DURATION Tour code: FOT Tour style: Classic
TOUR DAYS 14
Tour comfort: Standard Tour pace: Moderate
Ideal for 10+ Teen Departures
River Kwai & Jungle Adventure
Experience the real Thailand
This trip is packed full of activities and experiences to give you an insight into traditional Thai life. We stay in raft houses on the famous River Kwai, walk through dense rainforest and experience the warm hospitality of local villagers in their homes. We try a little bit of everything: from cookery to cycling and cities to beaches.
Magic Moments
Spending time living with the locals in a village homestay
Snorkelling through a kaleidoscope underwater world
£1139 1025 DAYS 14
TOUR ONLY PRICES £
ADULT PRICE CHILD PRICE*
£1887 1693 DAYS 15
FLIGHT INCLUSIVE PRICES £
ADULT PRICE CHILD PRICE*
Sliding down tropical rivers on bamboo roafts
Towering above the world on elephant back
Cooking up a jungle curry
KWAI NOI RIVER Bamboo rafting
Cycle to cave Jungle raft house
Pakseng Pier
Kanchanaburi Visit The Bridge
Nakhon Pathom
Cooking class Grand Palace Wat Po
Sleeper train
Where will we sleep? 6 nights standard hotel, 2 nights simple raft house, 2 nights simple jungle lodge, 2 nights basic homestay, 1 night overnight train. What will we eat? 12 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 4 dinners are included. Swimming: The hotels in Bangkok, Khao Sok, Koh Samui and Krabi have pools. Transport: Minibus, boat, ferry and train. Tour Staff: Explore Tour Leader, boat crew, driver(s) and local guide(s). Group Size: Generally 14 - 20. Minimum Age: 8
Planned tour dates
2014 Tour only dates 06 Apr - 19 Apr 20 Jul - 02 Aug 27 Jul - 09 Aug 03 Aug - 16 Aug 10 Aug - 23 AugT 17 Aug - 30 Aug 21 Dec - 03 Jan
2015 Tour only dates 05 Apr - 18 Apr 12 Jul - 25 Jul 19 Jul - 01 Aug 02 Aug - 15 Aug 09 Aug - 22 AugT 16 Aug - 29 Aug
Flexible fl ight options We have a range of fl exible fl ight options available, please call our sales team for more details.
Minimum child age 8 on date of departure * Aged 8-11 years on the date of departure T Teen Departures – age 11 and over on date of departure
Please go online to fi nd all our adult and child prices by departure date
These prices are guide prices, see page 92 for details
14 day tour itinerary
Day 1 Join tour Bangkok. Option to view the city’s stilt houses in longtail boats along the klongs (canals). Day 2 Bangkok Visit the Grand Palace then create a delicious Thai curry in a cookery lesson. Days 3/4 Raft houses Stay in raft houses fl oating on the River Kwai. Enjoy bamboo rafting and cycle through the jungle to limestone caves. Day 5 “Death Railway” Visit the railway near Kanchanaburi that was constructed by Japanese prisoners of war. Take a sleeper train south. Days 6/7 Jungle experience In Khao Sok National Park, ride elephants through lush rainforest to a nearby waterfall and take a guided walk. Days 8/9 Homestay Stay with Thai
or call our family experts on 0844 499 0603
families for two days and experience daily village life where fi shing and farming is a way of life. Days 10/13 Koh Samui Relax with plenty of free time on this paradise island. Take a boat trip into the Ang Thong Marine National Park for snorkelling and swimming. Fly to Bangkok. Day 14 Tour ends Bangkok.
Please go online for our full detailed tour notes.
WINTER: For trips over Christmas and Easter we change destinations and head to the Andaman Sea west coast where conditions are more favourable at that time of year.
69 BANGKOK
Andaman Sea
Ang Thong Marine NP Snorkeling & walks
KHAO SOK NP Elephant ride Jungle walks
Punpin KO SAMUI Surat Thani VILLAGE HOMESTAY
Mangrove boat trip Activities with villagers
KRABI Koh Phi Phi beaches Speedboat to 0 km
River Kwai & Jungle Adventure FOT Christmas & Easter
90 km
Gulf of Thailand
Asia - Thailand
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