Private Floating Market & River Kwai Historical Tour
Why we love it?
The Private Floating Market & River Kwai Historical Tour offers a unique blend of cultural immersion and historical exploration over a 12-hour experience. Participants will enjoy a private guided journey through Samut Songkram Province and Kanchanaburi, including a scenic long-tail speedboat ride to the vibrant Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. This tour is ideal for travelers interested in local customs, as well as history enthusiasts, as it includes visits to significant sites along the Khwae Yai River. A Thai lunch is provided, enhancing the authentic experience of this distinctive tour that showcases both the lively market atmosphere and the poignant history of the River Kwai.
Inclusions
- Private guided tour of Samut Songkram Province and Kanchanaburi, Damnoen Saduak, and Khwae Yai River
- Long-tail speedboat ride to the market
- Roundtrip transportation to and from your Bangkok city hotel by coach
- Thai Lunch served
- Lunch
- Private Thai local guide
Exclusions
- Paddle boat ride through the market (optional extra, payable direct)
- Beverages
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Step 1
Damnoen Saduak is the most popular floating market in Thailand, great for photo opportunities, food, and for giving you an insight into a bygone way of life.
Step 2
This steel bridge is one of important historical landmarks and memorials in Thailand. It is almost a symbol of the province and is a recommended place in Kanchanaburi travel guide. The history of the bridge is well known, as it was part of the railway lines in World War II and had seen its share of conflict and bloodshed
Step 3
Close enough to Bangkok for a day trip, Thailand's Kanchanaburi province is steeped in important World War Two-era history
The JEATH War Museum
is a war museum in Thailand about the Death Railway built from 1942 to 1943 by Allied POWs under the direction of the Japanese, a part of the Thai-Burma railways
Step 5
The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery is the main prisoner of war cemetery for victims of Japanese imprisonment while building the Burma Railway. It is on the main road, Saeng Chuto Road, through the town of Kanchanaburi,
Please Note
- Infant seats on a Request Basis only due to limited number. Infant seats cannot be guaranteed.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Please note - Departs Kanchanaburi approx. 4.30pm. and will reach Bangkok approx 7.00pm. Timing depends on traffic conditions. It is not recommended that you make plans for the early evening in Bangkok in case bad traffic/weather delays your return time back to Bangkok.
- You must provide your hotel details at time of booking, failure to do so may result in cancellation
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Children 1 and younger are complimentary when accompanied by a paying adult
- Should your travel plans change after booking, do not worry. I Asia Thailand will do all possible to change your booking to fit with your new travel arrangements free of charge.
- If you have mobility problems, you may have difficulties getting into or out of the long-tailed speedboat. Please advise your guide of this at the commencement of the tour. Your guide will arrange for the driver to take you to the Bridge by road instead.
- I Asia Thailand will contact you shortly after your booking to reconfirm and advise your pickup time and location (if required). Please ensure that you have entered the correct contact details upon booking. If you have not been contacted by I Asia Thailand, please call us at [ ] (hours of operation are from 08.00am to 18.00pm Monday to Friday and 09.00am to 17.00pm Saturday and Sunday) or email to [ ] If you will not be arriving at your destination with sufficient time to ensure reconfirmation, please contact the local service provider prior to travel. Upon pickup, please present your confirmation/voucher or photo ID in exchange for your activity.
- We pick up from all centrally located Bangkok Hotels
Know Before You Go
- Animals or pets allowed
