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Floating Markets and Bridge on River Kwai Tour from Bangkok

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Floating Markets and Bridge on River Kwai Tour from Bangkok

from USD $98.73

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.

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In Brief

Location:

Bangkok, Thailand

Country:

Thailand

Duration:

10 hours

Operates:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Salt Evaporation Pond, Amphoe Mueang, Samut Sakhon Thailand

Drive through the salt fields of Samut Sakhon province

Stop At: Coconut Sugar Farm, 296 Dumnoen Saduak Tambon Damnoen Saduak, Damnoen Saduak Thailand

Stop and see the fabrication process of coconut sugar, taste the natural candies. Enjoy the wild orchil presentation

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Damnoun Saduak, Ratchaiburi, Damnoen Saduak 70130 Thailand

Embark aboard your long-tail speed-boat on your journey to the Damnern Saduak 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 the 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).

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: River Kwai, Kanchanaburi Thailand

You will then board your coach for the journey west to Kanchanaburi, home to the River Kwai and it's infamous bridge

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: JEATH War Museum, Wat Chai Chumphon Ban Tai Subdistrict, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand

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

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, 284/66 Sangchuto Rd, Kanchanaburi 71000 Thailand

Visit The War Cemetery of the Prisoners of War of the WWII

Duration: 30 minutes

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

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.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Tour East, 942/157-159 Rama 4 Road 18-19th Floor Charn Issara Tower 1, Bangkok 10500 Thailand

Passing next to it

Inclusions

Air-conditioned vehicle
Hotel pickup and drop off (selected hotels only)
Local guide
Boat trip to the Floating Markets
Lunch
Entry/Admission - Coconut Sugar Farm
Entry/Admission - Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Entry/Admission - JEATH War Museum
Entry/Admission - Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
Entry/Admission - Bridge Over the River Kwai

Exclusions

Gratuities
Boat ride in the markets (optional extra, payable direct)

Departure Time

7:10 AM

Departure Point

Bangkok, Bangkok

Traveler pickup is offered
The Departure time of the tour is 7:00 am.
The Pickup time from your hotel starts from 6:15 AM until 7:00 Am - depending on the location of your hotel. The exact Pickup time will be communicated to you with your booking confirmation.

Returns To

Returns to original departure point

Additional Information

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
You must provide your hotel details at time of booking, failure to do so may result in cancellation
Stroller accessible
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate

Booking Information

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation Terms

This trip is fully refundable up to 96 hours prior to the commencement of your trip.

Booking Terms and Conditions

When you book this trip, you need to read and accept the terms and conditions for booking our day trips in excursions.

Hotel Pickup

When you book, we will ask you to select a hotel to be picked up from. Once your booking is confirmed, we'll send you a confirmation voucher with full contact information (phone number, email address) for our local operator in case you need to update or change your hotel pick-up details.

Here are answers to some commonly asked questions about hotel pickup:

What if my hotel is not listed?
That's okay. When you book you can select an hotel from our list and make your way there on the day of departure; or you can contact our local operator directly to make alternate pick-up arrangements.

What if I have not yet booked a hotel?
Once your hotel arrangements are finalised, you can contact our local operator directly with your hotel details.

What if I live locally, am staying with friends or relatives, and/or don't require pick-up?
Once your booking is confirmed, we'll send you complete details and directions to the tour/activity departure point.

Scoring an average traveller rating of 5 out of 5 based on the last 24 recent reviews

“

Trip to floating markets and bridge on the river Kwai was very good guide was very nice and helpful it was also good that it was only a small group of people overall it was a very good day”

cathy • Submitted 22 Oct 2018

“

An early start, the minibus arrived at our hotel on time. After pickups at 2 more hotels we arrived at the main departure point and transferred to a coach. There were only 9 of us on the tour so plenty of space. The floating market was excellent although it was very busy. We then had a reasonably long journey to Kanchanaburi for the JEATH war museum, a very good lunch, the immaculate war cemetery and bridge of the river Kwai. The trip was well worth the long journey home and long day. 2 trips in 1. Highly recommended if your time in Thailand is limited.”

Rusty • Submitted 21 May 2018

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Everything was well organised, we enjoyed the trip, we would definitely recommend that trip.”

Magdalena S • Submitted 29 Mar 2018

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Fantastic ! We worth the trip”

TIM E • Submitted 27 Feb 2018

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The floating markets were awesome. Our tour guide Nikko was beyond great. Very knowledgeable, informative and kind. He took his time to explain the history of the land and to show us certain key things. I wish we had more time at the floating markets and that it wsnt so crowded, but besides that, it was great. I would definitely recommend it along with Nikko as the tour guide!”

Leonard D • Submitted 14 Feb 2018

“

great day, great guide Miss Yelli, confy bus with good air con, long day but still comfortable”

Nelli A • Submitted 09 Feb 2018

“

Wonderful tour. So interesting to see the floating market. The long boat boat ride was really fun through the canals to the market. Great guide. Really enjoyed the time at River Kwai I like history Plenty of time to enjoy.”

William F • Submitted 05 Feb 2018

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Great trip - highly recommend”

raymond g • Submitted 23 Jan 2018

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This was a wonderful day, with lots of shopping, history and getting to see some of Thailand outside of Bangkok. Definitely pay the extra 150 baht for the smaller canoe tour- that's about 4USD and absolutely worth it!”

Elizabeth S • Submitted 08 Jan 2018

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Nice trip with amazing experience.”

Cromaris • Submitted 14 Dec 2017

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FAB DAY OUT”

MR EAMONN H • Submitted 13 Dec 2017

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From pick-up to drop off we had a great day. Our knowledgeable and articulate tour guide Miss Luck was able to inform us of history and local culture as well as answering our questions. Visiting a country and staying in your hotel is not tourism. We were delighted to get out and see the countryside as well as two significant destinations. The bustling floating markets are quite unique and representative of the Thai culture and economy being based on rivers and canal systems whilst the Bridge on the River Kwai and the Khochanburi cemetery and museum were a sobering reminder of the war and its cost. A great tour, highly recommended.”

Michael F • Submitted 25 Oct 2017

“

Very interesting and informative trip. Family of 42 teenagers enjoyed it thoroughly . Floating markets and longboat ride were very enjoyable and our guide Peter made the whole experience great. The morning is broken up by coffe stop en route to the floating market and the Jeath museum before a buffet lunch which was very good. Visit to the graveyard and river Kwai in the afternoon before the long 3hours plus trip back to Bangkok but well worth it.”

Michael N • Submitted 16 Oct 2017

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This tour is must. Definitely recommend”

carolinewill64 • Submitted 15 Oct 2017

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Amazing trip. Money well spent. The guide was fantastic and the whole day was an experience that everyone should have. Would recommend the trip and would do it again . Thank you.”

graham b • Submitted 09 Oct 2017

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Although we did not book a private tour there was only our party of four on board the mini bus plus a young 28 year old German girl who was really lovely. The tour guide was very informative and friendly, at the end of the day we all felt like old friends. The trip was very interesting and we were very lucky with the weather. We all enjoyed the day immensely and have many fond memories of the trip.”

Robert L • Submitted 16 Sep 2017

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A must do trip”

Ahmed I • Submitted 14 Aug 2017

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Excellent. Tour guides were wonderfully knowledgeable. Seamless. Wold recommend to all.”

Madelaine • Submitted 17 Jul 2017

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Absolutely fantastic day, the floating makes are a must and the River Kwai, well, very emotional and thought provoking. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history aspect. Was very hot so take plenty of water!!”

kgcoomber • Submitted 14 Jun 2017

“

Although there was a hiccup with our booking, where we weren't advised the night before of our pick-up time from our hotel and had to try and locate someone who could advise us late on the Saturday night what time we were being collected the following morning, we thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Pick up from our hotel was 6.10am and we didn't arrive back until after 7pm in the evening. Our guide was very knowledgable and spoke relatively good English. The floating markets were very interesting to see, although a number of guests were delayed by a traffic jam on the canals when in the candle boats which meant they missed out on making purchases and were late back to the tour bus. The buffet lunch provided at a river side restaurant was very nice. The War Cemetery and Bridge on River Kwai were highlights of the day. Even though our bus had a mishap with a blown tyre during the day this was repaired quickly en-route and we would definitely recommend this trip.”

CHERYL M • Submitted 05 May 2017

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Long day was very well orgainsed and time was well planned. Day was full of positive surprises and we learned a lot, for example, that the film and the reality of the Bridge on River Kwai were not the same! The Floating Market was great too!”

Louis • Submitted 28 Apr 2017

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The floating market experience is so unique, it is a must when visiting Tailand. Also the Bridge on the River Kwai was very touching for knowing the history behind that.”

tiagosagan • Submitted 24 Mar 2017

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This was an outstanding tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed the visit to the coconut factory and the trip on the long tailed boat to the Floating Market. The market is very colourful and busy. It did sadden me to see local people with three little slow lorises, creatures that should be in the wild. I found the Bridge on River Kwai Tour poignant but interesting.”

Lynette G • Submitted 19 Mar 2017

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You really must go to these markets. The hustle and bustle is well worth the amazing sights. We did a full day tour Floating Markets and Bridge over River Kwai approx 11-12hrs We were also running ahead of time so the tour guide and driver also took us for a quick tour of the Train markets as well. So much to see and do on this tour. Well worth the time and cost involved. Highly recommended”

JR • Submitted 13 Mar 2017