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River Kwai Exploration
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Trip Description : This tour package gives you a mixed variety of history and nature. Start by exploring important historical sites in River Kwai then follow by soft adventure trip including the elephant riding, bamboo rafting, treking and much more.
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Thailand (Bangkok-Nakhonpathom-Kanchanaburi-Bangkok) |
| Start City | : | Bangkok |
| End City | : | Bangkok |
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Private  |
| Duration |
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4 Days & 3 Nights |
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| Tour Grade |
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 Easy  Moderate Strenuous |
| Operated by |
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Oriental Escape Ltd |
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ITINERARY
DAY1 : NAKHONPATHOM & KANCHANABURI CITY
Meet your private English-speaking guide in the hotel’s lobby.
Depart for Nakhon Pathom, visit Phra Pathom Chedi, the world’s tallest Buddhist monument. The orange-tiled chedi dates back from the mid-1850s. It encases an earlier chedi, and attracts Buddhist pilgrims from all over the world.
Depart for Kanchanaburi, located 128 kilometers (80 miles) west of Bangkok. It is Thailand’s third largest province with an area of 19,486 square kilometers. The provincial area is mountaineous and has the west border next to Myanmar.
Visit JEATH War Museum, a realistic depiction of prisoner of war living quarters, with photographic, pictorial and physical memorabilia dating from World War II. Continue to Kanchanaburi War Cemetery It contains the remains of 6,982 war prisoners (mostly the British, Dutch, Australian and American) who lost their lives during the construction of the Bridge over the River Kwai and the railway to Burma (the Death Railway).
After Dinner, Visit Kanchanaburi Night Market. You will find there various local Thai specialities and self made Thai sweets. The choice is huge and often unexpected delicious.
Overnight : Hotel in Kanchanaburi (Muang District)
Meal : Dinner
DAY2 : BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI / ELEPHANT SAFARI
Hearty American Breakfast. Then visit world-famous Bridge over the River Kwai, a part of the Death Railway constructed by Allied prisoners of war. Take leisurely walks around town and pictures on the world-renowned Death Railway.
Train ride on Death Railway through magnificent scenery, passing over the original wooden viaduct constructed by Allied POWs.
After buffet lunch at local restaurant, feeding the food to elephants at Soi Yoke Elephant Camp.
Then experience exciting Elephant ride into the jungle for 45 minutes past bamboo trees and hanging creepers. Continue the trip by taking Bamboo Raft adventure for 30-45 minutes along River Kwai back to the camp.
Transfer to Resotel Pier. Take a long-tailed boat from pier to get to the resort, passing by unspoiled mountainous jungle scenery.
Dinner, followed by a 45-minute presentation of Mon Dance and overnight.
Overnight : Rafting Room (None-Aircon and No electricity) - River Kwai Jungle Raft, Kanchanaburi
Meal : Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
DAY3 : SRINAKARIN DAM / ERAWAN WATERFALL
Hearty American Breakfast. Depart from Resort.
Visit Srinakarin Dam, the country’s largest hydropower producer of electricity. Listen to lecture and take pictures around the reservoir.
Buffet lunch at local restaurant. Depart the dam for the largest and most beautiful waterfall in the western region, Erawan Waterfall is on the bank of Kwai Yai River in Khao Salop (Erawan) National Park. It is about 2,000 metres tall divided into 7 levels.
The atmosphere in this always-verdant national park is serene, peaceful and rich with innumerable plant and flower species, perfectly conducive to sight-seeing and trekking. Relax, swim and enjoy natural surroundings at own leisure.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Transfer from to Resotel Pier. Take a long-tailed boat from pier to get to the resort
Dinner at Resort.
Overnight : Standard Room - River Kwai Resotel, Kanchanaburi
Meal : Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
DAY4 : LAWA CAVE & HELL FIRE PASS TREKING
Hearty American Breakfast. Take a Mountain Biking to explore local area and visit Lawa Cave, explore the fascinating rock formations inside.
Check out from Resort. Then visit Hellfire Pass Memorial and Memorial Museum.
Hellfire Pass is a 500 metres long and 26 metres deep section of rock that was dug out by Prisoners of War intended to allow the ‘Death Railway’ to continue its route from Bangkok to Rangoon. Soldiers were forced to remove the rock using no more than picks, hammers and their bare hands. Of the 1,000 Australian and British soldiers who took 12 weeks to clear the stretch of mountain, 700 died. The Hellfire Pass Memorial and Memorial Museum were set up to commemorate these fallen. The memorial comprises a trail where visitors follow the old railway track into the jungle and a museum. The museum contains pictures and tools alongside video exhibitions and showing of documentaries about the events.
Reach Sai Yok Noi Waterfall. Lunch at local restaurant before transfer back to Bangkok.
Overnight : -
Meal : Breakfast + Lunch
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RATES [Valid 01-MAY-2009 - 31-OCT-2009]
| Service Type | Prices per person in Thai Baht |
| 1 pax |
2 pax |
3-4 pax |
5-8 pax |
[SIN SUP] |
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Felix River Kwai Hotel in Kanchanaburi/ Jungle Raft Resort in Kanchanaburi / River Kwai Resotel Resort in Kanchanaburi
Standard Gardenview / R.O.H. / Standard Chalet
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50,800 |
29,900 |
23,900 |
19,100 |
4,500 |
 | Royal River Kwai Resort & Spa in Kanchanaburi/ Jungle Raft Resort in Kanchanaburi / River Kwai Resotel Resort in Kanchanaburi
Standard / R.O.H. / Standard Chalet
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50,150 |
29,500 |
23,500 |
18,700 |
4,250 |
| Puang Waan Resort & Spa Muang District, Kanchanaburi/ River Kwai Jungle Raft Resort, Kanchanaburi/ River Kwai Resotel Resort Kanchanaburi
Standard / R.O.H. / Standard Chalet
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50,150 |
29,650 |
23,650 |
18,850 |
4,300 |
 | River Kwai Hotel, Kanchanaburi/ River Kwai Jungle Raft Resort, Kanchanaburi/ River Kwai Resotel Resort Kanchanaburi
Standard / R.O.H. / Standard Chalet
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49,850 |
29,400 |
23,400 |
18,600 |
4,100 |
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Hotel Reservation Term & Condition:
>> Rates are inclusive of Breakfast, 10% service charge and 7% VAT
>> Hotel surcharge apply during peak tourist-season in some hotel (sample : X̻Mas & New Year Holiday, Songkarn - Thai New Year)
>> Reservations are on prepayment basis and subject to availability
>> Any special requests are not guaranteed and subject to availability upon arrival only
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Inclusions:
>> 4 Days 3 Nights Accommodation
>> A local English-speaking guide
>> Transportation service by air-conditioned vehicles with experienced driver
>> All admission fees & meal as mentioned in the program
>> Train tickets, boat ride, elephant ride, bamboo rafting, and other adventure equipment fee as mention in tour program
Exclusions:
>> Any air ticket
>> Items of a personal nature
>> Meals not specified in the itinerary
>> Tips or Gratuities to guides or driver
>> Other services not mentioned in the program
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