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2-Day River Kwai Experience from Bangkok
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2-Day River Kwai Experience from Bangkok
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Activity Duration (2 days)
Moderate
Hosted in English
Full refund if cancelled up to 24 hours before the experience starts
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What you'll do
- An English-speaking guide throughout the tour.
Tour Highlight
Embark on a two-day River Kwai experience from Bangkok, immersing yourself in Asia's rich and traumatic WWII history. Visit the poignant Cemetery of Kanchanaburi, where you'll find the tombs of Dutch and Commonwealth prisoners of war. Stand on the strategic bridge across the Kwai River and ride along the infamous 'Death Railway,' built by the Japanese army to link Thailand with Burma. End your journey at the luxurious and remote Hintok River Camp, situated beside 'Hellfire Pass,' where indentured laborers laid railway tracks in inhuman conditions.
What is included?
- Lunch
- Overnight accommodation
- Group transportation
- Insurance for tour
What is not included?
- Optional tours or excursions not mentioned in the program
- Personal expenses such as drinks, snacks and tips
- Gratuities
- Optional extras available for train ride. (Seating is not guaranteed. For guarantee of seating and bottle of cold water additional cost of 160THB will be required. For guarantee of seating, tea or coffee and certificate additional costing is 300THB. Payment must be made prior to boarding train.
Additional Information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions. (This is particularly applicable to the Kanchanaburi to Bangkok transfer where traffic conditions can be very unpredictable.).
- Minimum age 3years
- Child rates applicable for children between 3 and 12 years old if occupying the parents’ room. If bed required, adult rate will apply.
- Any meals not taken are not refundable on this program
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Meet your host
Ricki Car Tours
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Host since 2016
Itinerary
Total 2 stops
Meals included:, Lunch
Accommodation included:, Hintok River Camp
Here is the starting point
Kanchanaburi
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Kanchanaburi
Stop: 60 minutes
6-6.30am - Pick up from major hotels in Bangkok downtown area.
9am - Arrive Kanchanaburi province (about 128kms west of Bangkok)
Visit Thailand–Burma Railway Centre, this an interactive museum, information and research facility dedicated to presenting the history of the Thailand–Burma Railway.
12pm - Arrive at Hintok River Camp. Check–in and have Lunch upon arrival
2pm - Visit Hellfire Pass. 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
7pm - Dinner and overnight at Hintok River Camp
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