2-Day River Kwai Floathouse Experience from Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
Trip Type: Multi-day Tours
Duration: 2 days
Join this 2-day tour for a spectacular experience at the River Kwai! Stay at the incredible Floathouse. Spend time at the bridge of River Kwai, visit the POW Cemetery of Kanchanaburi, ride the train over part of the Death Railway, visit Hellfire Pass, and more!
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Join this 2-day tour for a spectacular experience at the River Kwai! Stay at the incredible Floathouse. Spend time at the bridge of River Kwai, visit the POW Cemetery of Kanchanaburi, ride the train over part of the Death Railway, visit Hellfire Pass, and more!
Day 1 (L, D)
6:00-6:30am – Pickup from major hotels in the Bangkok downtown area.
9am – Arrive in the Kanchanaburi province (about 128kms west of Bangkok).
Visit Thailand–Burma Railway Center. This an interactive museum, information and research facility dedicated to presenting the history of the Thailand–Burma Railway. Designed to be an educational and moving experience.
Visit Allied War Cemetery which is a memorial to some 6000 allied prisoners of war (POWs) during WWII who perished along the railway line, that later became known as 'The Death Railway', and were moved post-war to this eternal resting place.
Visit the world famous Bridge over the River Kwai, a part of Death Railway constructed by Allied POWs.
12pm – Take a long-tailed boat on River Kwai to The Floathouse River Kwai. Check-in and have Lunch upon arrival.
2:45pm – Take a long-tailed boat upstream to visit nearby ethnic Mon Tribal Village and Temple. The Mon people are an ethnic group from Myanmar, living near the Thai-Myanmar border. The Mon were one of the earliest peoples to reside in Southeast Asia and have a great history. Then return to the hotel.
7pm – Dinner, followed by a 45-minute presentation of Mon Dance and overnight The Floathouse River Kwai
Day 2 (B, L)
7am – Start your day with a delicious breakfast.
8:30pm – Take a long-tailed boat downstream to Resotel Pier and continue on road to visit the Hellfire Pass Memorial. Hellfire Pass is the name of a railway cutting on the former Burma Railway, the 'Death Railway', which was built by the Allied POWs during the Second World War, The pass became infamous due to the harsh conditions and heavy loss of life suffered by its laborers during construction
11am – Check-out of hotel.
11:40am – Lunch at local restaurant.
1pm – Take a historic ride on Death Railway Train passing over original wooden viaduct constructed by Allied POWs
2:30pm – Journey back to Bangkok.
6pm – Arrive Bangkok and transfer to hotels.
6:00-6:30am – Pickup from major hotels in the Bangkok downtown area.
9am – Arrive in the Kanchanaburi province (about 128kms west of Bangkok).
Visit Thailand–Burma Railway Center. This an interactive museum, information and research facility dedicated to presenting the history of the Thailand–Burma Railway. Designed to be an educational and moving experience.
Visit Allied War Cemetery which is a memorial to some 6000 allied prisoners of war (POWs) during WWII who perished along the railway line, that later became known as 'The Death Railway', and were moved post-war to this eternal resting place.
Visit the world famous Bridge over the River Kwai, a part of Death Railway constructed by Allied POWs.
12pm – Take a long-tailed boat on River Kwai to The Floathouse River Kwai. Check-in and have Lunch upon arrival.
2:45pm – Take a long-tailed boat upstream to visit nearby ethnic Mon Tribal Village and Temple. The Mon people are an ethnic group from Myanmar, living near the Thai-Myanmar border. The Mon were one of the earliest peoples to reside in Southeast Asia and have a great history. Then return to the hotel.
7pm – Dinner, followed by a 45-minute presentation of Mon Dance and overnight The Floathouse River Kwai
Day 2 (B, L)
7am – Start your day with a delicious breakfast.
8:30pm – Take a long-tailed boat downstream to Resotel Pier and continue on road to visit the Hellfire Pass Memorial. Hellfire Pass is the name of a railway cutting on the former Burma Railway, the 'Death Railway', which was built by the Allied POWs during the Second World War, The pass became infamous due to the harsh conditions and heavy loss of life suffered by its laborers during construction
11am – Check-out of hotel.
11:40am – Lunch at local restaurant.
1pm – Take a historic ride on Death Railway Train passing over original wooden viaduct constructed by Allied POWs
2:30pm – Journey back to Bangkok.
6pm – Arrive Bangkok and transfer to hotels.
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