Day 1: Friday, 24th April 2026

Depart Mercure Bangkok Siam Hotel / Ibis Bangkok Siam Hotel (same location), Bangkok: 7:30am

Finish: 3:00pm approx.

Gather in the concierge area of the Mercure Bangkok Siam Hotel / Ibis Bangkok Siam Hotel (same location), your Bangkok pick-up point, by 7:15am.

Meet the other members of the tour before boarding your minivan/bus for the trip to Kanchanaburi, about 3 hours after leaving Bangkok with a brief ‘comfort’ stop enroute.

Visit the Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, a world renown museum featuring dioramas, artefacts (retrieved from various camps and work sites along the railway) and personal stories of the POWs, all combining to give you a great appreciation of the railway story.

Leave Kanchanaburi and travel north to meet the still working section of the Burma-Thailand Railway, at Wang Pho. Have lunch and then a few minutes away, visit Tham Krasae, the site of the Wang Pho Viaduct. Here the POWs built a series of railway bridges with towering cliffs on one side and a steep drop to the River Kwai on the other. Walk along the viaduct for a closer look and take photos of this naturally beautiful area. Visit Krasae Cave and explore the local market before continuing with your tour.

Stop at the Sai Yok Noi Waterfalls in Namtok. This is also the end of the current working section of the railway and above the falls, the Tonchan South POW Camp was located. Nothing remains of the this camp today which was ravaged by cholera during the railway’s construction. Examine an original Japanese steam engine on display before taking the short walk along a section of the original track bed, to the waterfalls.

When ready, proceed to your overnight stay about 5 minutes away to arrive about 3:00pm. Your accommodation is uniquely situated on floating rafts out over the River Kwai. This 3 Star Resort provides good quality ensuited and airconditioned rooms that are a tranquil oasis while you watch the river flow by. Join in some of the resort’s water activities such as river rafting*, kayaking*, elephant bathing*, swimming in the resort’s pool or just relaxing in preparation for the early start the next day.

Tonight, enjoy Thai food at its best at the resort’s restaurant.

* charges apply

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Hotel: Boutique Raft River Kwai Resort, Sai Yok