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RIVER KWAI EXPLORATION
PACKAGE
Trip Description : This tour package gives
you a mixed variety of history and nature.
Start by exploring important historical sites
in River Kwai then follow by soft adventure
trip including the elephant riding, bamboo
rafting, treking and much more.
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Thailand (Nakhonpathom/Kanchanaburi) |
| Start City |
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Bangkok |
| Tour Type |
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Private  |
| Duration |
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4 days, 3 night |
| Depart |
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| Trip Grade |
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Easy 
Moderate
Strenuous |
| Activity |
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Adventure / Sight-seeing / Historical
Sites / Nature Sites / War Memories
/ Trekking / and more |
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ITINERARY
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| DAY 1 : NAKHONPATHOM
& KANCHANABURI CITY |
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| 12:00 hrs |
Meet your private English-speaking
guide in the hotel's lobby. |
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Depart
for Nakhon Pathom, visit Phra
Pathom Chedi, the world's
tallest Buddhist monument. The orange-tiled
chedi dates back from the mid-1850s.
It encases an earlier chedi, and attracts
Buddhist pilgrims from all over the
world.
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Depart
for Kanchanaburi,
located 128 kilometers (80 miles)
west of Bangkok. It is Thailand's
third largest province with an area
of 19,486 square kilometers. The provincial
area is mountaineous and has the west
border next to Myanmar.
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Visit
JEATH War Museum, a realistic
depiction of prisoner of war living
quarters, with photographic, pictorial
and physical memorabilia dating from
World War II.
Continue to Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
It contains the remains of 6,982 war
prisoners (mostly the British, Dutch,
Australian and American) who lost
their lives during the construction
of the Bridge over the River Kwai
and the railway to Burma (the Death
Railway).
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After
Dinner, Visit Kanchanaburi Night
Market. You will find there
various local Thai specialities and
self made Thai sweets. The choice
is huge and often unexpected delicious.
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| Overnight |
Felix
River Kwai, Kanchanaburi |
| Meals |
Dinner |
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| DAY 2 : BRIDGE OVER
THE RIVER KWAI / TIGER TEMPLE |
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| 08:00 hrs |
Meet your private English-speaking
guide in the hotel's lobby. |
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Then
visit world-famous Bridge over
the River Kwai, a part of the
Death Railway constructed by Allied
prisoners of war. Take leisurely walks
around town and pictures on the world-renowned
Death Railway.
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| 10:45 hrs |
Train
ride on Death Railway through
magnificent scenery, passing over
the original wooden viaduct constructed
by Allied POWs.
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| 12:15 hrs |
Buffet lunch at local restaurant. |
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Then
visit Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua - well
known as Tiger
Temple. The Tiger Temple is
a rescue centre for wild animals and
the home of wild tigers, wild pigs,
deer, antelopes, water buffalos, apes
and a hand full other animals. The
tigers are taken out from their cage
from in the afternoon and visitors
can even touch them. The tigers brought
tiger cubs into the world there.
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| 15:00 hrs |
Transfer
from Tiger Temple to Resotel Pier.
Take a long-tailed boat from pier
to get to the resort, passing by unspoiled
mountainous jungle scenery.
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| 19:00 hrs |
Dinner,
followed by a 45-minute presentation
of Mon Dance and overnight..
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| Overnight |
River
Kwai Jungle Raft, Kanchanaburi |
| Meals |
Breakfast (hotel) + Lunch + Dinner
(hotel) |
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| DAY 3 : ERAWAN WATERFALL
/ ELEPHANT SAFARI |
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| 08:00 hrs |
Hearty American Breakfast. |
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Morning relaxation in paradise at
your leisure. (Swimming, Bird watching,
Fishing, Jogging Thai Massage available
at your leisure) |
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| 12:00 hrs |
Lunch
at Resort. Check out from Jungle Raft.
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| 13:30 hrs |
Visit
Srinakarin Dam, the country’s
largest hydropower producer of electricity.
Listen to lecture and take pictures
around the reservoir.
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Depart
the dam for the largest and most beautiful
waterfall in the western region, Erawan
Waterfall is on the bank of Kwai
Yai River in Khao Salop (Erawan) National
Park. It is about 2,000 metres tall
divided into 7 levels. The atmosphere
in this always-verdant national park
is serene, peaceful and rich with
innumerable plant and flower species,
perfectly conducive to sight-seeing
and trekking. Relax, swim and enjoy
natural surroundings at own leisure.
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Depart
for Taweechai Elephant Camp.
Experience exciting Elephant ride
into the jungle for 60 minutes past
bamboo trees and hanging creepers.
Continue the trip by taking Bamboo
Raft adventure for 30-45 minutes
along River Kwai back to the camp.
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| 18:00 hrs |
Transfer to hotel. |
| Overnight |
River
Kwai Resotel, Kanchanaburi |
| Meals |
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner |
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| DAY 4 : LAWA CAVE &
HELL FIRE PASS TREKING |
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| 08:00 hrs |
Hearty American Breakfast. |
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Take
a Mountain Biking to explore local
area and visit Lawa Cave, explore
the fascinating rock formations inside.
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| 12:00 hrs |
Lunch
at Resort. Check out from Resort.
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Visit
Hellfire Pass Memorial and Memorial
Museum.
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Hellfire
Pass is a 500 metres long and 26 metres
deep section of rock that was dug
out by Prisoners of War intended to
allow the ‘Death Railway’ to continue
its route from Bangkok to Rangoon.
Soldiers were forced to remove the
rock using no more than picks, hammers
and their bare hands. Of the 1,000
Australian and British soldiers who
took 12 weeks to clear the stretch
of mountain, 700 died. The Hellfire
Pass Memorial and Memorial Museum
were set up to commemorate these fallen.
The memorial comprises a trail where
visitors follow the old railway track
into the jungle and a museum. The
museum contains pictures and tools
alongside video exhibitions and showing
of documentaries about the events.
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| 14:30 hrs |
Leave
form Kanchanaburi pass green paddy
fields, villages, and temples then
return to bangkok.
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| 17:00 hrs |
Arrive your Bangkok hotel. |
| Overnight |
- |
| Meals |
Breakfast + Lunch |
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SERVICE RATE
TOUR
SERVICE
(cash on arrival) |
Private
Tour
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Join
Tour
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(minimum
2 pax)
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1 pax
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2 pax
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3-4 pax
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5-8 pax
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| Prices |
28,200
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16,150
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11,800
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10,400
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| Remark
The rates are nett per
1 person in Thai Baht |
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HOTEL
RESERVATION
(online pre-payment
by credit card) |
Present - 31 Mar'08 |
Single
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Twin/Double |
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Superior Garden View |
2,550 |
2,550 |
| Deluxe River View |
3,200 |
3,200 |
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Standard Chalet |
2,100 |
2,100 |
| Deluxe Chalet |
3,150 |
3,150 |
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Standard 'None' Air-con
(Half Board DIN+ABF)
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1,900
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2,800 |
| Remark The rates are per room
per night in Thai Baht |
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Inclusions
>> Accommodation (per your selection)
>> A local English-speaking guide
>> Transportation service by air-conditioned
vehicles with experienced driver
>> All admission fees & meal as
mentioned in the program
>> Train tickets, boat ride, elephant
ride, mountain biking and other adventure
equipment fee as mention in tour program
Exclusions
>> Any air ticket
>> Items of a personal nature
>> Meals not specified in the itinerary
>> Tips or Gratuities to guides or driver
>> Other services not mentioned in the
program
Child Policy
>> For children under 2 years will be
"Free" of charge
>> For children 3-12 years old we charge
70% of adult price
>> For children over 13 years old we
charge normal price
Hotel Reservation Term & Condition
>> Rates are inclusive of Breakfast,
10% service charge and 7% VAT
>> Hotel surcharge apply during peak tourist-season in some hotel (sample : X'Mas & New Year Holiday, Songkarn - Thai New Year)
>> Rates here are available only for
bookings made with Oriental Escape, and are
not available from the hotel directly
>> Reservations are on prepayment basis
and subject to availability
>> Any special requests are not guaranteed
and subject to availability upon arrival only |
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