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River Kwai One Day Tour from Bangkok (SHA Plus)
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River Kwai One Day Tour from Bangkok (SHA Plus)

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Ages 2-99, max of 15 per group
Duration: 13h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Round Trip Transfer
  • English Speaking guide
  • Lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entry/Admission - JEATH War Museum
  • Entry/Admission - River Khwae Bridge
  • Entry/Admission - Thailand-Burma Railway Centre
What's not included
  • Gratuities


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Option 1
    Hilton Garden Inn Bangkok Silom, 320 Silom Rd Khwaeng Suriya Wong, Khet Bang Rak, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10500, Thailand
    For Join Tour:- 06:30 am - Meet us at Hilton Garden Inn Bangkok Silom Address: 320 Silom Rd, Khwaeng Suriya Wong, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
  • Option 2
    Four Points by Sheraton Bangkok Ploenchit, 566 Thanon Phloen Chit, Khwaeng Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330, Thailand
    For Join Tour:- 06:00 am - Four Points By Sheraton Bangkok Ploenchit Address: 566 Phloen Chit Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Pickup details
  • For Private Tour:- Free of charge Door to Door Pick up for CITY CENTER BANGKOK DISTRICT AREA (3 KM radius area) with namely Sukhumvit Soi (Lane) -1 to 33, Sukhumvit area Soi 1 to 33 (odd) and Soi 2 to 24 (even), Pratunam, Silom, Langsuan, Wireless Road, Sathorn, Surawongse, Siam, MBK, Yawarat (China Town), Khao San Road (Excluded City Tour) can pick up only in our meeting Royal Rattanakosin Hotel You can also join our tours at BANGKOK MEETING POINTS - Our office, Sun Leisure World Corporation, 23rd Floor, Athenee Tower 63 Witthayu Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand An additional surcharge for hotel pickup outside 3 miles (5 km) radius from the city center is applicable and payable on the day of your activity.
Hotel pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
    Additional pickup options
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included pickup points.
    • Sun Leisure World, 23rd Floor, Athenee Tower 63 Thanon Witthayu, Khwaeng Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330, Thailand
    End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      • Not wheelchair accessible
      • Pushchair accessible
      • Near public transportation
      • Infants must sit on laps
      If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 91960P295

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Most travellers can participate
      • We are SHA Plus certified. ​ A certificate awarded to an organisation proving that they have approved Covid-19 health and preventative protocols in place and that 70% or more of all employees have been fully vaccinated.
      • Please note height for child is below 110 cm, if over 110 cm please use price for adult
      • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

      • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

      If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 91960P295

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      • Sight Seeing Bangkok
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      • Bipiboo
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Fantastic way to see everything with a knowledgeable guide
        This was a fantastic way to see the Palace and temples our guide Mr Panu was fabulous, he took his time to explain everything and took so many photos for us
        Written 14 January 2025
      • AmirNader
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        City tour review
        Phuket City Tour was prompt. They took us to three different view point’s and to a temple. Could not see any monkey and we stopped at old town Phuket for an hour to relax and shop.
        Written 14 January 2025
      • D2017AQrickf
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Awesome day
        Amazing trip. Would highly recommend. The awesome tour guides were very organised and took us to spectacular spots, they were very friendly and knew what they were doing. One of the tour guides knew English, Chinese & French and probably other languages too. The buffet provided was delicious. Thanks guys for the fantastic day
        Written 14 January 2025
      • veshannah
        0 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        A good way to see the city
        This was a good way to see parts of the city I hadn't seen yet. The guide was very attentive, taking pictures for me and providing me with cover-ups for the temples. She was also very knowledgeable and answered many of my questions about the history and culture of Thailand. The Big Budda is closed until further notice due to a mudslide but we were taken to places where we could see it from a distance. My only complaint that isn't "really" a complaint is that I thought we would get a guided historical walking tour of Phuket Old Town but instead, we were released to wander for an hour on our own.
        Written 11 January 2025
      • sanjanapc
        0 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Good experience of Bangkok
        Overall the tour was good. The guide was thoughtful and attentive. Since we had opted for a private tour we were expecting a private car to take us around. However, we took public transportation. The upside was that we got to experience different forms of transportation- tuk tuk, boat. There was quite a bit of walking involved. Felt a little rushed.
        Written 9 January 2025
      • Jay M
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Fantastic View Tour
        The views were awesome. The tour time itself was appropriate for the directive. For those of us who toured a little faster than normal, the driver was always nearby to let people back on the bus early (HOT day!). Daisy, my tour guide was informative, polite, and anthuastic. Would definitely do a different tour with her in the future!
        Written 8 January 2025
      • HopeWinters53
        0 contributions
        2.0 of 5 bubbles
        Slow down!
        While the sites we visited were beautiful, The guide for this tour walked and spoke very fast! It ruined the experience for us. The day was hot and we had to beg for a stop for water.
        Written 6 January 2025
      • JoyW30
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Amazing tour
        Excellent tour! Our guide picked us up from the hotel promptly and was friendly and professional. He provided history and explained key facts about the landmarks. He took photos for us and answered all our questions. Would recommend this tour to anyone.
        Written 5 January 2025
      • Q2345JUtimr
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Temple tours.
        Had a great trip! Tour accommodated our pickup out side the area. Our tour guide was wonderful. Struggled a little with the English language, but was delightful and very knowledgeable.
        Written 3 January 2025
      • jonjU7177PF
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Efficient transport to airport
        Efficient and timely pick up. Driver was a little early but didn’t rush. Drop off right at the door for check in. Would recommend.
        Written 30 December 2024
      • hdfatboy08
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Great tour
        Wonderful tour of Phuket and seeing the monkeys was fun. The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend
        Written 29 December 2024
      • D2630IBmarye
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Excellent Nuri
        Nuri was brilliant. She was engaging and knowledgeable.we were able to visit lots of places, we especially liked the pier and market. The meal was very good
        Written 25 December 2024
      • davemE7201FF
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        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        TripAdvisor vet all the trips! A complete disgrace
        This was a complete waste of money. We wish we had read other reviews before booking this trip. We booked the 10am canal and temple trip. We were messaged the day before advising a new meeting time of 9am. It transpired that we were added to a 'private' tour of the canals which worked out more convenient and cheaper for the tour operator. Otherwise, we would have been the only couple on the 'group' tour at the later time!! The canal tour was way too long, 1/2 hr would have been sufficient. The golden Buddha we were hoping to see was completely covered in scaffolding and tarpaulin, which weren't told before hand, so saw nothing of that. The tour operator was inaudible, with poor English and extremely lacking in information during the trip. The boat driver thought it was great to constantly speed up and slow down to the extent that both of us felt sick on a canal!!!! To us, it looked like the tour guide just used some random boat rather than a dedicated, reliable person. We noticed she hagled with the driver prior to boarding the boat. This might be normal, but it may have been the reason why the driver felt the need to speed up and slow down all the time. On completion of the all too long canal trip we were handed over to another tour guide for the three temple section of the tour. We have no idea what her name was as her English was appalling. To the point where we both stopped listening to her due to the lack of diction and clarity. We were taken to each temple, at one point having to board a local bus. We found the temple visits interesting but learnt very little to nothing from the tour guide. We felt it would have been just as easy catching the public river taxi and going to the temples under our own steam saving a considerable amount of money. Finally, after visiting the last temple, we were led to the public river taxi, made to purchase 2 tickets back to our original meeting point and left to our own devices. It quite clearly states that the tour starts and finishes at the meeting point. We should not have had to purchase our own taxi tickets to return to the meeting point. We felt this tour was nothing short of a 'scam'. TripAdvisor needs to get a grip on these sort of trip providers and come down hard on them and remove them from the site otherwise the TripAdvisor brand will be seriously harmed. I've read some of the responses from the trip provider to some of the other recent bad reviews. They are not constructive and do not accept any responsibility for their poor standards. Others, please be very wary of booking this trip!!!! If we could rate it lower, we would!!
        Written 24 December 2024
      • KrisztinaO_12
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        2.0 of 5 bubbles
        The tour was not what we bought
        The tour was good but completely rearranged and not what we paid for, we booked 3 temples but they took us to the Grand Palace, where we already booked another tour with another company, Siam. Unfortunately the company didn’t tell this on time so we not only lost out on this trip but also lost our next day booking because neither tour companies (Siam) nor Tripadvisor helped to sort out the issues.
        Written 24 December 2024
      • Jon J
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Convenient airport pickup
        Very easy and convenient. Meeting place as described. Waited less than 10 minutes for driver to come around. Comfortable vehicle for 4 plus luggage.
        Written 23 December 2024
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      J C
      27 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Growing up watching the movie it’s now a reality. Ruch, our guide picked us up fairly on time in our lobby. He was very informative, full of knowledge and very clear in speaking, we could all understand. The lunch buffet was good, view was nice fr the dining area. The only problem was the FEES we paid for the boat and train ride which was necessary to experience and to get to on the River Kwai, bridge and cave. Though only 300baht, it should have been disclosed in the description online. Or under the “NOT INCLUDED” so no surprises when you get there. A minor detail BUT an important one! Other than that we enjoyed it.
      Written 28 October 2023
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      melissajX9387SB
      Wollongong 51 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Early pick up due to distance to travel today.
      Picked up and dropped off to hotel.
      Tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Visited all the places included in the tour however Was a bit disappointed to find out on the way, that if we wanted to take the jetboat ride to the first bridge it was 300Baht each and if we wanted to be guaranteed a seat in the train for the 1hr 40min ride it was another 300Baht each. This should have been included in the price or otherwise state this in exclusion list.
      Was disappointed that we were seated on the right side of the train and missed out on photos of the train going over the bridge over the river Kwai before our final stop. Tip try to sit on left side .
      The bus was a bit tired and air conditioner wasn’t cooling well.
      Lunch was a nice buffet lunch. Plenty of time to walk over the train lines and bridges and photo opportunities.
      Still recommended tour just be aware of extra costs on the day to bring extra cash.
      Written 1 April 2024
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      Farieda
      Amsterdam, The Netherlands105 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Jun 2023 • Solo
      The tour was very good. We went to the war cemetery, took a lboat to the bridge and went on the train. The tour guide was very informative although could not always understand him well. He would direct us to the best places to take pictures and offer to take yours. The bus wasn't the newest but adequate and a/c was working. Check when you book that you have the boat ride included as apparent wasn't in mine. I paid 300 baht extra to have a guaranteed seat.
      Written 24 June 2023
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      Lundy W
      Singapore, Singapore10 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Jan 2024 • Solo
      The guide that was assigned to our group was Mr Rach. He was very helpful throughout the tour and made effort to explain the history of the places we visited.

      The highlight of course was the Bridge on the River Kwai and the train ride on the death railway. Other than that, the Jeath war museum is very run down. The exhibits were in poor condition and photos were copies made. It could have been better curated, but probably due to budget limitations. I didn't mind payment 300B$ extra for the long tail boat ride which was fun. Also another 300B$ to secure a seat on train ride that was over an hour. The lunch buffet was acceptable.

      Personally I felt that there should be more time given at stop points in places of interest. The group was given only 10 mins at Bridge of the River Kwai area before we had to move on. Also, the ride in the van was not so comfortable. Bear in mind that the trip each way out of Bangkok was over 3 hours. Overall, the trip was an experience and great for those who appreciate history. If you are spending many days in Thailand and have the time to spare, this tour can be recommended. Just need to manage your expectations and the day will be fine.
      Written 30 January 2024
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      Good morning, thanks for traveling with us, thanks that you like our Tour Guide and overall, we only provide Van -Toyota Commuter with comfortable seat for 10 and it is small group as advertised. We also provide a perfect time at different attraction, However if you need more time and more place to visit, i will highly recommend you to book a private tours with us. Once again a great thanks for visiting with us. we are very sorry that you did not like some of the places which is really beyond of control as it is antique and heritage place, people come to visit these things only, We may not be able to manage or arrange those museum. Our apology for things if gone wrong from our side, with your kind feedback we will do our best to correct. regards
      Written 31 January 2024
      This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

      Greg H
      Rivervale, Australia68 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      May 2023 • Couples
      It was a long day commencing with a hotel pickup at 6.30am and return around 4pm as the Bridge Over River Kwai is nearly 2 hours by road from Bangkok. We toured the war cemetry, Jeath war museum, the Bridge Over River Kwai and spent nearly an hour travelling on a train on the famous railroad. The tour also included a long boat ride on the River Kwai which was a bit of a thrill as the long boat reached speeds over over 20knots. A nice buffet lunch was also provided. If you are interested in history and you like to see a pictureque part of Thailand then this tour could be for you.
      Written 12 May 2023
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      Wanderer519491
      2 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Jun 2024 • Couples
      Dear TripAdvisor Customer Service,

      I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with a trip we booked through TripAdvisor on 21st June in Thailand. Unfortunately, the experience was far from what we expected due to several significant issues.

      First, the mini bus provided for the trip was extremely uncomfortable, which made the journey unpleasant. To make matters worse, the bus broke down, leaving us stranded at a garage for almost two hours in extremely hot conditions. While the tour operator was apologetic, this delay severely impacted our schedule.

      Our itinerary included a visit to the War Museum, followed by a boat ride to the bridge over the River Kwai, and a train ride with lunch. However, due to the breakdown, we were unable to see the entire War Museum. After reaching our destination, we were supposed to return to the museum, but instead, we had only a quick walk on the bridge and a brief 10-minute visit to the cemetery.

      We were only a short distance from our next destination when the breakdown occurred, but it took considerable time for another bus to be ordered and arrive to pick us up. This delay caused us to miss out on valuable time at our planned destinations and resulted in us being two hours late returning to our hotel. We were supposed to be back between 5:30 to 6:30 PM, but we didn’t return until 8:30 PM.

      I understand that mechanical issues can occur, but the lack of a comfortable vehicle and the significant delay were unacceptable. We were looking forward to a smooth and enjoyable experience, but these issues severely affected our trip.

      I hope that TripAdvisor will take this feedback seriously and address these concerns to ensure future trips are more reliable and comfortable for other customers. Additionally, I would appreciate information on any compensation or reimbursement for the inconvenience we experienced.

      Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your prompt response.

      Sincerely,
      Steve Jones
      Written 22 June 2024
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      Good morning We are very surprise to know about this as we do not have any issue like this with our product, may I please request you to contact us, or pls make sure you are writing review for correct experience. we have enough bus and van to back up any of our experience. However we are pleased to put full refund if we have not given you any of our service to our promised itinerary regards
      Written 23 June 2024
      This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

      Lai Lai C
      6 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Very heart felt to see and heard the history of war. Nothing benefit war. This message need to educate in family and school.
      Written 17 June 2024
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      Dillon O
      Atlanta, GA6 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      An extra charge of 600 baht upon arrival to the tour for long tail boat and train car.
      We had no idea until we were on the Van.
      Written 25 April 2024
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      Dave H
      Brandon, SD19 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      The guide was well organized. The driver was very good through all the traffic. The sites were very good to see. Very impactful to learn more and see more about that history. The train ride was fantastic. Very glad I chose this tour.
      Written 26 March 2024
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      Larry K
      4 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Feb 2024 • Family
      It's kind of a long ride but the guide was very helpful and did his job well. Great lunch. Great history and beutiful scenery. No complaints!
      Written 19 February 2024
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