Floating Markets and Bridge on River Kwai Tour from Bangkok
- Location:Bangkok, Thailand
- Duration:10 hours (approx.)
- TOUR Code:3685BKK29C
Combine a cruise through the Floating Markets with a visit to Bridge on the River Kwai on this full-day guided tour from Bangkok. With the knowledge of your local guide, this is a wonderful way to maximize your time and delve deeper in the Thailand's Kanchanaburi region.
Highlights
- Travel on a longtail boat through the Floating Markets and visit the rail bridge on the River Kwai on this full-day tour from Bangkok
- Visit Kanchanaburi, home to the infamous bridge located on the Kwai River
- Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant and sample the flavors of Thailand
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop off
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Your journey commences with a leisurely drive from Bangkok, passing through salt fields and rice paddies before embarking aboard your long tail speed-boat on your journey to the floating markets. The floating markets are a fascinating experience, a complete contrast to how we shop for food in the west, and are made up of Thai style canoes laden with colorful and succulent fruits, vegetables, sweets and meats - gently plying their way through the canal, selling as they go. It is one of most popular Thai sightseeing experiences and not to be missed. If you want to take a closer look your local Thai guide will help you organize a local boat ride through the markets (optional extra).
You will then board your coach for the journey west to Kanchanaburi, home to the River Kwai and it's infamous bridge. The building of the bridge in 1943 was part of a wartime project to link existing Thai and Burmese railway lines to create a direct route from Bangkok, Thailand to Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar) in an effort to support the Japanese occupation of Burma. Over 100,000 conscripted laborers and 12,000 prisoners of war died during the whole project.
Lunch will be taken at a local restaurant before visiting the bridge after visiting the JEATH war museum, which houses pictures and paintings from this period. Combining the two attractions unfortunately means there is not enough time to take a train ride, before your journey back to Bangkok and your hotel.
Schedule Details
Floating Markets and Bridge on River Kwai Tour from Bangkok
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Tour departs from Bangkok city hotels 30 - 60 minutes prior to the following departure time
Departure Time:7:10am
Hotel pickup and drop off is NOT available from the following hotels:
- Novotel Suvarnabhumi - Bang Na (near Suvarnabhumi Airport)
- Niran Grand - Bang Na
- Nototel Bang Na - Bang Na
- Royal Princess Srinakarin - Bang Na
- Amari Don Muang - Viphavadee (near Don Muang Airport)
- Airport Suite Bangkok - Viphavadee (near Don Muang Airport)
- Asia Airport - Viphavadee (near Don Muang Airport)
- Ebina House - Viphavadee (near Don Muang Airport)
- Rama Gardens - Viphavadee (near Don Muang Airport)
- Quality Suite Airport - Viphavadee (near Don Muang Airport)
- Miracle Grand Convention - Laksi
- Inn Come Sweet - Chatuchak
- Chaleena Princess - Ramkamheng
- Grand Hitech Tower Inn - Ekkamai
- Forum Park - Yannawa (far end of Nang Linchi)
- Rio Residence - Yannawa (far end of Nang Linchi)
- Royal Pacific Plaza - Rama 9
- Oasis - Huang Kwang
- P R Union - Thonburi
- Gold Orchid Bangkok - Suttisan
- And selected areas
Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.
Duration:10 hours (approx.)
Return details:Tour returns to your hotel at approximately 5:00pm
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Additional Information
- Transport by air-conditioned coach
- Hotel pickup and drop off (selected hotels only)
- Entrance fees
- Local guide
- Boat trip to the Floating Markets
- Lunch
- Gratuities (optional)
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
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Prompt pick up time, with a friendly host and other travellers. The day had a few extras such ... Read more ›
Holly F, January 2012
Great tour, both Floating Markets and River Kwai had plenty to see. Guide was great also
Read more ›Raymond M, December 2011
