OVERVIEW

Trip Name: RV River Kwai Cruise 4 Days 3 Night (Up Stream)
Tour Code: S51-RVUP-RiverKwai-4D3N-RiverKwaiCruise
Type of trip: Joined Cruise
(Note: RV River Kwai need a minimum of 4 (four) clients to guarantee operation of any cruise)
Trip Duration: 4 Days
Destinations: Bangkok-Kanchanaburi-Ban Hin Dad-Bangkok
Period:
From: Monday-Thursday Up Stream
Thursday-Sunday Down Stream

Package Tours valid until 31 October 2016 but require for surcharge for bellow dates
1. Christmas Eve 2015
2. New Year Eve 2016

BRIEF ITINERARY Up Stream Program

DAY 1 BANGKOK-KANCHANABURI-BAN KAO [-/L/D]
DAY 2 BAN KAO-SAI YOK [B/L/D]
DAY 3 SAI YOK-SAI YOK YAI-BAN HIN DAD [B/L/D]
DAY 4 BAN HIN DAD-KANCHANABURI-BANGKOK [B/L/-]

ITINERARY
Program I – Upstream

MONDAY
DAY 1 BANGKOK-KANCHANABURI-BAN KAO [-/L/D]
07:00 Depart from Bangkok by van/coach to Kanchanaburi via Nakorn Pathom.
09:00 Short stop to visit the highest Chedi in Thailand called “Phra Pathom Chedi” which is the largest pagoda in Southeast Asia.
10:30 Visit to Khao Noi Cave Temple (Wat Tham Khao Noi) located on the west bank of the river. The monastery was constructed on a hill, decorated in the form of Chinese architecture and cultural art. From the top of the monastery observe the beautiful scenery of Kanchanaburi and its mountainous horizon.
Also visit to Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Sua) nearby, built in the form of Thai cultural art. The great Buddha image and pagoda placed in the temple are respected by all Buddhists.
11:30 Continue to Kanchanaburi and visit to JEATH War Museum, a realistic depiction of a prisoner of war (POW) camp with bamboo huts which give an inkling of the grim living conditions and atrocities endured. On display are tools, bombs, photographs, original sketches, testimonies, pictorials and physical memorabilia dating from World War II.
12:30 Visit to Wat Tham Khaopoon, a Buddhist temple which served as a big camp of World War II. There is a middle cave containing stalactites and stalagmites and many remarkable Buddha images. Behind the temple enjoy a marvelous view down the valley of the Kwai Noi River.
13:30 Embark RV River Kwai at Nong Ya dock. Lunch on board while cruising on Kwai Noi River.
Afternoon at leisure!
19:30 Dinner and overnight on board, near Ban Kao.

TUESDAY
DAY 2 BAN KAO-SAI YOK [B/L/D]
Breakfast on board while cruising upriver on the Kwai Noi River to Muang Singh.
09-09:30 Exam on theory
10:00 Visit “Prasat Muang Singh”, historical park with Khmer architecture from the late Lopburi period, some 700-800 years ago. The extensive ruins of the temple beside the River Kwai Noi are a potent reminder of the vast expanse of the Khmer empire. The ancient border town of Muang Singh, “City of the Lions”, was probably established as a trading post.
11:00 Continue by coach to Tha Kilen Train Station.
11:47 Take a 3rd class train to Saphan Tham Krasae passing over the long wooden viaduct.
12:02 Arrive at Saphan Tham Krasae and visit to Krasae Cave situated on the bank of the Kwai Noi River, an excellent view point. The cavern houses a Buddha image.
12:30 Continue by coach and short stop at Sai Yok Elephant Village located right on the river bank, upriver from Wang Pho Bridge.
(Optional: Enjoy half an hour elephant riding through the jungle and along the Kwai Noi River – Extra: Baht 500.- per person)
14:00 Lunch on board while cruising upriver.
Afternoon at leisure on the boat.
(Optional: Enjoy one hour Thai traditional massage – Extra: Baht 500.- per person)
19:30 Dinner and overnight on board near the Resotel.
(Optional: Enjoy 45 minutes Mon dances performance – Extra: Baht 180.- per person)

WEDNESDAY
DAY 3 SAI YOK-SAI YOK YAI-BAN HIN DAD [B/L/D]
Breakfast on board.
09:00 Walk uphill to visit Kaeng Lava Cave. From the landing a short trail leads to the cave which boasts admirable stone draperies and concretions in large chambers. The stalactites and stalagmites are a spectacular creation by nature.
10:30 Cruise upriver to Ban Haad Ngiu and continue by coach to Hell Fire Pass, a part of the Death Railway cut through the stone mountain. Trails lead to Hin Tok Bridge and Konyu Cutting where a plaque commemorates the ordeal of Australian and British POW’s who undertook the hazardous work in precarious conditions at the aptly named pass. The memorial complex (Hin Lek Fai) is intended to honor the Allied Prisoners of War and conscripted people from India, Burma, Malaysia and other countries who died during construction of the railway, as well as all who suffered as a consequence of the hardships.
Rejoin the boat at Kaeng Pa Lorm.
13:30 Lunch on board while cruising upriver, passing Sai Yok Yai Waterfalls.
Afternoon at leisure on the boat.
15:30 Visit a boarding school nearby the bank of Kwai Noi River built under the patronage of H.R.H. Crown Princess Sirindhorn for refugee children.
16:30 Back to boat and cruising upriver.
19:00 “Farewell Dinner” and overnight on board.

THURSDAY
DAY 4 BAN HIN DAD-KANCHANABURI-BANGKOK [B/L/-]
07:00 Offering foods to monks (making merit in Buddhist style) at nearby temple.
08:30 Breakfast on board.
10:00 Disembark and return to Kanchanaburi by coach. Visit the Thailand-Burma Railway Center Museum, an interactive museum which provides a remarkable research and information centre dedicated to presenting the story of the Thailand-Burma Railway. Also visit to the Donrak War Cemetery which contains the remains of 6,982 Allied prisoners of war who perished during the construction of the “Death Railway”. Continue to the world-famous bridge over the River Kwai. The sturdy Iron Bridge spanning the River Kwai Yai, which was a crucial part of the Death Railway, was built in some 16 months by Allied prisoners of war and Asian conscripts. The bridge was destroyed in Allied bombing raids towards the end of World War II and was later rebuilt by the Japanese as war reparations.
13:00 Lunch at River Kwai Restaurant, next to the bridge.
14:00 Proceed to Bangkok.
18:00 Arrive Bangkok and transfer to your hotel or to Bangkok Airport.

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The RV River Kwai, the first inland cruise ship in Thailand, is a newly built colonial style river cruiser based on designs used by the original Irrawaddy Flotilla which was founded in Burma in 1865 and by the 1920s was the largest privately owned fleet of ships in the world.
The RV River Kwai carries a maximum of 20 passengers in 10 teakwood cabins (single deck) and operates on a 4 days/3 nights year round program every Monday-Thursday and Thursday-Sunday on both Upstream and Downstream programs alternately.
The RV River Kwai opens up an entirely new area for river tourism in Kanchanaburi province west of Bangkok. Every morning and afternoon land excursions are offered to visit attractions along the river including temples, historic sites, Khmer ruins, waterfalls, war cemeteries, hot springs, the bridge on the River Kwai, and local attractions, etc.

Air Draft 11.5ft / 3.5m
Tonnage 155.69 tons
Engines 2 x 200 hp Hino engines with inboard propulsion; propellers have 4 blades, 3ft diameter
Speed 8 knots cruising
Power 1 x 75kva Caterpillar (recon) genset, 1 x 20 kva port/emergency genset, shore lines to bases on river
Cabins 10 deluxe staterooms of 3m x 4m with own shower, water closet, air-conditioned, mini safes, etc.
Public Upper deck is open plan with dining, bar and seating areas covered by a collapsible frame awning to enable vessel to pass under low bridges
Water Water tanks
Sewage Holding tanks to pump out to on shore sceptic facility
Comms Thai GSM cellular, FM Radios, PA system, tannoy
Safety Smoke detectors in all cabins, emergency lighting and generator, fire extinguishers, pumps and hoses, life jackets for all passengers, life rafts, ship’s motorized tugboat
Navigation Ship’s horn, searchlights, Garmin GPS (Global Positioning System)
Amenities Fully equipped kitchen, refrigeration units
Crew Thai crew of 11.

PRICE & INCLUDE

CHILD POLICY:
• Children of 4 years and older must solely occupy a berth and pay the full rate (same as adults).
• Infants below the age of 4 years may sleep in their parent's cabin without extra charge but parents are to provide own baby food.
• NO triple rooms or extra beds are available.

INCLUSIVE OF:
• Accommodation on RV River Kwai, meals as mentioned above, coffee, tea & drinking water.
• Transfers and sightseeing tours with English, French or German speaking local guide (together with other cruise members).
• Entrance fees.

NOT INCLUDED:
• Optional tours.
• Expenditures of a personal nature for bar and laundry.
• Gratuity to crew.
RESERVATION POLICY:
• Option terms can be offered as follows:
More than 120 days prior the departure date :30 days option
between 120 days and 60 days :15 days option
between 59 days and 30 days :7 days option
between 29 days and 11 days :1 day option
This option expires if deposit payment is not received by us by the stated date.

PAYMENT TERMS:
• 30% deposit is required upon confirmation of any bookings, refundable up to 61 days before departure and non refundable for charters.
• Final balances must be paid 31 days before departure or the booking may be cancelled and the deposit forfeited.

CANCELLATION TERMS:
More than 60 days prior o departure : NO cancellation fee
Between 60 and 31 days prior to departure :20% of contract rate
Between 30 and 21 days prior to departure :50% of contract rate
20 days to departure day and no show :100% of contract rate

CRUISE OPERATIONS 2015-2017
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