfall, which will show you that this area is not only home to a tragic past that we must ensure never happens again.

This tour is a must, particularly for history buffs and those wishing to keep the memories of so many great soldiers alive.

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Duration: 11 hours
Starts: Bangkok, Thailand
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours

What to Expect When Visiting Bangkok, Thailand, Thailand

Spend a day in and around Kanchanaburi, a town west of Bangkok that lives with a dark past amongst beautiful natural scenery.

This Private Tour will take you to the Allied POWs War Grave Cemetery and the JEATH Museum. Also during the day you will spend time at the infamous Bridge over the River Kwai, including taking a ride across it and part of the ‘Death Railway.

Lunch in a Jungle restaurant is included and a stop will be made to the beautiful Erawan Waterfall, which will show you that this area is not only home to a tragic past that we must ensure never happens again.

This tour is a must, particularly for history buffs and those wishing to keep the memories of so many great soldiers alive.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, 284/66 Sangchuto Rd, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand

This beautifully kept cemetery is a peaceful and very well tended place and very moving to read so many inscriptions, so many of them naming loved ones left behind. A sobering but important place to come to and reflect on how much we owe them.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: JEATH War Museum, Wat Chai Chumphon Ban Tai Subdistrict, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand

Home to many moving pictures and displays

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: River Kwai Bridge, ข้ามแม่น้ำแควใหญ่ Tambon Tha Ma Kham, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Chang Wat Kanchanaburi 71000, Thailand

Made famous in the Hollywood movie but will much more of a dark history. Renovated in 1976

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Burma-Thai Railway, Kanchanaburi Thailand

Built during Would War II by POW’s of the Japanese

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Erawan Waterfalls, Moo 4 Tha Kradan, Erawan National Park 71250 Thailand

The major attraction of the park is the 7-tiered Erawan Falls with emerald green ponds. There are also several impressive and long caves within the park, some of them deeper inside the park, few of them along the roads around the park. The park and the falls are named after the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology.

Duration: 1 hour

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