Tour of the River Kwai and the Forest Tiger Temple

General information

DestinationCategory
Bangkok, ThailandSightseeing Tours

Program details

Visit the world famous bridge on the River Kwai and marvel at the remote forest temple of Wat Pha Luangta Bua where Buddhist monks live side by side with various wild animals. On this tour you will take in the bridge on the River Kwai, built during World War II by prisoners of war and immortalized by Pierrre Boulle’s novel and David Lean’s film. Here you will see the moving cemetery of Allied soldiers, home to 9,000 graves of prisoners of war who died whilst building the bridge. You will also visit the JEATH museum to learn more about this dark yet fascinating period of history. Then venture deep into Thailand’s wild forests to witness the extraordinary way in which the local monks live with various tigers and are even able to take them on a walk on a leash.


Leave Bangkok, making the scenic journey to the town of Kanchanaburi to discover the famous bridge on the River Kwai. Visit the well-kept Wat Cemetery of Allied Prisoners, which contains the graves of an estimated 9,000 Allied soldiers who lost their lives while building the bridge and constructing the notorious "Death Railway”. You will also enter the JEATH Museum (standing for Japan, England, America/Australia, Thailand and Holland) to take yourself back in time to the harrowing era of the 2nd World War and unearth the stories of thousands of prisoners taken captive in the thick Asian jungle.


Then be amazed as you come face to face with wild tigers and other animals at the forest temple of Wat Pha Luangta Bua. Marvel at the calmness and control of these monks over such fierce predators and be sure to bring your camera to capture the unique event of the tigers being walked whilst on a leash.


Meeting/pick-up point: Pick up from hotel.

Duration: Eleven hours.

Start/opening time: At 7am.

Languages: Arabic.

Others: Just as with a visit to a game reserve where wild animals are not caged, the tour to the forest temple carries a small amount of risk. To ensure maximum safety, all participants must fully comply with all instructions given by the tour guide or the monks.