Bangkok Trip Overview
The historic River Kwai is a must-visit on your trip to Thailand! Learn all about the Thai history connected to the river, take a peaceful ride on the river itself, followed by a visit to the most beautiful seven-tiered waterfall, all in one day on our Mystical Waterfall & River Kwai day tour.
This all-inclusive day tour will begin in the morning when you’ll be picked up from your hotel by your own personal driver and tour guide for the day.
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7:30 AM – Pick up at your hotel (exact time may vary depending on your location)
9:30 AM – Arrive at the historic JEATH War Museum
10:30 AM – Arrive at the WWII built Bridge Over River Kwai
11:30 AM – Take a peaceful Long Tail Boat Ride on the River Kwai
12:30 PM – Lunch time!
2:30 PM – Begin your hike up the Seven Tier Mystical Erawan Waterfalls
5:30 PM – Return back to your hotel
7:30 PM – Arrive back at your hotel (exact time may vary depending on your location)
Additional Info
Duration: 11 to 13 hours
Starts: Bangkok, Thailand
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Bangkok, Thailand, Thailand
The historic River Kwai is a must-visit on your trip to Thailand! Learn all about the Thai history connected to the river, take a peaceful ride on the river itself, followed by a visit to the most beautiful seven-tiered waterfall, all in one day on our Mystical Waterfall & River Kwai day tour.
This all-inclusive day tour will begin in the morning when you’ll be picked up from your hotel by your own personal driver and tour guide for the day.
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7:30 AM – Pick up at your hotel (exact time may vary depending on your location)
9:30 AM – Arrive at the historic JEATH War Museum
10:30 AM – Arrive at the WWII built Bridge Over River Kwai
11:30 AM – Take a peaceful Long Tail Boat Ride on the River Kwai
12:30 PM – Lunch time!
2:30 PM – Begin your hike up the Seven Tier Mystical Erawan Waterfalls
5:30 PM – Return back to your hotel
7:30 PM – Arrive back at your hotel (exact time may vary depending on your location)
Itinerary
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Stop At: Erawan Waterfalls, Moo 4 Tha Kradan, Erawan National Park 71250 Thailand
The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after the erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble the erawan. There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Bahdan, and Phartat.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: River Kwai, Kanchanaburi Thailand
The Khwae Yai River, also known as the Si Sawat, is a river in western Thailand. It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and flows for about 380 kilometres through Sangkhla Buri, Si Sawat, and Mueang Districts of Kanchanaburi Province, where it merges with the Khwae Noi to form the Mae Klong River at Pak Phraek.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: JEATH War Museum, Wat Chai Chumphon Ban Tai Subdistrict, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
The JEATH War Museum is a war museum in Thailand about the Death Railway built from 1942 to 1943 by Allied POWs under the direction of the Japanese, a part of the Thai-Burma railways.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: The Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, 73 Jaokannun Road BanNua, Amphoe Muang, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
The Thailand-Burma Railway Centre is a museum and research centre in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. It is privately funded and is run by Rod Beattie, an Australian who is an expert in the history of the Thailand–Burma Railway.
Pass By: Khuean Srinagarindra National Park, Si Sawat 71250 Thailand
Khuean Srinagarindra National Park is a national park in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The park, centred on the Srinagarind Reservoir, is part of the Western Forest Complex protected area.
Pass By: Prasat Muang Singh Historical Park, Kanchanaburi 71150 Thailand
Mueang Sing is a historical park in Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. It protects the remains of two Khmer temples dating to the 13th and 14th centuries. It was declared a historical park in 1987. Built in the Bayon-style, the temples date to the Khmer kingdom in the reign of King Jayavarman VII.
Stop At: Bridge Over the River Kwai, Tha Makham, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
Called the “Bridge on the River Kwai” because of the famous movie of the same name, the Death Railway Bridge is the best-known historical landmark in Kanchanaburi. It was erected through the forced labor of British, Dutch, and American prisoners of war during WWII.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: The Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, 73 Jaokannun Road BanNua, Amphoe Muang, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
The well-curated exhibits of the Thailand-Burma Railway Centre provide an excellent overview of the railway’s history and the brutal conditions suffered by the POWs and forced labourers who built it. Poignant personal accounts, photographs, artifacts, and videos illuminate this dark slice of history, from the Japanese invasion to the lives of some of the survivors after the war.
Pass By: Hellfire Pass Interpretive Centre and Memorial Walking Trail, 207 Moo 11, Tha Sao 71150 Thailand
The Hellfire Pass is a 500-meter-long portion of rock that 1,000 prisoners of war dug out (by hand) to pave the way for the Death Railway. Seven hundred of those men died during the 12-week digging period. Today, it’s possible to walk the old railway track into the jungle (which takes about four to five hours), and visit a memorial museum honoring those who died. Established by the Australian government to honor Allied POWS, the museum tells the poignant stories of these men through artifacts, tools, photos, and multimedia displays.
Pass By: Bang Kao, Bang Kao, Phetchaburi Province
Step back 4,000 years to the Neolithic period and marvel at artifacts from deep into Thai (and human) history at this intriguing museum on the banks of the Kwai Noi River. Founded at the site of a Neolithic burial center discovered by an Allied prisoner of war, Ban Kao National Museum displays the remains of several skeletons, bone jewelry, shell ornaments, tripod pots, axes, and other articles excavated from the area.
Pass By: Sai Yok Yai Waterfall, ____________________, 71150 Thailand
This is a waterfall fit for a king. Indeed, King Rama V once visited this site, and it’s been praised in Thai songs and poems. The falls are found within the Sai Yok Yai National Park, but are set back three kilometers from the road, so be prepared to do some walking or hop on a motorbike. You can take a dip in the river or skim along it between the towering rock walls.
Pass By: Srinagarind Dam, Tha Kradan 71250 Thailand
The Srinagarind Dam is an embankment dam on the Khwae Yai River in Si Sawat District of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The purposes of the dam are river regulation and hydroelectric power generation. The dam’s power station has a 720 megawatts capacity of which 360 megawatts is pumped storage. The dam was named after Princess Srinagarindra
Pass By: Phra That Cave, Erawan National Park Tha Kradan, Si Sawat Thailand
Cave and waterfall
Pass By: Chinatown – Bangkok, Yaowarat Road Samphanthawong, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100 Thailand
Bangkok’s Chinatown is a colorful, exotic and pleasingly chaotic area, packed with market stalls and probably the highest concentration of gold shops in the city. During major festivities like Chinese New Year and the Vegetarian Festival, the dynamism and spirit of celebration spread across town like wildfire, and if you happen to be around, don’t miss an opportunity to witness Chinatown Bangkok at its best.
Pass By: Sky Bar, Bangkok, The Dome at lebua, 1055, Silom Road, Bangkok 10500 Thailand
Sky Bar boasts sweeping views from the top of State Tower, one of Bangkok’s tallest buildings. With its highly visible golden dome, the bar is tucked away in a corner of the award-winning, open-air Sirocco restaurant on the 64th floor. Sky Bar’s counter is illuminated and changes color every few minutes.
Pass By: Chatuchak Weekend Market, Kamphaeng Phet Road Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Once only popular among wholesalers and traders, Chatuchak Weekend Market has reached a landmark status as a must-visit place for tourists. Its sheer size and diverse collections of merchandise will bring any seasoned shoppers to their knees. The market is home to more than 8,000 market stalls. On a typical weekend, more than 200,000 visitors come here to sift through the goods on offer
Pass By: Damnoen Floating Market, Tha Nat, Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi 70130, Thailand
The pioneer of Bangkok floating markets, Damnoen Saduak continues to offer an authentic experience despite its increasingly touristy atmosphere. Imagine dozens of wooden row boats floating by, each laden to the brim with farm-fresh fruits, vegetables or flowers. Food vendors fill their vessels with cauldrons and charcoal broils, ready to whip up a bowl of ‘boat noodle’ or seafood skewers upon request. The market is around 100 km southwest of Bangkok.
Pass By: Jim Thompson House, 6, Soi Kasem San 2, Rama 1 Road Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Jim Thompson’s 3 decades of dedication to the revival of Thai silk, then a dying art, changed the industry forever. After he mysteriously disappeared into the jungles of Malaysia, he left a legacy behind, which is reflected through his vast collections of Thai art and antiques now on display at the Jim Thompson’s House and Museum. It’s a lovely complex of 6 Thai-style teakwood houses that are preserved in their original glory.
Pass By: Asiatique The Riverfront, 2194, Charoen Krung Road Wat Phraya Krai, Bang Kho Laem, Bangkok 10120 Thailand
Asiatique: The Riverfront is a successful combination of 2 of Bangkok’s most popular shopping experiences: a night bazaar and a mall. You can find it 10 minutes downriver from the Saphan Taksin BTS Skytrain Station. Once a bustling international trade port, it has been transformed with over 1,500 boutiques and 40 restaurants housed inside a huge replica warehouse complex.
Pass By: Chao Phraya River, 780/488 Charoen Krung Road, Bang Kho Laem, Bangkok 10120 Thailand
One of the most scenic areas, the Chao Phraya riverside reflects a constantly changing scene day and night: water-taxis and heavily laden rice barges chugging upstream, set against a backdrop of glittering temples and luxury hotels. The areas from Wat Arun to Phra Sumeru Fortress are home to some of the oldest settlements in Bangkok, particularly Bangkok Noi and its charming ambience of stilt houses flanking the complex waterways.
Pass By: SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World, 991 Rama 1 Road B1-B2 Floor Siam Paragon, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World is a large aquarium that is 3 storeys underneath the glitzy Siam Paragon shopping mall. It’s an aquatic wonderland the size of 3 Olympic swimming pools – the underground aquarium is one of the largest in Southeast Asia.
Pass By: Assumption Cathedral, Oriental Ave, Charoen Krung Road Bang Rak, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500 Thailand
Assumption Cathedral is Bangkok’s principal Roman Catholic cathedral and the main church of the Archdiocese of Bangkok, which dates back to 1662. Located in Bang Rak, the church was built between 1910 and 1918 to replace an earlier church on the same spot and was repaired after sustaining severe damage during World War II. Pope John Paul II visited the church during his trip in 1984. To get to the church, you can either take a taxi or embark on the Chao Phraya Express Boat to Oriental Pier.
Pass By: Phra Sumen Fort, Phra Athit Road, Bangkok Thailand
14 forts were built during the reign of King Rama I to protect the borders of the Old City, but most have disappeared over the years. Only Phra Sumen Fort and Mahakhan Fort have managed to remain in Bangkok.
Pass By: Holy Rosary Church, Soi Wanit 2 Talat Noi, Samphanthawong, Bangkok Thailand
The Holy Rosary Church was originally built on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in 1768, following a land grant by King Rama I. The Portuguese Catholic church that you can see near the Bangkok riverside today is the result of rebuilding work between 1891 and 1898.
Pass By: Suan Pakkad Palace Museum, 352 – 354 Sri Ayudhya Rd Rajathevi, Bangkok 10400 Thailand
Suan Pakkad Palace is a place to find visions of Thailand you thought long since vanished in Bangkok. Its name means ‘cabbage patch’, referring to times when the land was nothing more than just that. Today, however, it’s a well-tended tropical garden with serene ponds surrounding 8 traditional Thai houses, each of which brims with fine arts, antiques and oddities belonging to Prince and Princess Chumbhot
Pass By: Bangkok Art & Culture Centre (BACC), 939 Rama I Road Wangmai, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Bangkok Art and Cultural Center (BACC) offers a wide range of contemporary art, design, music, theatre and film.
Pass By: Baiyoke Sky Tower, 222 Ratchaprarop Rd Pratunam District, Bangkok 10400 Thailand
At 304 meters tall, Baiyoke Tower II is one of Bangkok’s (and Thailand’s) tallest buildings. The 88-storey building has a public observatory deck on the 77th floor, while the top floor is an open-air, 360-degree revolving roof deck (an admission applies). Both venues offer a bird’s-eye view of the sprawling Thai capital. Baiyoke Sky Hotel covers from the 22nd to the 74th floor.
Pass By: Bangkok Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, Kamphaengpet 3 Road Lad Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok Thailand
Bangkok Butterfly Garden & Insectarium is where you can take the family for a day out admiring nature’s artistry in Chatuchak. You enter the huge and lofty enclosure of the conservatory with rockeries, shady ferns, wildflowers and a cooling waterfall – all the elements that make up the insects’ natural habitat.
Pass By: Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, 163 Jln. Tun H.S. Lee, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Goddess Mariamman. It was built by Tamil immigrants in the 1860s, featuring a riotous blend of rich colors and ornate decoration that makes for rather unexpected sight in Silom. It’s a great site for a little taste of Indian architecture right in the heart of Bangkok.
Pass By: King Rama I Monument, Between Highway 218 and Highway 288, Buriram Thailand
The monument of King Rama I, otherwise known as King Puttayodfa, is a double lifesize monument to the Thai royal that was built to mark the city’s 150th anniversary in 1932. It was built along with the Puttayodfa Memorial Bridge next to which it sits.
