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Are you interested in history and culture? Here is the Bridge over the River Kwae (sound likes “where”), which was made famous in the 1957 British-American epic of Second World War film. A day trip which we will take you to visit Thailand-Burma War Center and War Cemetery. Then hop-on “the death railway” where it is believed one life was lost for each sleeper laid in the track. After lunch, we take you on a walk on the actual railway to “Krasae Cave” where the sacred Buddha Image is installed.
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Duration: 9 to 10 hours
Starts: Bangkok, Thailand
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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Are you interested in history and culture? Here is the Bridge over the River Kwae (sound likes “where”), which was made famous in the 1957 British-American epic of Second World War film. A day trip which we will take you to visit Thailand-Burma War Center and War Cemetery. Then hop-on “the death railway” where it is believed one life was lost for each sleeper laid in the track. After lunch, we take you on a walk on the actual railway to “Krasae Cave” where the sacred Buddha Image is installed.
Itinerary
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Stop At: The Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, 73 Jaokannun Road BanNua, Amphoe Muang, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
It is an interactive museum, research and information center. You will learn what happened in Southeast Asia during the Second World War.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, 284/66 Sangchuto Rd, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
It is the main Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. There are 1,896 Dutch war graves , the rest being from British and the Commonwealth.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Bridge Over the River Kwai, Tha Makham, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand
We will take you walk on the bridge which was made famous in the 1957 British-American epic of Second World War film. Also we will catch this train along the Death Railway to Krasae station where it has been said that this part was one of the most difficult to construct and the most dangerous sections of the railway.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Tham Kra Sae Bridge, Lum Sum 71150 Thailand
Krasae station where it has been said that this part was one of the most difficult to construct and the most dangerous sections of the railway. After lunch ,we will take you walk on the train track along the cliffs to the cave where the sacred Buddha Image is installed, if heights don’t bother you.
Duration: 20 minutes
