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River Kwai Tours |
Sangklaburi (Kanchanaburi) Elephant
Trekking Adventure
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The name Thailand evokes images of the spirit and soul of Southeast
Asia. This trip combines all the best of this enchanting Buddhist
Kingdom filled with ancient temples, tropical jungles, and some of the
most delightful people to be found anywhere.
Explore spectacular waterfalls, Jungle Rivers and exotic Burma (Myanmar). The untouchable land for an hundred years with colorful markets filled with handicrafts. |
| Day 1 | Bangkok- Kanchanaburi Saiyoke Waterfall |
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morning pick up from various hotels in Bangkok by air-conditioned
minibus and depart for Kanchanaburi. - 130 kilometer west of Bangkok.
Visit the JEATH Museum, where they have collection of drawings, pictures
and items connected to the World War II - the museum is replica of a
Japanese concentration camp. The next visit is the infamous Bridge over
the River Kwai. With the Death Railway Train, we drop off at
Wang Po one
of the last terminals of the Thai-Burmese railway. We pass by the wooden
viaducts along bank of the River Kwai. Keep your (video-) camera
stand-by!
Lunch at a local restaurant near Pak Seng boat landing and continue by minibus to the Sai Yoke Noi Waterfall. Time to relax and wash all dust away from the train trip. Continue by minibus as we pass by the Khao Leam Dam for our last trip today to the Ponnatee Resort - This unique wooden bungalow resort is built in a Thai style and is located on the bank of the Songkhlia River. From the resort we have a beautiful view on a Burmese style temple and Mon Village near the mountainous border with Burma. Dinner and overnight in the Ponnatee Resort or Saiyoke Palace. |
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| Day 2 | Elephant Trek - Boat - Karen Hilltribe Village - Rafting - Sangklaburi |
| Breakfast
at resort. The minibus will bring you to the boat landing. Travel by Long-tailed boat along the Bikli River to the starting point of the elephant trek where you arrive after a total of one hour traveling. Observe dramatic mountains and the dense jungle along the river. The boat land near a Karen Village from where the elephant trek starts. Hike with the elephants over mountains, stream and through the jungle till early afternoon. Picnic lunch near a small lake. Relax together with elephants in the crystal clear water. The elephants will bring you to the point where we start rafting down the Bikli River. Afterward travel by a long-tailed boat back to the point the boat landing and then continue a trip by minibus to the resort. In the late afternoon continue the journey to Wat Wangvivekaram in Mon Tribal Village (Sangklaburi). Walk over the world's longest wooden bridge in the village. A stop is at the local market of Sangklaburi before returning to Ponnatee Resort or Saiyoke Place for dinner and overnight. |
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| Day 3 | Three Pagoda - Hot Spring - Bangkok |
| Breakfast
at resort and transfer by minibus to the Three Pagoda Pass ( if
possible, we will cross the border to Burma and explore a colorful local
market with many handicrafts; celadon, teakwood furniture, precious
stones etc.)
Lunch will be provided at a local restaurant. After lunch, we return to Bangkok with a short stop at Hin Dat Hot Springs. Arrive Bangkok in late afternoon and then transfer to your hotel |
| Twin-Sharing | 8,400 Baht |
| Supplement Single | 1,000 Baht |
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