Depart hotel: 9:00am
Finish: 4:30pm approx.

A short drive away is the Australian Government supported Hellfire Pass Interpretive Centre. Displays, photos and dioramas depict the construction of the railway through this mountainous section and the hardships that the POWs had to endure. Walk down the stairway from the Centre to the disused railway bed below and proceed to Hellfire Pass. Be amazed at how this huge railway cutting was built with little more than basic hand tools while the POWs worked 16 to 17 hours a day. Take time for some quiet reflection on the sacrifices of the POWs at the Weary Dunlop and the Hellfire Pass Memorials.

After lunch, travel to the Erawan National Park and the Erawan Waterfalls. Seven waterfalls in all, there is time for the energetic to do all seven. But for those wishing a more relaxed visit, the first three waterfalls are within easy walking distance and provide good opportunities to have a swim and escape the heat of the day.

Return to Kanchanaburi and your overnight accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: U Inchantree Resort, Kanchanaburi (or similar)

Depart hotel: 9:00am
Finish: 5:00pm approx.

The first stop of the day is the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. Walk around these beautifully landscaped grounds where nearly 7,000 POWs are buried or commemorated and begin to understand why the railway became known as the “Death Railway”.

Next, visit the nearby Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, a museum of world renown overlooking the war cemetery. Dioramas, artefacts (retrieved from various camps and work sites along the railway) and personal stories of POWs, all combine to give you a better appreciation of the railway story.

Visit the JEATH Museum before enjoying a long tail boat ride on the River Kwai to the Bridge on the River Kwai. Join others making the return pilgrimage across the bridge before having lunch at the Floating Restaurant beside the bridge. A great way to end your at the River Kwai, dining on excellent Thai cuisine with views of the Bridge.

After lunch, begin your journey back to Bangkok. On the way, visit the Phra Pathom Chedi at Nakhom Pathom, the largest Buddhist Pagoda in Thailand. Nearby, was a large POW hospital camp where the well-known Australian railway doctor, Weary Dunlop, was based from mid-1944 until the end of the war. The chedi is a substantial landmark and was clearly visible to the men at the camp.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Own arrangement