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River Kwai Jungle Rafts: 2-Day Kanchanaburi Escape from Bangkok | Tour in Thailand | Tour in Thailand

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River Kwai Jungle Rafts: 2-Day Kanchanaburi Escape from Bangkok

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Overview

✓Leave the city behind and uncover one of Thailand's most emotional and awe-inspiring regions on this 2-day escape to Kanchanaburi.
✓Travel from Bangkok to historic River Kwai, where war stories meet jungle serenity.
✓Step back in time at iconic World War II sites, including Bridge over River Kwai and Death Railway.
✓Visit Thailand-Burma Railway Centre for insight into harsh conditions POWs endured during construction.
✓Wander around War Cemetery absorbing silence and solemnity.

Leave the city behind and uncover one of Thailand's most emotional and awe-inspiring regions on this 2-day escape to Kanchanaburi. Travel from Bangkok to historic River Kwai, where war stories meet jungle serenity. Step back in time at iconic World War II sites, including Bridge over River Kwai and Death Railway. Visit Thailand-Burma Railway Centre for insight into harsh conditions POWs endured during construction. Wander around War Cemetery absorbing silence and solemnity. Then take long-tail boat deep into jungle where your night's accommodation awaits: floating bamboo raft gently swaying on river. With no electricity, Wi-Fi, or distractions, Jungle Rafts offer off-the-grid eco-retreat. Enjoy traditional Mon cultural performance in evening. Next day, visit Mon tribal village and take short jungle hike. Ride infamous railway through dramatic cliffs and forested landscapes, including wooden viaduct suspended high on cliff. Adventure includes transport, guiding, meals, and overnight.

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What’s Included

✓Snacks, drinks and /or refreshments during the tour
✓Transportation by local long-tail boat, as indicated in the programme
✓All entrance fees for visits as mentioned in the description.
✓Accommodation in sharing twin/double room during the tour (floating raft).
✓Lunch
✓All meals as indicated in the programme (food only)
✓Breakfast
✓Transportation by car / mini-van / coach with professional driver.
✓Train ticket over the Death Railway
✓A 2-day tour with a professional English-speaking guide.
✓Traditional Mon dance performance at the Jungle Rafts

What’s NOT Included

✗Tours, inclusions of any kind and other services that are not outlined in the tour description
✗Personal expenses such as meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees and optional tours, unless otherwise stated
✗Hotel accommodation in the destination of commencement.
✗Compulsory Christmas, country-specific festival and/or New Year dinner at included hotels

What to Bring

•Suitable for all physical fitness levels
•This tour is operated both on private basis as well as on joint / Seat-In-Coach basis. Joint tours are operated with an English-speaking guide only.
•Guests are requested not to bring more than one suitcase and one piece of hand luggage per person on transfers due to available luggage space on private cars.
•Transfers are only operated within the downtown Bangkok areas and restricted to main hotels only. Regions outside the central business district such as Khao San Road, Rattanakosin, Nonthaburi, Thonburi, Minburi, both International Airports, Ratchadapisek and upper Sukhumvit (Soi 55 and further) are excluded and supplementary charges apply.
•Should you have booked a joint / Seat-In-Coach excursion, we are unable to communicate with you with accurate participation numbers, as these may change until the very last moment.
•We will do all possible to comply with any dietary requirements during this excursion; it may not always be possible to confirm your wishes in advance based on the choice of local restaurants.
•The accommodation used during this tour is simple accommodation with basic amenities. This may include no air-conditioning (fan only), lack of Wi-Fi and/or warm water. Due to the location of our overnight address and aligned with the concept of this soft-adventure experience.
•Water have a destructive effect on electronic equipment. It the customer’s own responsibility to ensure that any camera, mobile telephone or other device is properly wrapped and protected against these elements. The guide cannot be held responsible in any way for negligence and/or not following suggestions for any damage related to this.
•Check-in and check-out times are regulated by each individual hotel and in general (exceptions are available for which we cannot be held accountable), check-in time at hotels are not before 14:00 hrs as check-out times are before 12:00 hrs. Additional supplements may apply when customers require early check-in / late check-out.

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Itinerary

BANGKOK—KANCHANABURI—RIVER KWAI JUNGLE RAFTS

Depart from Bangkok in the early morning and take a scenic drive to Kanchanaburi. For an insight into this historic area, start with a visit to the Thailand–Burma Railway Centre. This interactive museum gives a glimpse into the harsh conditions that the prisoners of war (POWs) endured during the construction of the Death Railway. Many of the thousands who perished while constructing the tracks are buried at the nearby War Cemetery. Wander around the well-maintained graves and absorb the silence and solemnity of this serene setting.

End the morning snapping photos at the famous Bridge over the River Kwai. Then board a long-tail boat and drift along the river to the Jungle Rafts – your home for the night.

After lunch in the hotel’s floating restaurant, board the boat for the cruise to the Hellfire Memorial Pass where POWs hacked through sheer rock with basic hand tools and explosives to create a cutting through the mountain that would connect the railway line with Burma. After hearing all about the history of this infamous place, cruise back to the Jungle Rafts to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of river life. In the evening, after a Thai dinner, sit back and enjoy a performance of Mon arts, dance, music and culture.

RIVER KWAI JUNGLE RAFTS—BANGKOK

After breakfast the next morning, head out to a nearby rural village where the Mon tribe has lived for generations. Take a short hike into the jungle surrounded by nature.

On returning to the Jungle Rafts, check out and board the boat for the journey downstream. Then take a local train for a ride over the infamous Death Railway, along the actual tracks built by the POWs. The one-hour journey trundles over original parts of the railway track, including an incredible wooden viaduct that is suspended high on a cliff on the riverbank. At the end of the train journey, the driver will be waiting to take you back to Bangkok.

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