River Kwai Cruise

River Kwai Cruise Thailand

Day 1 >> BANGKOK – KANCHANABURI – BAN KAO (-/L/D)

07:00 Depart from Bangkok by coach to Kanchanaburi via Nakorn Pathom. Short stop to visit Phra Pathom Chedi, which is the largest pagoda in Southeast Asia. Visit to Khao Noi Cave Temple (Wat Tham Khao Noi) located on the west bank of the river. The monastery was constructed on a hill, decorated in the form of Chinese architecture and cultural art. Then visit the nearby Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Sua). Continue to Kanchanaburi and visit the JEATH War Museum, displaying tools, bombs, photographs, original sketches, testimonies, pictorials and physical memorabilia dating from World War II. Embark on the RV River Kwai. Lunch on board, while cruising on the Kwai Noi River. Visit to Wat Tham Khaopoon, a Buddhist temple which served as a big camp of World War II. Proceed by coach to visit Somdet Phra Sri Nakharin Park, a "Stone Garden" covering 96 acres. Return to the boat and continue cruising upriver. Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 2 >> BAN KAO – SAI YOK (B/L/D)

Breakfast on board. Cruise upriver on the Kwai Noi River and continue by coach to visit Prasat Muang Singh Historical Park with Khmer architecture from the late Lopburi period, some 700-800 years ago. Continue by coach to Tha Kilen train station and take a 3rd class train to Tham Krasae passing over the long wooden viaduct. Visit Krasae Cave, which houses a Buddha image. Continue by coach and short stop at Sai Yok Elephant village located right on the river bank.

Day 3 >> SAI YOK – SAI YOK YAI – BAN HIN DAD (B/L/D)

Breakfast on board. Walk uphill to visit Kaeng Lava Cave. From the landing a short trail leads to the cave which boasts spectacular stalactites and stalagmites. Cruise upriver to Ban Haad Ngiu and continue by coach to Hell Fire Pass, a part of the Death Railway cut through the stone mountain. Return to the boat for lunch while cruising upriver, passing Sai Yok Yai Waterfalls. The afternoon is at leisure on board. Visit a boarding school nearby the bank of Kwai Noi River built under the patronage of H.R.H. Crown Princess Sirindhorn for refugee children. Farewell dinner on board and overnight.

Day 4 >> BAN HIN DAD – KANCHANABURI – BANGKOK (B/L/-)

Food offering to monks (making merit in Buddhist style) at the nearby temple before breakfast. Disembark and return to Kanchanaburi by coach. Visit the Thailand-Burma Railway Center Museum, an interactive museum which provides a remarkable research and information centre dedicated to presenting the story of the Thailand-Burma Railway. Also visit to the Donrak War Cemetery which contains the remains of 6,982 Allied prisoners of war who perished during the construction of the "Death Railway". Continue to the world-famous bridge over the River Kwai. After lunch at a local restaurant, coach transfer to your hotel in Bangkok.

Joint tour: Departure from Bangkok every Monday and Thursday with bi-lingual English, German or French speaking guide.

Our tour prices are inclusive of accommodation in shared twin cabins on RV River Kwai, meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner), coffee, tea & drinking water. Transfers and sightseeing tours with English, French or German speaking local guide (together with other cruise members), entrance fees, service charges and Taxes.

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