River Kwai World War II Experience

You shall be introduced to our English speaking tour guide in the hotel. Then be transferred to Nakhon Pathom Chedi well-known as the tallest Buddhist construction in the entire world. The glorious chedi is plated with orange tiles and dates back to as far as the mid 1850s.

The site also consists of another chedi that is even older, thus, becomes an important religious site that attracts countless Buddhist followers from around the world. Say goodbye to Nakhon Pathom as we head to the city of Kanchanaburi, located 128 kilometres (80 miles) west of capital Bangkok (about 2-hour drive). Kanchanaburi province is 19,486 square kilometres large, most of which is covered with mostly mountainous areas, making it the third largest province of the country. Kanchanaburi shares the west border with Myanmar.

The city is a living museum that holds memories of the days of wars. Pay a visit to JEATH War Museum that visualizes the lives of war prisoners in the area via realistic photos, pictures and physical memorabilia dating back from the Second World War. Then proceed to Kanchanaburi War Cemetery where there lies almost 7,000 war prisoners from the UK, Dutch, Australia and America. These people however, did not die of war but were forced to work to death during the construction of River Kwai Bridge and the railway to Burma now called the Death Railway. 

Meal Plan: None
Overnight stay in Kanchanaburi.

Today is free at your own leisure. Enjoy the site.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Overnight stay in Kanchanaburi.

Breakfast is served at the hotel. Then proceed to the hydropower dam of Srinakarin, the largest producer of electricity of Thailand. You will have a lecturer and take a tour to the gigantic reservoir. Be transferred from the dam to head to the most magnificent and mesmerizing waterfall of the west of Thailand. Erawan Waterfall consists of 7 high levels which add up to be about 2,000 meters high.

The fall, located on the bank of Kwai Yai River, is the gemstone of Khao Salop (Erawan) National Park. The park is home to a complex system of floras and faunas, many of which are endangered species. Many tourists consider the enthralling scene and tranquil atmosphere of the park make it an experience to remember. 

Enjoy your trekking to the natural park and dive in the breath of nature. Then be escorted to Resotel Pier to head to the resort by long-tailed boat, passing by pristine mountainous and jungle scenery.

Meal Plan: Breakfast
Overnight stay in Sai Yok.

Today’s first stop is Lava Cave where you can feast your eyes on the stunning rock formations and magnificent stalactites and stalagmites inside. The cave consisting of various chambers is an attraction of Kanchanaburi that is located 50 metres from the riverbank of the Kwae Noi. We can reach the site either by car or by bike. Our next destination is the Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum where you will acknowledge how the pass earned its name from the construction of Burma - Thailand railway. Prisoners and builders were exploited brutally in extreme working conditions.

The museum bears a meaning to the people of Australian since most of the prisoners that were slowly murdered were Australian. Via visualizations and lectures of the staff, you may understand the tragic stories behind the famous railway and the sight of war that once haunted this land.

After the visit to the museum and contemplation deck, you will have the chance to first hand trek the walking trail that runs along the original Burma - Thailand railway (about 4 kilometres from Hellfire Pass to beyond Compressor Cutting). On the way at the Hintok Road stop there come various shelters with direction panels and restrooms for trekkers. 

Then be transferred back to the hotel.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Overnight stay in Sai Yok.

Savour the breakfast at the hotel then depart from Sai Yok to Kanchanaburi.
From here you will be escorted back to the city of Bangkok on a scenic drive passing through green paddy fields, tranquil villages and ancient temples.

Meal Plan: Breakfast.