Pick-up at 8:30am for personally guided tour around Kanchanaburi visiting several significant railway locations. This includes the F & H Force Hospital Camp, Kanchanaburi Aerodrome & Officers Camp and the Chungkai War Cemetery and site of the POW Camp. Explore the nearby work area of the men from the Chungkai Camp consisting of large embankments, bridges and cuttings.

Take a long-tail boat ride on the Kwai rivers to the famous Bridge on the River Kwai. Learn the true story of the bridge including the nearby Tha Markham Camp which supplied the labour for the bridge. Finish with a visit and walk on the bridge before returning to the River Kwai Bridge Resort for a relaxing late afternoon/evening as you wish.

Includes: Breakfast, Lunch, local historic tour in air-con vehicle with TBRC Researcher/Historian and TBRC Guide, admission to Museum/Research Centre long-tail boat ride, accommodation.

Check out at 8:30am for your historical tour following the still-working section of the railway passing through the southern work area and camps including Wang Lan, Ban Khao, Tha Kilen, Wang Takhian and others along the route until reaching Arrow Hill and the southern end of the Wang Pho Viaduct.

Continue up country to the site of the Tha Soa Camp and explore this significant site. Continue through to Namtok beyond the current railway to locate remnants of the war-time railway visiting Kinsaiyok. Gain a good understanding of the significance and size of this camp, station and work area.

In the afternoon, for a wider appreciation of the railway, proceed further north along the railway following the F Force route through stop-over camps such as Lin Thin, Hindat, Prang Kasi, Tha Khanun, Shimo Songkurai and Kami Songkurai, the destination for F Force in May 1943.

Finish the day not far from Three Pagodas Pass and the border with Myanmar (Burma). Overnight at the Suan Magmai Resort at nearby Sangklaburi.

Includes: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, all day historical tour in air-con vehicle with TBRC Researcher/Historian and TBRC Guide, admission to Saiyok National Park for Kinsaiyok camp site access, accommodation.

After breakfast take in some of the interesting local cultural sights before departing for the short trip up to Three Pagodas Pass. Discover where the railway crossed from Thailand into Burma and where the seriously sick from F Force were taken to Thanbaya Hospital Camp in Burma towards the end of 1943.

Start the return trip along the railway visiting locations not covered on the previous day. This will include major sites such as Hellfire Pass (including the Australian Government operated Memorial and walking trail) and the Wang Pho Viaduct learning more on these remarkable work areas and their history. Return on the last leg of the journey by taking the train on the still-working section of railway from Tham Krasae back to Kanchanaburi. Arrive back late afternoon at the River Kwai Bridge Resort.

Includes: Breakfast, lunch, all day historical tour in air-con vehicle with TBRC Researcher/Historian and TBRC Guide, train ride and accommodation.

The morning can be spent on local/cultural sights and activities prior to leaving for Bangkok. These include Prasat Muang Sing (ancient Khmer ruins) and Erawan National Park and waterfalls.

Early afternoon, depart for Bangkok and on the way visit Nakhon Pathom where there was a large hospital camp set up for the chronically ill in 1944 and where the well-known Australian railway Doctor Weary Dunlop was based from mid-1944 until the end of the war. Visit the nearby Phra Pathom Chedi, the largest Buddhist Pagoda in Thailand and a substantial landmark very visible at the time to the men in the Nakhon Pathom camp. Continue to Bangkok and your hotel.

Includes: Breakfast, lunch & refreshments, TBRC Guide, morning and afternoon programs, all admission charges and air-con vehicle return to Bangkok.