FULL-DAY : Bridge Over the River Kwai + Hellfire Pass Memorial (From Hua Hin)
06:30 hrs
Meet your English-speaking guide in the hotes lobby.
Depart for Kanchanaburi, Thailand s third largest province with an area of 19,486 square kilometers. The provincial area is mountainous and has the west border next to Myanmar.
08:30 hrs
Visit JEATH War Museum, a realistic depiction of prisoner of war living quarters, with photographic, pictorial and physical memorabilia dating from World War II.
09:00 hrs
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).
09:15 hrs
Scenic boat ride along the River Kwai.
10:15 hrs
Train ride on Death Railway through magnificent scenery, passing over the original wooden viaduct constructed by Allied POWs.
12:30 hrs
Lunch at local restaurant.
13:00 hrs
Arrive Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum, The museum explains to visitors the story of why and how the railway was built and attempts to convey the hardships and suffering endured by so many who were forced to work in extremely harsh conditions. The Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum symbolizes the importance of this site to the Australian people.
After visiting the memorial museum and contemplation deck, we are encouraged to proceed to the walking trail. The walking trail follows the alignment of the original Burma-Thailand railway for approximately four kilometers from Hellfire Pass to beyond Compressor Cutting. Small shelters and interpretative panels have been provided at various locations and toilets are available at the Hintok Road stop.
16:00 hrs
Leave form Kanchanaburi pass green paddy fields, villages, and temples then return to Hua Hin.