Damnoen Saduak Floating Market & River Kwai Bridge Tour From Bangkok

Browse the colorful of Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and visit the River Kwai Bridge, best known for its Death Railway Train since World War II. Explore Thailand’s busiest floating market. Ride a longtail boat toward Thailand’s biggest floating market. Enjoy the local atmosphere and observe all various goods and souvenirs being sold at the market. Try the restaurants alongside the river, or enjoy the street food made by locals on their boats! Enjoy the bridge on the River Kwai scenery! Learn about Thailand’s involvement in World War II, one of the country’s darkest eras. Visit the bridge spanning the River Kwai, built by Allied Prisoners of War, and the insightful Railway Museum.

• Visit Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and experience the colorful scene of vendors selling products from their boats.
• Discover WW2 landmarks including the Death Railway, essential to Thailand’s history and culture.
• Travel back in time and recapture Kanchanaburi’s triumphs and tragedies on the River Kwai Bridge.
• Be escorted by your professional yet friendly guide fluent in English on this full-day tour.

Package options

• Full Day Tour
  • Price : Adult = 790 Baht; Child = 790 Baht.
  • Departure Time : 07:30am
  • Pick up Time : 06:30am – 07:00am
  • Return : 07:00pm

What You Can Expect from Damnoen Saduak Floating Market & River Kwai Bridge Tour From Bangkok

This most interesting excursion brings you to the rural floating market of Damnoen Saduak, situated 100 kilometers west of Bangkok. A short long-tail boat ride offers glimpses of a rural lifestyle along the canals of this province. Continue to Kanchanaburi for a photo stop at the famous bridge over the River Kwai. After lunch, visit the Thailand Burma Railway Center, an interactive museum, information, and research facility dedicated to presenting the history of the Thailand Burma Railway. The fully air-conditioned center offers the visitor an educational and moving experience. Then visit the two well-kept war cemeteries, which contain the graves of an estimated 9,000 allied soldiers who lost their lives while building the bridge and constructing the notorious Death Railway which the Japanese had hoped to stretch all the way to the Burmese (Myanmar) border. More Sightseeing Tour From Bangkok.

Itinerary

• 06:30am – 07:00am Pick up you and other tour participants at different hotels in Bangkok city center. (Exact timing to be advice at confirmation)
• 07:30am Take you to the Floating Market at Damnoen Saduak which is situated about 110 km. West of Bangkok, the journey commences with a leisurely drive by rice paddies and salt fields.
• 09:00am Proceed to the jetty where we board the longtail boat and ride along the winding canals to the floating market.
• 09:30am Arrive at the Floating Market, where you can enjoy seeing the variety of merchandise for sale as well as the amazingly different boats in all shapes and sizes.
• 11:30am Drive to Kanchanaburi for visiting River Kwai
• 12:30pm Lunch at the local Thai restaurant.
• 01:30pm Walk over the internationally famous Bridge over the River Kwai. The black iron bridge was brought from Java by the Japanese Army and reassembled under Japanese supervision by the allied prisoners of war labor as part of the railway linking Thailand to Myanmar.
• 02:30pm Further on to visit the JEATH Museum, giving the insight of the daily life of the prisoners of war, struggling to live and work. Visit the War Cemetery, where 9,000 prisoners of war lay buried after they perished while constructing the death railway.
• 05:00pm Depart Kanchanaburi for Bangkok.
• 07:00pm Send you back to Khaosan Road Only. (Khao San Road is a famous destination for a backpacker)

*The tour program is subject to change due to the weather & sea conditions*
**Please be patient in cases of unforeseen delays along with the pickup route**

Travel Map

Additional Information

• Child ticket: Age between 4-7 years.
• You come by yourself to the meeting point or pick up from your hotel in the following areas: Khaosan, Silom, Sathorn, Sukhumvit (Soi 1-24), Asoke, Pratunam.
• Send you back to Khaosan Road Only (Khao San Road is a famous destination for a backpacker).
• This is a joint tour, the operator will be picking up each guest in order, so please kindly wait patiently at your hotel. If waiting for too long, please contact the operator immediately.
• This itinerary may be subject to adjustments by the tour operator according to traffic and/or weather conditions.
• Some vendors at the market may convince you to buy their goods at the “tourist price”. Please feel free to negotiate for the price you feel comfortable with. You don’t need to buy any goods, actually.
• In any case, if your booking isn’t matched with reality when you show upfront (such as child’s age, child’s height, the number of people and etc), you are responsible to pay the additional charge upfront for the tour.
• On the rare occasion that we should be required to cancel the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market & River Kwai Bridge Tour From Bangkok. We will inform you in advance and offer a different tour date, an alternative tour or provide a full refund.

Meeting point

• Chana Songkhram Metropolitan Police Station : 74 Chakrabongse Rd, Talat Yot, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
• Asia Hotel Bangkok : 296 Phayathai Rd, Khwaeng Thanon Phetchaburi, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400
• Terminal 21 : 88, Soi Sukhumvit 19, Sukhumvit Road Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110
• Or, you can also get picked up from your hotel in the following areas: Khaosan, Silom, Sathorn, Sukhumvit (Soi 1-24), Asoke, Pratunam.

What to bring

• Sunglasses, Sunscreen Lotion, Hat
• Spare clothes, Towel
• Camera
• Umbrella

Confirmation

• You will receive a confirmation email and voucher instantly after the booking is completed.
• In the case that you do not receive an email from us, please check your Spam folder or notify us via email.

Notification

• You can present either a printed or mobile voucher for this activity.
• Please arrive in the hotel lobby 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.
• Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, are included on your Confirmation Voucher. Our Product Managers select only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.
• Due to bad weather or sea conditions the tour may be postponed or canceled with a full refund.
• You can cancel your booking 2 days prior to your scheduled departure date and receive a refund for the cost of the tour.
• Have fun and enjoy the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market & River Kwai Bridge Tour From Bangkok.

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