6:45 hours - Early this morning you will be picked up from your hotel in Bangkok and drive to a small railway station just outside of the city to board a local train. With mainly local Thais on board, enjoy a scenic journey past salt fields and rice paddies until reaching the famous Mae Klong Railway Market - a market where the stalls are laid out on both sides of the railway tracks. When the train comes through, the tents and goods are moved from the rails in lightning speed. After the train has sped by, everything is moved back within a few seconds so that no one would suspect a passage for a train.
9:30 hours - After exploring the market, meet a local Thai who produces palm sugar made from the sweet, watery sap that drips from cut flower buds. The sap is collected each morning and boiled in huge woks until a sticky sugar remains.
10:00 hours - We then drive to Kanchanaburi Province to visit Wat ThamSua and Wat Tham Khao Noi. The pagodas of these two temples tower above the nearby Mae Klong River below. From the top, you can enjoy the stunning panoramic view with the Mae Klong River and bright green rice fields providing the backdrop.
12:30 hours - We then continue to Kanchanaburi and enjoy a leisurely lunch in a beautiful riverside setting on the outskirts of town.
14:30 hours - After lunch, transfer to the River Kwai and take a scenic longtailed boat trip upstream to The Float House River Kwai. This boutique floating accommodation blending in wonderfully with the natural environment has floating villas made of teak wood and thatched roofing.
The rest of the afternoon is free to relax in the lovely surroundings. Later this evening you can savour a Thai set dinner, followed by a 45-minute presentation of Mon Dancing.
Accommodation at The Float House River Kwai - Floating Villa
Meals included: Lunch at on board
Dinner at the resort
02 November 2022: Kanchanaburi (B/L)
10:00 hours - After breakfast, check-out and take a longtailed motor boat to Phutakian pier, then continue by land to Hellfire Pass Memorial.
Hellfire Pass cutting is a 500-metre long and 26-metre deep section of rock that was dug out by Prisoners of War and intended to allow the 'Death Railway' to continue its route from Bangkok to Yangon. Soldiers were forced to remove the rock using no more than picks, hammers and their bare hands. The Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum is dedicated to Australians and other Allied Prisoners of War and Asian labourers who suffered and died at Hellfire Pass and elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region during WW2. Proceed on the walking trail through the pass and listen to the informative audio commentary in your headphones.
12:30 hours - Next, depart towards Kanchanaburi town and on the way stop for lunch in an excellent local restaurant.
After lunch, continue to Away Kanchanaburi Resort & Spa for check in. This European Heritage style resort is surrounded by tropical vegetation just outside of the centre of Kanchanaburi town.
15:00 hours - The rest of the afternoon and evening is at leisure. You may want to relax by the pool, enjoy a massage or explore the nearby Kanchanaburi Town.
Accommodation at Away Kanchanaburi Resort & Spa - Superior Garden room
Meals included:Breakfast at the hotel
Lunch at a local restaurant
03 November 2022: Kanchanaburi- Bangkok (B/L)
8:00 hours - After an early breakfast, visit the famous Bridge over the River Kwai. The story of the bridge was the basis for the novel and film of the same name. Visiting early means we miss the crowds of tourists coming for day trips from Bangkok.
If time we will aso visit Chong Kai War Cemetery situated on the banks of The KwaiNoi River and the resting place to the mostly British 1,740 prisoners from World War II.
10:00 hours - Afterwards, return to the hotel for check out and then before arriving at Kanchanaburi train station make a quick stop at Kanchanaburi's Donrak War Cemetery, the final resting place for over 6,000 allied prisoners of World War II.
12:00 hours - Prior to lunch, step into a world of glamour as you depart Kanchanaburi's historic train station on the world famous Eastern & Oriental Express to Bangkok (approximately a 4-hour journey).