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Unique and unforgettable experience made of Thai jungle discovery and stay on the banks of famous River Kwai. This tour is a subtle blend of adventure, history and nature.
NS.TRAVEL brings you on the tracks of WWII prisoners (Pacific war). You will discover among others, the famous ‘Bridge over River Kwai’ and the impressive ‘Hell Fire Pass’ (Mountain cut by prisoners to lay down the railway tracks up to Myanmar)

Besides remains of last world war, you will see huge bamboo forests, limestone cliffs edging the turns and twists of the famous river Kwai, ethnic minorities, elephants or beautiful national parks sheltering superb waterfalls. Finally, you will appreciate the incomparable happiness of living in harmony with a wild and marvelous nature.

- 09.00: First stop in Kanchanaburi for a very interesting visit at the Thailand-Burma Railway Centre. This interactive museum is a remarkable research & information centre, dedicated to the story of the Thailand-Burma Railway. Visit one of the impressive War Cemeteries, where many allied soldiers were buried. Then visit the worldwide known ‘Bridge over River Kwai’.

 It was built in about 16 months, by allied prisoners of war and Asian conscripts. The bridge was afterwards destroyed during allied bombing raids, by the end of World War II. But it was later rebuilt by Japanese, as war reparations.
- 12.00: Journey to the ‘River Kwai Jungle Rafts’ - Check-in - Lunch.

- 14.45: You will take a long tailed boat downstream to the pier of Resotel and there, will take a vehicle up to ‘Hell Fire Pass Memorial’.

The tracks of Death Railway from Hell Fire Pass to Hin Tok Station were laid after stony mountains were cut by prisoners of war in this inhospitable jungle. The destroyed railroad leads to ‘Hin Tok’ bridge and ‘Konyu’ cutting. There, a tablet commemorates the Calvary of p.o.w, forced to achieve a tedious and painful job in horrible conditions.

The memorial complex (Hin Lek Fai) was settled in memory of the allied prisoners of war and conscripted from India, Burma, Malaysia a.s.o, who suffered and died during the construction of the railway - Back to Jungle Rafts.
- 19.00: Dinner followed by a 45 minutes Mon dances representation – overnight on Jungle rafts.