Daily Package Tour West

River Kwai

River Kwai The infamous Bridge on the banks of the Khwae Yai River is located about 4 km. from the TAT office on Hwy 323. Transported piece from Java by the Japanese Army the bridge was reassembled by war prisoners. Bombed several times by the Allies and rebuilt after the war the bridge’s curved spans are original. An estimated 16,000 Allied POW’s and 50,000 forced laborers died during the construction of the Bridge on the River Kwai. Visit World War II Museum, an open-air museum constructed in the form of actual prisoners of war camp. There are collections of photographs pictures, articles, pistols, knives and other items from the construction of the “Death Railway” Kanchanaburi War Cemetery: The cemetery of the remains of over 6,000 prisoners of war, who lost their lives during the construction of the “Death Railway” World’s famous bridge and train ride to Nam-Tok Station the last existing train station of the Thai-Burma railway in Thailand and enjoying the speedboat trip along the Kwai Noi River, surrounded by the mountainous jungle scenery.