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The River Kwai of World War II fame is also a scenic waterway flowing
between limestone cliffs and rolling mountains. The Jungle Rafts resort
in Kanchanaburi province is only a two drive and scenic 30-minute
boat ride from Bangkok.
Accommodations on rafts are simple, charming, and comfortable. Even
a one-night visit is well worth-while. Light is provided by lanterns,
and you feel at one with the peaceful river and surrounding forest.
The resort is notable for the relationship which it has established
with the adjacent village, populated by descendants of the ancient
Mon people. Tourism has enabled the traditional Mon dance and life
style to survive here, and visitors enjoy an exuberant dance performance
in the evening.
Activities available include visiting the Mon village, shopping for
inexpensive Mon and Burmese handicrafts, hiking to a large cave, mountain
biking, elephant riding,
canoeing down the River Kwai, or just rocking in a hammock on the
riverside.
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Suggested Trip - 2 days/1 night
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1
Pickup from Bangkok for a two-hour journey northwest
to the
town of Kanchanaburi. Visit the famous bridge, war cemetery,
and a unique thatch-roofed museum housing photos and memorabilia
from the Death Railway.
Take a ride on the historic Death railway to the end of
the line, where a boat takes you winding through mountains
covered with lush forest and bamboo until you reach the
Jungle Rafts. In the late afternoon, visit Mon village and
after dinner enjoy their dance performance.
DAY 2
Wake up as the mist is clearing off the river and enjoy a hearty
American breakfast, followed by boat trip downstream to the
Kang Lawa Cave. For the active, you may also rent mountain bikes
for an hour's ride through forest and farmland. Return by boat
and air-conditioned van to Bangkok after a Thai/Burmese lunch.
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Suggested Trip - 3 day/2 night Eco-Tour
Day 1
Pickup from Bangkok for a two-hour journey northwest
to the town of Kanchanaburi. Visit the famous bridge, war cemetery,
and a unique thatch-roofed museum housing photos and memorabilia
from the prisoner of war camps during World War II.
Take a ride on the historic and highly scenic Death Railway
to the end of the line, where a boat takes you winding through
mountains covered with lush forest and bamboo until you reach
the Jungle Rafts. In the late afternoon, visit the nearby Mon
tribal village and after dinner enjoy their exuberant dance
performance.
Overnight at Jungle Rafts.
DAY 2
Wake up as the mist is clearing off the river and enjoy a hearty breakfast; then take a canoe trip upstream to an impressive mountain cave, the Lawa cave.
In the afternoon, you may use the resort's mountain bikes
for an hour's ride through forest and farmland, set against the lush mountains between Thailand and Burma.
Overnight at Resotel. The sister resort
consists of comfortable, rustic individual bungalows on the river bank.
DAY 3
After a stroll around the wooded resort, take a boat downstream to visit Hellfire Memorial Pass, a well-known site in World War II site where war prisoner built the famous railroad to burma. The pass is now again forested with an abundance of trees.
Lunch and return to Bangkok by air-conditioned van.
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