Activity provider: Bigcountry Experience Co.,Ltd.
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2-Day River Kwai Highlights & Jungle Rafts Floating Hotel

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    2-Day River Kwai Highlights & Jungle Rafts Floating Hotel

    Activity provider: Bigcountry Experience Co.,Ltd.
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    From US$ 181.70 per person

    Visit the beautiful River Kwai and spend the night sleeping in a floating hotel. See WW2 historical sights like the Thailand-Burma Railway, War Cemetery, River Kwai Bridge, Hellfire Pass Memorial and more, on your two-day excursion.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
    Duration 2 days
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    Live tour guide
    English
    Pickup included
    Hotels in Bangkok city center area; Sathorn, Silom, Siam, Pratunam, Khao San Road, Siam, Charoenkrung Road and Sukhumvit area from Soi 1-39 and 2-24.

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Enjoy the highlights of Kanchanaburi
    • Stay in a romantic bamboo floating raft hotel
    • Explore the WW2 historical sites such as the Memorial at Hellfire Pass and the River Kwai Bridge
    • Ride a train along the original track of the Death Railway
    • Enjoy a traditional Mon dance in the evening at the floating hotel
    Full description
    Begin your adventure with a pickup from your hotel in Bangkok and head to the west of Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province.  Start with a visit to the Thailand–Burma Railway Centre, an interactive museum, information and research facility dedicated to presenting the history of the Thailand– Burma Railway. Next, visit the Allied War Cemetery which is commemorates the 6,000 allied prisoners of war who perished along the railway line and were moved after the war to this eternal resting place. Continue to the world famous Bridge over the River Kwai, a part of the Death Railway, constructed by Allied POWs. Afterward, take a long-tailed boat on the River Kwai to the floating hotel at River Kwai Jungle Rafts to have lunch. After lunch, journey downstream to Phu Takian Pier and visit the Hellfire Pass Memorial. Then return to the rafts to enjoy your dinner, followed by a 45–minute presentation of traditional Mon Dance. Begin your second day with a visit to a Mon tribal village to learn about local traditions and customs. Trek through the jungle and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Take a ride on a historic train on the Death Railway, passing over an original wooden viaduct constructed by Allied prisoners of war. Transfer back to your hotel in Bangkok in the evening to conclude your two-day journey.
    Includes
    • 2-day guided tour to the River Kwai Bridge and Kanchanaburi sights
    • Roundtrip transportation to and from your Bangkok downtown hotel
    • English speaking guide
    • Insurance
    • Admission fees to all attractions mentioned
    • 1-night accommodation at River Kwai Jungle Rafts on a twin-room basis
    • Lunch on Days 1 and 2
    • Dinner on Day 1
    • Breakfast on Day 2
    • Gratuities
    • Extra meals
    • Personal expenses such as drinks or snacks
    Not suitable for
    • Children under 2 years
    • Wheelchair users
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    Traveler requirements
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask

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    What to bring

    • Passport or ID card

    Know before you go

    • This rate applies for 1-night accommodation at River Kwai Jungle Rafts on a twin-room basis, if you would like to get a separate hotel room please apply a single supplement fee as an add-on before the payment stage
    • Child rates are available for children 3–12 years old who do not require a separate bed. If a bed is required, the adult rate applies
    • This activity is not wheelchair accessible
    • The tour schedule may vary based on traffic conditions
    • Meals are non-refundable
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.5 /5

    based on 18 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.1/5
    • Transportation
      4.2/5
    • Value for money
      4.3/5
    • Safety
      3.8/5

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    The path started with an extremely unfriendly, downright outrageous guide. Fortunately, the very large group soon split up, in the end fewer than eight people remained who opted for the same accommodation. This is beautiful, really something special. A warning that there is no electricity would have been nice (only found out from the comments here), as I don't like camping myself, I found this off-putting, but it turned out to be no problem but gave the thing a special charm. The food surprised with perhaps the best Thai food I've had to date, the guide Bligh was friendly and knowledgeable. A highlight was Mon's own elephant, which was taken to the river for breakfast. The history and culture of this area can hardly be experienced more intensively in such a short time. At the same time it has something of “adventure” and fun. Are very happy to have done this tour

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    March 2, 2020

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    Felix – Germany Verified booking

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    A really well organised trip that ran like clockwork! We started off in quite a big group, but ended up splinting to separate hotels, and so our tour continued with just two people, which was excellent! The Kwai Jungle Rafts were an incredible experience and I’d recommend to anyone. It was really interesting to hear the history or the hotel and everyone there was so friendly. Food was all delicious too.

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    January 19, 2020

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    GetYourGuide traveler – United Kingdom Verified booking

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    We had 3 different guides which I personally didn’t like. The first guide was very hard to understand and he talked the whole way to the jungle rafts drop off, when you get on at 6am I think he could start the presentation after the coffee stop. The museum was very informative and the whole experience with the jungle rafts guide was amazing he was very knowledgeable and seemed to go out of his way to point out things also helped my mum with transport at hell fire pass which was great. Floating down the river at the raft house was another great experience

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    October 4, 2019

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    Toni – Australia Verified booking

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