Private 2-Day Kanchanaburi Tour from Bangkok

Kanchanaburi is about three hours west of Bangkok, which is long enough that a day trip leaves little time on the ground. This two-day, one-night private tour spends a night there, with a private air-conditioned vehicle and a local driver collecting you from your Bangkok hotel.

On Day 1, after the drive, you float on a bamboo raft along the river and ride a short stretch of the Death Railway from Tham Krasae Station, a line cut into the cliffside during the Second World War. You then visit the Kanchanaburi Skywalk and the Bridge on the River Kwai, with a short city tour before you check in to your hotel. On Day 2 you leave in the morning for Erawan National Park, whose seven-tiered waterfalls have emerald pools you can swim in. After lunch you visit Mallika R.E. 124, a recreated Siamese town, then Wat Tham Suea above the rice fields and limestone mountains, and Meena Cafe, which overlooks the temple, before driving back to Bangkok.

The price includes the admissions to Erawan National Park, Mallika R.E. 124 and the Skywalk, the bamboo raft, the Death Railway ticket, the vehicle and driver, tolls, fuel and the operator's insurance. Hotel accommodation, meals and drinks, tips and personal expenses appear in the list after the inclusions, so treat them as extra, and book your own hotel in Kanchanaburi or ask the operator. The listing names a driver, not a guide.

The operator is SST Global Tour, and the tour is booked through GetYourGuide with free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start. It suits travellers who want to see Kanchanaburi without the stress of the drive, and who prefer an overnight stay to a rushed day trip. For a wildlife alternative from Bangkok, see the Khao Yai trek on this site.