River Kwai and Thai Express

River Kwai and Thai Express: Popular excursion in Pattaya. The difference from the standard program on the River Kwai on the proposed trip is a visit to the Umbrella Opening Market in Samut Songkran Province.

River Kwai and Thai Express: Popular excursion in Pattaya. The main difference from the standard River Kwai programme on this trip is a visit to the Umbrella Opening Market in Samut Songkhram Province.

Departure: In the morning, after departure, you will stop for breakfast at a café. Then you will visit a farmer’s coconut house and hear about the technology of coconut oil production.
Afterwards, there will be a trip on a Thai long boat to the floating market.

Umbrella Opening Market in Samut Songkhram Province: Exactly at 12:00, a gong rings, the stalls instantly collapse, and a train passes through the market. This train is listed in the record books as the most dangerous.

This market can also be visited on several other excursions: Thai Express and Kwai 2.0.

White Temple: Next, you will visit a beautiful white temple—one of the oldest monasteries in Thailand. Here, you will see the Muay Thai Boxing School. In the courtyard, there is a large pot in which the monks brew special tea for the boxers.

You will be invited to try this tea. Then, there will be a ritual of purifying karma by feeding small animals in a mini-zoo.
The programme continues with a visit to a monkey glade, where you can feed the monkeys and take photos.

Elephants: The next stop is the Elephant Village of Mahavan. You will ride an elephant for about 40 minutes. If you wish, you can give 100 to the driver, which will allow you to swim with an elephant. An elephant may also spray water at you from its trunk. General delight!

Then there is a small elephant show. The elephants will dance on their hind legs, spin hoops, and drink milk from canisters.

Rafting: Next, everyone puts on a bathing suit and heads down to the river. Enjoy rafting on a tropical river using rafts or life jackets for about an hour.

Radon mineral springs: In the morning, after breakfast, depart for the thermal mineral springs. There are pools with different water temperatures, each offering health benefits. At the market, you can buy fruit and sugar cane juice.

Waterfall: Then visit the Erawan Waterfall, located in the jungle, which we will reach in about three hours. Enjoy a full programme: massage, swimming with fish, and extraordinary beauty. The surrounding nature is amazing.
Afterwards, have lunch at the Erawan Reserve.

Day I

• 3:00–3:50 – Departure from Pattaya.
• Visit the Umbrella Market in Samut Songkhram city (breakfast in a café on the railway, watch the train pass).
• Visit a temple built over 400 years ago.
• Wat Baan Kung and Thai boxing school (participate in a wish-fulfilment ceremony).
• Floating Village (25-minute boat ride on the canals of the Maeklong River).
• Lunch at a Russian cuisine restaurant.
• Visit the national park. Swim at Erawan, the largest cascading waterfall (spend 3–3.5 hours).
• Check in at a comfortable hotel with Wi-Fi and a swimming pool with a water slide. (Three accommodation options: houses on the water, on land, or fruit-shaped houses.)
• In the evening, the hotel offers traditional Thai massage for an additional 300 baht.
• Rafting on the River Kwai on a raft with life jackets.
• Dinner at the hotel overlooking the River Kwai. European-style buffet.

Day II

• Breakfast at the hotel overlooking the River Kwai.
• Swim in the hot radon springs (Hindat Hot Spring).
• Visit Sai Yok Noi Waterfall and the Death Railway.
• Elephant village (ride and show). For an additional fee, you can buy tickets to swim with an elephant (800 baht per person).
• Thai-style lunch.
• Visit the Temple of the Tiger Cave: tie ropes for wish-fulfilment with a monk, visit the cave, and see the incorrupt body of the monk.
• Return to Pattaya, watching films on the way.