Private Kanchanaburi Highlight Day Tour

Private Kanchanaburi Highlight Day Tour

Depart from Bangkok 2.5 hours to visit a beautiful largest Buddha Image in Kanchanaburi and pay respect to holy relics in Ketkaew Prasat Chedi. Then depart to visit Allied War Cemetery which is memorial to some allied prisoners of war (POWs) who perished along the death railway line and were moved post-war to this eternal resting place. And take a short time to visit showcases an exhibition about the history of the Thailand – Burma railway, a 145-kilometer train track between Bang Pong in Thailand and Thanbuyuzayat in Myanmar that was built by prisoners of wars during the invasion of the Imperial Japanese Army, Woarld War II. And end the trip by visiting the important steel bridge historical landmarks and memorials in Kanchanaburi, well known as death railway lines built in World War II.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Wat Tham Sua, Tha Muang 71110 Thailand

Visit a beautiful largest Buddha Image in Kanchanaburi and pay respect to holy relics in Ketkaew Prasat Chedi. *Wat Tham Sua (Tiger Cave Temple) is not Tiger Temple (Wat Pa Luang Ta Bua)*

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, 279 Saeng Chuto Road, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand

To pay respect to the remains of 6,982 Allied prisoners of the World War II who died during the construction of the Death Railway.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, 73 Jaokannun Road BanNua, Amphoe Muang, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand

Visit showcases an exhibition about the history of the Thailand – Burma railway, a 145-kilometer train track between Bang Pong in Thailand and Thanbuyuzayat in Myanmar that was built by prisoners of wars during the invasion of the Imperial Japanese Army, World War II. The educational exhibition displays information and photographs about planning and construction processes of the railway as well as the geography, living condition in POW camps, medical aspects, summary of deaths, operation, bombing and end of the railway, as well as aftermath of the war.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Bridge Over the River Kwai, Tha Makham, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand

To see the black iron bridge was brought from Java by the Japanese army and reassembled under Japanese supervision by the allied prisoners of war labor as part of the railway linking Thailand to Myanmar.

Duration: 1 hour