River Kwai & Ayutthaya UNESCO Heritage Discovery (5D4N)

Highlights

• Explore Damnoen Saduak Floating Market by boat.
• Ride the historic Death Railway Train.
• Visit the Bridge over the River Kwai.
• Learn wartime history at the JEATH War Museum.
• Feed and bathe elephants at Sai Yok Elephant Camp.
• Swim in the pools of Erawan Waterfall.
• Visit Hellfire Pass Museum and walk the rock cutting.
• Soak in the waters of Hin Dad Hot Spring.
• Experience vintage Siam at Mallika R.E.124.
• Enjoy rice-field views from Tiger Cave Temple.
• See sunset at Wat Chaiwatthanaram.
• Explore Ayutthaya Historical Park.
• Visit Wat Mahathat and Wat Phra Si Sanphet.
• Explore Bang Pa-In Summer Palace.

1. Day 01Tour departs 08:30Bangkok / Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Kanchanaburi & Death Railway

   Check out from the hotel, meet your local English-speaking guide, and depart to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market (1½ hours’ drive). The journey begins with a leisurely drive through rice paddies and salt fields, followed by a boat ride among shopping boats selling local produce and crafts.

   Depart for Kanchanaburi (2½ hours’ drive), Thailand’s third-largest province, with mountainous terrain along the western border with Myanmar.

   Lunch is provided at a local restaurant.

   Take a ride through history aboard the Death Railway Train along picturesque scenic routes past mountains and the River Kwai.

   Visit the Bridge over the River Kwai, part of the Death Railway constructed by Allied prisoners of war, and the JEATH War Museum, a realistic depiction of prisoner-of-war living quarters. Afterwards, transfer to your hotel for check-in and leisure time.

   Meals

   Lunch

   Overnight location

   Kanchanaburi

2. Day 02Tour departs 08:30Kanchanaburi / Sai Yok Elephant Camp & Erawan Waterfall

   Pick up from your hotel lobby and depart to Sai Yok Elephant Camp, experiencing elephant life in their natural surroundings. Change into traditional clothing, feed and interact with the elephants, then walk them to a pond for a bathing session.

   Lunch is provided at a local restaurant.

   Depart to Erawan Waterfall, a well-known cascade of crystal-clear turquoise pools set across seven distinct levels, each with its own character. Take time to relax and swim in the natural pools. Afterwards, return to your hotel for leisure time.

   Meals

   Lunch

   Overnight location

   Kanchanaburi

3. Day 03Tour departs 08:30Kanchanaburi / Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum & Hin Dad Hot Spring

   Pick up from your hotel lobby and depart to the Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum, commemorating the Allied prisoners of war and Asian laborers who suffered constructing the Thailand–Burma Railway. Walk the Hellfire Pass Walking Trail through the original rock cutting.

   Lunch is provided at a local restaurant.

   Depart to Hin Dad Hot Spring, one of the oldest natural hot springs in Thailand. Relax and soak in the therapeutic mineral-rich waters amid lush surroundings. Afterwards, return to your hotel for leisure time.

   Meals

   Lunch

   Overnight location

   Kanchanaburi

4. Day 04Tour departs 08:30Kanchanaburi / Siamese Village, Tiger Cave Temple & Ayutthaya

   Check out from the hotel and depart to Mallika R.E.124 (Vintage Siamese Village), a cultural heritage village recreating life during the reign of King Rama V, with traditional wooden houses and locals in period costume.

   Continue to Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea), a striking hilltop complex with a monumental Buddha statue and panoramic views over the surrounding rice fields.

   Lunch is provided at a local restaurant.

   Depart to Ayutthaya Province (2½ hours’ drive), one of Indo-China’s most prosperous historic cities. Visit Wat Chaiwatthanaram, one of Ayutthaya’s most iconic temples, built in Khmer-style architecture along the Chao Phraya River - enjoy a breathtaking sunset over the ancient ruins. Afterwards, transfer to your hotel for check-in and leisure time.

   Meals

   Lunch

   Overnight location

   Ayutthaya

5. Day 05Tour departs 08:30Ayutthaya / Ayutthaya Historical Park, Bang Pa-In Summer Palace & Bangkok

   Check out from the hotel and depart to Ayutthaya Historical Park, covering the ruins of the old capital founded in 1350, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.

   Visit Wat Mahathat and Wat Phra Si Sanphet, the most important temple within the Royal Palace compound and the original from which the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok was modeled.

   Lunch is provided at a local restaurant.

   Depart to Bang Pa-In Summer Palace, first used as a royal summer retreat in the 17th century and restored by King Rama IV in the mid-19th century, its structures set in a large park around ponds and waterways. Return to Bangkok (1 hour’s drive), then transfer to your hotel for check-in and leisure time, or to Bangkok Airport for your onward flight.

   Meals

   Lunch

   Overnight location

   Bangkok