3 Days 2 Nights River Kwai and Raft house
Highlights, Experiencing Elephant sanctuary, enjoying train trip on Death Railways, exploring Earawan waterfall and relaxing at the raft house on the lake
Day 01: Bangkok –Elephants Sanctuary- River Kwai (lunch/dinner)
06:30 pick up from your hotel in Bangkok
09:00-09:30 am (approximate), Arrival at Elephants village. Meet and feed the elephants.
Observe the elephants bathing. Clean fruit/vegetables, prepare and cook sticky rice for our old elephants. Lunch, Gathering / planting food for the elephants. e.g. banana trees / sugar cane / banana grass or prepare fruit baskets for the afternoon. Feed sticky rice balls to the old elephants. Take the elephants to the river for a bath / scrub them clean. Feed the elephant’s fruit and vegetables. at 16:00 pm (approximate) depart from Elephant camp and transfer to Phutakien pier and transfer by longtail boat to your hotel , check in, at leisure, Evening: dinner at hotel
Overnight at River Kwai Resotel– standard chalet, air condition, TV, Fridge an en-suite bathroom.
note: at Elephant Sanctuary, Please bring mosquito repellent and a change of clothes (you will get dirty/wet). Women are asked to swim in shirt and shorts in order to respect the Thai culture.
Day 02: River Kwai–Hellfire pass - Raft house lake safari (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
After breakfast, check out and transfer by private longtail boat along the Kwai River to Hintok River Camp, visit Hellfire pass memorial museum before take a historic ride on Death Railways train passing through beautiful view, forests and mountainside, get off at Thakilen station, lunch will be provided at local restaurant, after refreshment, continue transfer by our minibus to a lakeside village where you will board Raft house. Spend the rest of afternoon at leisure, relaxing on deck and enjoy a chilled drinks/beers, or swimming on the lake or fishing (please take fishing tackle by yourself, the houseboat slowly cruises around the lake and will stop near the shore for an overnight
Please bring along your personal stuff i.e. towels; shower gel, hair shampoo and etc to be used for 1 night stay on the Raft house,
BBQ set dinner will be provided on the Raft included soft drinks and chang beer (2 large bottles per person)
Overnight on the Raft house with shower and toilet (without air condition, WIFI, TV and fridge on the raft
Basic amenities are provided: mattress, pillow, bed linen, western-style toilets and a communal shower are provided.
Day 03: Raft house- Erawan National park –Bangkok (breakfast/lunch)
After breakfast, enjoy boat tour around the lake before heading back to the mainland, transfer to visit Erawan National park and waterfall, lunch will be provided at local restaurant, afternoon transfer back to Bangkok and drop off at your hotel before 18:00 pm.
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Deviations in the tour program or change of hotels are sometimes necessary depending on road conditions or availability of rooms.