Full Day Kanchanaburi Highlights Tour from Bangkok

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10 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Travel back in time to see the world-famous bridge on the River Kwai, built during World War II by prisoners of war, near the town of Kanchanaburi. Learn about the construction of the infamous “Death Railway” at the poignant JEATH War Museum. Travel with a small intimate group to Kanchanaburi Province where the WWII
memorials and museums are a reminder of darker times of history.

Your will ride along a stretch of the notorious Death Railway and see the infamous bridge on the River Kwai. You will learn about the history of the railway's construction by Allied prisoners of war
The JEATH War Museum is also included to see artefacts from the railway's terrible history.

What's Included

Basic train fee on the Death Railway track
Entrance fees
Entry/Admission - Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
Porterage
English-speaking guide
Transportation to Kanchanaburi by 9-seater VIP air-conditioned van
Speedboat fee (optional for THB 300/person)
Assigned train seat (optional for THB 200/person)
Tips and personal expenses

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Bigcountry Experience

Please come at your chosen time slot on the address mention above. We will also send email and message 24 - hours prior to departure.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 10 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Kanchanaburi

    Learn about the construction of the Burma Railway, also known as the “Death Railway,” on this 10-hour historical tour to Kanchanaburi, approximately 80 miles (130 kilometres) west of Bangkok. Upon arrival, you will tour the well-kept War Cemetery, where the graves of an estimated 9,000 Allied soldiers are tended. They perished while constructing the notorious "Death Railway,” which the Japanese had hoped would stretch all the way to the Burmese border.

    4 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    JEATH War Museum

    Uncover the terrible history of the railway at the JEATH Museum, which takes its name from the first letters of the words Japan, England, America/Australia, Thailand and Holland. See the past recreated and relived with pictures and artefacts.

    3 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Death Railway Museum and Research Centre

    You will also ride a train along the original Death Railway track, with a sumptuous lunch awaiting at the disembarkation station. Return to Bangkok in the late afternoon for your hotel drop-off.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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