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Day 1, Bangkok/Kanchanaburi/River Kwai
Be ready for an early morning pickup from your Bangkok hotel and depart for Kanchanaburi. Visit the Thailand-Burma Railway Center, an interactive museum and research facility presenting the history of the Thailand-Burma Railway. The fully air-conditioned center offers visitors an educational and emotional experience. Continue to the War Cemetery, final resting place for over 6,000 allied prisoners of war, where every stone tells a story of a lost life. Visit the world-famous wooden Bridge over the River Kwai, built along the mountainside by allied prisoners of war (made famous by the movie with the same name). Take a long-tailed boat on the Kwai River through unspoiled mountainous jungle scenery. Check in at your resort. After lunch, take a long-tailed-boat trip to Resotel pier and continue by coach to Hellfire Pass Memorial, constructed by the Australian government to commemorate the war prisoners who died building the railway. Late afternoon, return to your resort. After dinner enjoy a 45-minute traditional and fascinating Mon Dance performance. Overnight at the River Kwai Resotel or at Jungle Rafts. (L/D)
Day 2, River Kwai
After breakfast, take a boat ride upstream to Saiyoke Yai Waterfall and National Park. Return to your resort for lunch. Then visit Kaeng Lava Cave to explore its fantastic stone formations. Enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at your resort. (B/L/D)
Day 3, River Kwai/Kanchanaburi/Bangkok
After breakfast at the resort, visit nearby ethnic Mon Tribal Village. Check out from your hotel. After lunch at a local restaurant at the pier, take a historic ride on the “Death Railway” Train. Then continue by air-conditioned van/coach back to your Bangkok hotel. (B/L) |
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