KANCHANABURI TRAINS, NATURE AND ELEPHANTS, 3 days

Three really big days, death railway, Hell’s Pass and then you will sleep on the Kwai River in one of the best 4-star resorts and in the morning you will have the Erawan Falls waiting for you, and the beautiful experience with the elephants, very intelligent and lovable animals .
On the way back, visit the most beautiful stupa in the world.

Itinerary in short

Day 1: RAIL OF DEATH, CAVE AND MUSEUMS TO MEMORY, HELL FIRE PASS

This morning direction Kanchanaburi, a lush province and much loved by Thais, from its station you will start the ride by train, you will pass on the famous route called the Railway of Death, the wooden bridge built by prisoners of war. Then visit the Lawa cave and Hell Pass before arriving at the River Kwai Jungke Raft, base of your three days in Kanchanaburi

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Day 2: ERAWAN FALLS AND VILATION MON

A day in nature and nature, the Erawan waterfalls are fabulous and immersed in the forest, you can dive and relax in its turquoise and warm waters, then lunch in the resort and after a walk to visit the Village Mon and later you will enjoy the peace of the place, you can dive into the river, do activities or just sit on a deck chair by the river and admire the landscape a few meters from your room on the river. Dinner and overnight.

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Day 3: ELEPHANT SANCTUARY AND THE STUPA HIGHEST IN THE WORLD

Three days that do not end up giving unforgettable moments of quality, today is the turn of the Elephant Sanctuary where you will make a real sensory experience with the elephants, among the most intelligent and invincible animals that you can see. And then, on the way back you will still make an important stop to enjoy the tallest stupa in the world, is located in Nakohn Pathom, the cradle of Buddhism in Thailanda, an unmissable and fascinating temple.

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PROGRAM IN DETAIL
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— Day 1

7:00 The driver with the private minivan and the Italian speaking guide will pick you up

Travel by train on the legendary Railway of Death: 10:45 am departure from the main station of kanchanaburi, then pass on the bridge over the river Kwai and then arrive in Thakilen and then pass on the famous stretch of original wooden bridge built by the allied prisoners of war .
11.52 am
Arriving at the station in Wang Pho, the minibus will be there waiting for you

LAWA Cave: Caves not too visited and therefore quiet and easy to visit with the guide

Visit HellFire Pass Memorial Museum: Known by locals as the Chong Khao Kad Museum, it is part of the Death Railway cruelly built by prisoners of war during the Second World War.
Hellfire or Chong Khao Kad is the point where the railroad was to cut the mountain, which was really impossible, but the prisoners of war were forced to use hand drills, picks and shovels to sculpt the rock so that a train could to pass. The 500-meter long pass was completed incredibly in six months in 1943, with many lives sacrificed.
The passage is no longer in use and is a museum that displays tools and photographs related to the historical event to remind people of the importance of world peace.

Check in at the River Kwai Jungle Raft: Surrounded by tropical rainforest, the River Kwai Jungle Rafts Floating Hotel offers eco-friendly rooms built on bamboo rafts and nestled along the Khwae Noi River in Kanchanaburi province. River Kwai Rafts rooms are lit by lanterns rather than electricity for added peace of mind and a unique atmosphere. Each room features walls created by weaving local bamboo plants, wooden furnishings, an en suite bathroom and an outdoor terrace with a sun lounger and a hammock.

Dinner at the River Kwai Jungle Raft: Very romantic and special, dinner by the sparkling river water makes the idea of ​​a real holiday a good one.
Dinner included

Show Dance Mon: You will be cheered by the music and dances of a local tribe, the Mon

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—- Day 2

Visit Erawan Falls, a fabulous trip to the Erawan Falls, which are part of the homonymous Natural Park.
The many levels of the waterfalls will make you walk about an hour before arriving at the top of the waterfall
but you will be repaid by the bathrooms you can do, in fact the waterfalls are arranged on 7 levels and each lower part of each level we find natural pools with inviting and warm water, ideal.
The rocks of the waterfalls seem made to welcome us, we can dive or slide between the levels

Lunch at the Kwai river jungle raft

Visit Mon Village, just a few steps from your resort is the Villaggio Mon

Free time in Kanchanaburi, Leisure time for diving, canoeing or other

Dinner at the River Kwai Jungle Raft

Very romantic and special, the dinner a few steps from the water of the river by candlelight gives the idea of a real holiday.

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—- Day 3

Elephant Nature Park Kanchanaburi (Elephant Haven): A real sanctuary of the Elephants where they recover and assist these beautiful animals.
You can go swimming with the elephants and understand their beauty without doing damage.
You will give them something to eat after having prepared it, you will learn to know them and you will walk with them and you will wash them, a surely not usual day 😉
Lunch included

Visit Nakhon Pathom: You are going to visit the highest pagoda in the world, 127 meters and very few know it, so visit its very high golden stupa, very impressive, with the Buddha standing inside, it is a very pagoda beautiful and well kept. Around the pagoda you will visit an evocative and colorful market.
Return to Bangkok at your hotel after this interesting day

Arrival in Bangkok: They will accompany you to your hotel

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