On this 2 day Kanchanaburi Joint or Private Tour you will visit the War Museum, Thailand-Burma Railway Center, War Cemetery, River Kwai Bridge and Hell Fire Pass Memorial. You will also get to experience Mon dance performance from the local Mon Tribal Village, trekking and take a ride on the Death Railway Train. The Private Tour is available in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
Itinerary Day 1 Bangkok - Kanchanaburi - River Kwai Jungle Rafts [-/L/D] We will arrive in Kanchanaburi around 9am and our first stop takes us to the Thailand–Burma Railway Center an interactive museum, information and research facility dedicated to presenting the history of the Thailand–Burma Railway. The fully air-conditioned center offers the visitor an educational and moving experience. Visit the Allied War Cemetery a resting-place for more than 6,000 Allied prisoners of war (POWs). Visit the world-famous Bridge over the River Kwai, a part of Death Railway constructed by Allied POWs.
Around midday you will arrive at the River Kwai Jungle Rafts our accommodation for the evening. Once checked in we will have lunch and relax. In the afternoon we take a boat downstream and then continue by road to visit Hellfire Pass. Hellfire Pass is a Memorial Museum dedicated to Australians and other Allied Prisoners of War and Asian laborers who suffered and died at Hellfire Pass and elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region during WW2. We then trek from Hell Fire Pass following the natural trails to Hin Tok Station and are then picked up by van and taken back to the camp.
In the evening we have dinner at the camp which is followed by a 45–minute presentation of traditional Mon Dance before heading back to our accommodation. .
Day 2 River Kwai Jungle Rafts - Bangkok [B/L/-] The following morning we have breakfast before heading to a local ethnic Mon Tribal Village and trekking in the nearby area. This will give you time to understand the local village and to also understand the harsh natural jungle conditions the soldiers would have faced on our trek.
We then have lunch at a local restaurant and enjoy the local specialties. In the afternoon we experience a ride on the historic ride on the Death Railway Train passing over an original wooden viaduct constructed by Allied POWs. Here it you can really understand the harsh conditions the POW's would have gone through.
After the train journey we start our journey back to Bangkok and arrive around 6pm and transfer you back to your hotel.
This was a really great activity! We learned a lot and had a great time on the river Kwai. We learned a lot and were able to have some downtime on the jungle rafts while also learning about the Mon tribe. This is a great tour for people wanting to learn more about some of the history of the area.
Review by: Radar, November 2016
We did this tour in Nov and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in WWII history. We were picked up from our hotel at the arranged time and taken to a central point for our bus of the day. After a bit of a drive were taken to the Bridge over the River Kwai by long boat and then proceeded to the Death Railway Museum and one of the many cemeteries. Sam, our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the history and provided an excellent commentary. We were then taken to another long boat where we were taken to our overnight accommodation. The accommodation was very comfortable and the food provided of good quality, however it must be pointed out that there is no power at this site, so it will be hot and humid. A quick swim in the river helped, but it was still very hot and humid. Bligh was our guide and he attended to all our needs as there was only 4 people in our group. His passion for the WWII history was evident and his knowledge of the history would be much better than most Australians of a similar age. The next day we were taken to the Hellfire Pass and Museum before being delivered back to our bus for the return journey to Bangkok via the Death Railway. The whole experience was well worth the discomfort of the heat and I would recommend an overnight stay as it would have otherwise been a very long day. The day tour also does not visit Hellfire Pass.. _br/_ The only problem we had was that our return bus broke down, but the tour guide managed to organise suitable alternative transport in record time and even though our bus was not available, the tour went on regardless without a hitch and without delay. Well done.
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