Bridge over the River Kwai Day Trip from Bangkok
From AUD
A$118.00
- Duration: 8 Hours (approx.)
- Location: Bangkok
- Product code: BIT-BKK05TL
07:00 hrs. Depart for Kanchanaburi, located 128 kilometres (80 miles) west of Bangkok. It is Thailand’s third largest province with an area of 19,486 square kilometres. The provincial area is mountainous and has the west border next to Myanmar. (2 hours drive)
09:00 hrs. Visit JEATH War Museum, a realistic depiction of prisoner of war living quarters, with photographic, pictorial and physical memorabilia dating from World War II.
09:30 hrs. Continue to Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. It contains the remains of 6,982 war prisoners (mostly the British, Dutch, Australian and American) who lost their lives during the construction of the Bridge over the River Kwai and the railway to Burma (the Death Railway).
10:00 hrs. Then visit world-famous Bridge over the River Kwai, a part of the Death Railway constructed by Allied prisoners of war. Take leisurely walks around town and pictures on the world-renowned Death Railway.
10:45 hrs. Train ride on Death Railway through magnificent scenery, passing over the original wooden viaduct constructed by Allied POWs.
12:15 hrs. Lunch at local restaurant.
13:30 hrs. After lunch, feeding the food to elephants at Sai Yoke Elephant Camp.
14:30 hrs. Leave from Kanchanaburi pass green paddy fields, villages, and temples then return to Bangkok. (2-2.5 hours drive)
17:00 hrs. Arrive your hotel.
09:00 hrs. Visit JEATH War Museum, a realistic depiction of prisoner of war living quarters, with photographic, pictorial and physical memorabilia dating from World War II.
09:30 hrs. Continue to Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. It contains the remains of 6,982 war prisoners (mostly the British, Dutch, Australian and American) who lost their lives during the construction of the Bridge over the River Kwai and the railway to Burma (the Death Railway).
10:00 hrs. Then visit world-famous Bridge over the River Kwai, a part of the Death Railway constructed by Allied prisoners of war. Take leisurely walks around town and pictures on the world-renowned Death Railway.
10:45 hrs. Train ride on Death Railway through magnificent scenery, passing over the original wooden viaduct constructed by Allied POWs.
12:15 hrs. Lunch at local restaurant.
13:30 hrs. After lunch, feeding the food to elephants at Sai Yoke Elephant Camp.
14:30 hrs. Leave from Kanchanaburi pass green paddy fields, villages, and temples then return to Bangkok. (2-2.5 hours drive)
17:00 hrs. Arrive your hotel.
PRICE INCLUDED
Air-conditioned vehicles with experienced driver
English speaking licensed guide
All admission fees as mentioned in the program
Train Ticket (3rd Class)
Lunch
VAT 7% and all Government taxes (no service charge)
