Name: Exotic Kwai River 2-day tour from Pattaya
SKU: 30146
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 2 days

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: Adventure, Ecotourism, Family, Historical, Nature

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

This 2-day tour will take you to the picturesque Kanchanaburi Province where Kwai River runs. Visit the main historical and natural attractions of the province and immerse yourself in the history of Thailand. Our expert guides will help you to learn the most important facts about Kanchanaburi history and will help you to enjoy truly the beauty of the province.

What's included

Professional licensed guide
Pick up and drop off
Transportation by a private vehicle
Accommodation for 1 night
Meals (except breakfast on the first day)
Entrance tickets
Boat riding to a floating market

Personal expenses

Please, do not forget to take a change of clothing, towels and swimsuits.

Put on comfortable boots.

Highlights

Erawan Falls

Erawan Falls is located on the east side of the Erawan National park. The waterfall is named after the top tier which said to be resembling a three-headed white elephant in Hindu mythology. It has 7 major tiers and a few smaller tiers. All tiers are accessible by a series of trails and footbridges all the way up to the 6th tier. The last tier is accessible by scrambling up to a few cliffs, for those who like a bit more challenge. Recently, a concrete path was built to make it safer to walk in wet conditions. The total distance from the trailhead up to the top tier is nearly 1.5 km. There are many emerald green ponds along the trails that the visitors are allowed to swim in. The ponds are full of fish.

Kwai River

Kwai River (The Khwae Yai River), also known as the Si Sawat, is a river in western Thailand. It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and flows for about 380 kilometers through Sangkhla Buri, Si Sawat, and Mueang Districts of Kanchanaburi Province, where it merges with the Khwae Noi to form the Mae Klong River at Pak Phraek. In 1980, the Srinagarind Dam on the Khwae Yai was completed in Si Sawat District of Kanchanaburi Province. It is an embankment dam for river regulation and hydroelectric power generation.

Kwai River Bridge

The famous bridge of the Burma Railway crosses the river at Tha Makham Subdistrict of the Mueang District. However, this is not the same bridge as depicted in The Bridge on the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle and in its film adaptation. A bridge was built of wood approximately 100 meters upriver from the current bridge, during the construction of the iron and concrete bridge (which runs in an NNE-SSW direction) and also rebuilt in 1945 when the iron bridge was bombed. No remnants of the wooden bridge remain.

Pattaya

Pattaya is a city on Thailand’s eastern Gulf coast known for its beaches. A quiet fishing village as recently as the 1960s, it’s now lined with resort hotels, high-rise condos, shopping malls, cabaret bars and 24-hour clubs. Nearby, hillside Wat Phra Yai Temple features an 18m-tall golden Buddha. The area also features several designer golf courses, some with views of Pattaya Bay.

Wat Tham Sua

The temple is set at the top of a hill, facing the Mae Klong Dam and surrounded by a vast expanse of rice paddies. Climb up 157 steep steps, where a giant golden Buddha will await you at the top, resting in the semicircular dome of the 'aura'. The main decorative features of the temple, the multi-row pediments and door arches, which were based on an octagonal base, are a specific layout found only in this temple.

Itinerary

Day 1: Wat Tham Sua and Elephant Village

You will be picked up at the hotel you are staying in Pattaya from 4 to 5 am.

In a couple of hours. you will have a stop for breakfast (you need to take it with you).

The next stop will be at the typical floating market where you can see how the trade is going in the standard way for Thailand, and buy fresh fruit for yourself.

You will head towards the magnificent temple Wat Tham Sua which amazes by its beauty and the majestic Buddha statue.

Then you will have lunch at one of the local restaurants and go to the Elephant village, where you will meet these friendly giants and even ride them.

After great communication with elephants, you will be taken to the hotel, check-in there and have free time.

Day 2: Erawan Waterfall and Kwai River Bridge

After breakfast at 7 am, you will check-out at the hotel and will be taken to the scenic Erawan Waterfall.

It is a 7-level waterfall in Kanchanaburi Province is called one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Thailand. Explore the spectacular waterfall and the national park where Erawan is located.

Your journey will continue to the hot springs located not far from Erawan, where you can relax and enjoy the hot water.

The next stop will be the infamous railway Kwai River Bridge well-known for its tragic history. The guide will explain to you why this railway is called “The Railway of Death”.

After stopping at the bridge, you will have a way back to Pattaya.

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Exotic Kwai River 2-day tour from Pattaya