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
Recent Photos of this Tour
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River Kwai BridgeHistoric River Kwai Bridge, ThailandPhoto by: Anonymous06 2011 -
Bridge on River KwaiBridge on River KwaiPhoto by: Raymond M12 2011 -
Floating MarketFloating MarketPhoto by: Raymond M12 2011 -
Bridge over the River KwaiMarilyn with the bridge in the background.Photo by: marilyn f07 2011 -
Bridge over the River KwaiA breathtaking view of the bridge.Photo by: marilyn f07 2011 -
Bridge over the River KwaiFiddler playing music from the film on the Bridge on the River Kwai.Photo by: marilyn f07 2011 -
Bridge over the River KwaiMichael on the Bridge with the River Kwai in the background.Photo by: marilyn f07 2011 -
Bridge over the River KwaiMichael looking at the hero's GravesitePhoto by: marilyn f07 2011 -
Floating MarketsMarilyn receiving a massage.Photo by: marilyn f07 2011 -
Floating MarketsMichael tasting the local fruit.Photo by: marilyn f07 2011 -
Floating MarketsView overlooking the floating markets.Photo by: marilyn f07 2011 -
Floating MarketsView overlooking the floating marketsPhoto by: marilyn f07 2011 -
IMG_3593Two ladies at the floating marketsPhoto by: iceman136606 2011 -
The Bridge over the River KwaiThe Bridge over the River KwaiPhoto by: iceman136606 2011 -
Bridge on River KwaiBomb markings on the bridge.Photo by: Andrew NUSA, 02 2008 -
Useful Information
Floating Markets and Bridge on River Kwai Tour from Bangkok
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.
Reviewed by Charles F, March 2013
We found it an amazing experience, the maket was very busy and congested, but that was the whole fun of it, I thought we would all end up in the water, nevertheless I would reccomend it to anybody visiting Bangkok we did the floating market and the River Kawi it was a very long day, but totally worth it all. Our guide was fantastic and very knowledgable, and great fun, All in all it was a fantastic day.
Reviewed by Fiona F, United Kingdom, February 2013
Very full and long day but well worth it. Accessing the floating markets by longtail speedboat and then floating through the markets so different. A most humbling experience visiting the cemetery, the Jeath museum and seeing from speedboat the Bridge on the River Kwai.
