BANGKOK-Kancanaburi: River Kwai-Death Railway-Train Trip-Lunch

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  06.00 Pick Up From Hotel Depart For KanchanaBuri 09.10 The War Cemetery Of The Allied Prisoners Of World war II 10.00 Visit Jeath War Museume 10.40 Walk along the Bridge Over the River Kwai 11.10 Take The Train trip along the death railway sight-seeing the Countryside 13.45 Lunch will be provided at Restaurant 15.00 Depart From The Restaurant to Bangkok 17:00 Arrive to your hotel

  4 hours • Admission ticket free
• 2

  The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (known locally as the Don-Rak War Cemetery) is the main prisoner of war (POW) 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. The cemetery was designed by Colin St Clair Oakes and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are 6,982 POWs buried there, mostly Australian, British, and Dutch. It contains the remains of prisoners buried beside the south section of the railway from Bangkok to Nieke, excepting those identified as Americans, whose remains were repatriated. There are 1,896 Dutch war graves, the rest being from Britain and the Commonwealth. Two graves contain the ashes of 300 men who were cremated. The Kanchanaburi Memorial gives the names of 11 from India who are buried in Muslim cemeteries.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 3

  The museum was founded in 1977 by the chief abbot of Wat Chaichumpol Venerable Phra Theppanyasuthee. It is located on the grounds of a temple at the junction of the Khwae Yai and Khwae Noi rivers in Kanchanaburi and it is a part of the famous The Bridge over the River Kwai saga. The acronym JEATH stands for the primary nationalities involved in the construction of the railway: Japanese, English, Australian, American, Thai and Holland, whereas the Thai name is Phíphítháphan Songkhram Wát Tâi (Wat Tai War Museum). The museum is divided into two sections, one depicting the construction of the Death Railway which is meant to recreate the quarters used by Allied POWs, and the other consisting of reconstructed bamboo huts containing such items as paintings, drawings and photos of and by former prisoners, weapons, tools, and maps. Tourist photos are not permitted in Section I of the museum.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 4

  Train riding over view to the death railway bridge by economy seat Incase need for VIP seat additional charge 300 THB

  1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 5

  The Thailand-Burma Railway Centre is a museum and research center in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. It is privately funded and is run by Rod Beattie, an Australian who is an expert in the history of the Thailand–Burma Railway.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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