Bangkok: Bridge on the River Kwai and Thailand-Burma Railway Tour
Overview
About
Explore the iconic Bridge on the River Kwai and the Thailand-Burma Railway on this unforgettable tour in Bangkok.
What you'll do
Meeting and pickup
What is included?
- All Entrance Fees
- Hotel pick up and drop-off (centrally located Bangkok hotels only)
- Long-tailed speedboat ride
- Professional Thai local guide
- Train ride along the Death Railway
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
- Buffet lunch
- Entry/Admission - Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
- Entry/Admission - JEATH War Museum
- Entry/Admission - Death Railway Museum and Research Centre
What is not included?
- Beverages
- Gratuities
- Mandatory Fee for Seat on the train
Additional Information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- You must provide your hotel details at time of booking, failure to do so may result in cancellation
- Tour includes hotel pick up / drop off and is available from most central Bangkok hotels. This Option can be amended and/or cancelled. You will be able to arrange pick up from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation. Hotel pick up may be 30-60 minutes prior to tour Start time/Departure time (depending on hotel location).
- Approx 300 Baht is to be paid to the guide which will guarantee a seat including tea/coffee, drinking water, cold towel and certificate. This can only be paid on the spot at the train station.
- Child rate is priced for children lower than 100cm tall. If Over 100cm, please pay the adult rates.
- At least 2 people are required for the Shared Tour to take place. Single traveler may book the Shared Tour this product, but is subject to availability and cancellation if minimum number of people is not met on the activity day. (Alternative date or refund will be offered should this occur.).
- If you have mobility problems, you may have difficulties getting into or out of the long-tailed speedboat. Please advise your guide of this at the commencement of the tour. Your guide will arrange for the driver to take you to the Bridge by road instead.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Meet your host
Itinerary
Bangkok Historical & Heritage Tours Itinerary (2026 Guide) – What You'll See & Do
Explore the full itinerary for Bangkok: Bridge on the River Kwai and Thailand-Burma Railway Tour in Bangkok, Thailand. This historical & heritage tours experience includes 5 stops over 1 day. Duration: 9 hours. Activity level: Moderate.
Here is the starting point
River Khwae Bridge
- The bridge on the river Kwai, that many people know from the 1957 movie with the same name or from the book by Pierre Boulle is part of the infamous Death Railway, built during World War II from 1942 to 1943.
- The railway connected Kanchanaburi in Western Thailand with Rangoon in Myanmar, called Burma back then, and was about 415 kilometers long. On both ends construction began in June 1942 working towards each other. In October 1943 the two sides met, finishing the railway.
River Kwai
The Khwae Yai River, also known as the Si Sawat, is a river in western Thailand. It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and flows for about 380 kilometres through Sangkhla Buri, Si Sawat, and Mueang Districts of Kanchanaburi Province, where it merges with the Khwae Noi to form the Mae Klong River at Pak Phraek.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery is the main prisoner of war cemetery for victims of Japanese imprisonment while building the Burma Railway. It is on the main road, Saeng Chuto Road, through the town of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, adjacent to an older Chinese cemetery.
JEATH War Museum
This small museum, opened in 1977, mostly focuses on the terrible ordeals of the POWs who built the Death Railway. Their harsh living conditions are shown in many original photos, letters and drawings from that time as well as personal effects and war relics, including an unexploded Allied bomb dropped to destroy the bridge. One of the three galleries is built from bamboo in the style of the shelters (called attap) the POWs lived in.
Death Railway Museum and Research Centre
The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Siam–Burma Railway, the Thai–Burma Railway and similar names, was a 415-kilometre railway between Ban Pong, Thailand, and Thanbyuzayat, Burma, built by the Empire of Japan in 1943 to support its forces in the Burma campaign of World War II.
This concludes the tour.
