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Historic River Kwai Bridge Day Tour from Hua Hin: Scenic Train Ride, Jungle, and Floating Houseboats
4.5
26 Ratings
Kanchanaburi
Visit this important and unique bridge over the River Kwai. Have a nice train ride on the historic train route along the river surrounded by its beautiful scenery, Jungle and Floating House boats along the river. Learn about the story of the death Railway.
Visit this important and unique bridge over the River Kwai. Have a nice train ride on the historic train route along the river surrounded by its beautiful scenery, Jungle and Floating House boats along the river. Learn about the story of the death Railway.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bridge Over the River Kwai - From Hua Hin, it takes about 2.5 hours to reach the historic and renowned Bridge over the Kwai River. This bridge gained fame through Pierre Boulle’s book and its film adaptation, The Bridge on the River Kwai.
- JEATH War Museum - Explore the JEATH War Museum, which is divided into two sections. One section depicts…
- Bridge Over the River Kwai - From Hua Hin, it takes about 2.5 hours to reach the historic and renowned Bridge over the Kwai River. This bridge gained fame through Pierre Boulle’s book and its film adaptation, The Bridge on the River Kwai.
- JEATH War Museum - Explore the JEATH War Museum, which is divided into two sections. One section depicts the construction of the Death Railway, recreating the quarters used by Allied POWs. The other section features reconstructed bamboo huts containing items such as paintings, drawings, photos by and of former prisoners, weapons, tools, and maps.
- River Kwai - We will then take a train ride along the Kwai River on the historic route, passing through beautiful scenery and the somber Death Railway, named for the high number of lives lost during its construction.
- Krasae Cave - Enjoy a Thai lunch buffet at a local restaurant. Afterward, we will visit the Death Railway. Estimates vary, but of the more than 60,000 prisoners of war forced to work on the Death Railway, 13,000 are believed to have died, along with up to 90,000 Southeast Asian civilian forced laborers. Those who survived faced terrible living and working conditions, including a humid, monsoon-prone climate that spread diseases, food shortages, lack of medical care, and the immense task of construction on unforgiving terrain with primitive tools. This is not to mention the extreme violence and torture inflicted by the Japanese and Korean soldiers overseeing the construction. The Death Railway was completed in October 1943.
- Kanchanaburi War Cemetery - Also known as the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, this site contains the remains of 6,982 Australian, Dutch, and British war prisoners who died during the construction of the Death Railway. Afterward, we will return to Hua Hin.

What's Included
- Complimentary bottled water
- Lunch included
- Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and taxes covered
- Complimentary bottled water
- Lunch included
- Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and taxes covered
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Tea and coffee
- Tips
- Alcoholic beverages
- Tea and coffee
- Tips
Location
Bridge Over the River Kwai
Tha Makham
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(26 Ratings)
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Leonard_c
Apr 3, 2025
Bridge on the river Kwai. - Long drive to Kwai (3hrs) so a long day out but well worth it. Museums were dated but some excellent artifacts. Lunch was excellent and in a great location overlooking the river. We opted for the 1hr train journey when ended by crossing the famous bridge. Also visited two war cemetaries that were immaculately kept by the War Graves Commision. Very sobering to see age at which so many lives ended. Most were in their early 20's.
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Pendler83340
Feb 26, 2025
Expectations met - The program was what it promised. The food was unexpectedly good. Sure we were not the only tourists on site, but that was to be expected. The tour is not suitable for older people with physical disabilities. Because as an example it is difficult to get in and out of the boats, we had the problem with a couple who needed more help.
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Josephine_c
Feb 21, 2025
It's a long day but... - It's a long day but extremely well organized. Our English speaking guide was very knowledgeable. Would recommend.
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Jhc-cornwall
Jan 12, 2025
Amazing day - Amazing day seeing this iconic sight. The 2 war grave cemeteries were very poignant too. Our guide was excellent & very informative too.
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Charlotteo986
Jan 7, 2025
Must be experienced - Fantastic experience. Terrible history there is to the place, but what a cozy city. A good trip with a good guide. Definitely recommend to experience this place
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Lotte
Dec 27, 2024
Amazing trip - Fantastic tour with a great guide. The guide knew I was from Denmark and showed me the one grave in the cemetery where there is a Danish man buried who died during the construction of the bridge.
The train ride was something very special.
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Deedee06
Aug 8, 2024
Peaceful - Full of history, somber but also very beautiful place. A beautiful place for all the lost souls to finally rest.
Lest We Forget
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486jeremy
Mar 7, 2025
River Kwai - We travelled to the River Kwai and managed to see a lot of the main sights including the Cemetery , the museum, the Bridge and the death railway however, there is so much to see if we were to do this again we would take in an overnight stay to try and see everything, all said the trip was great fun.
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Markfn9238ox
Feb 12, 2025
Highly interesting, somber and engaging day - This trip is well worth the time and money. If you are interested in WW2 then this is a must. Note it is 3 hours each way drive...
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Alan_j
Aug 22, 2024
Great trip but driver drove too fast and trwouldansmission noise in bus made conversation impossible, guide very good. - The destinations were very good and guide excellent and informative we enjoyed the day on the whole.
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