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Kanchanaburi Short - 4 Days (Bangkok, Hellfire Pass, Erawan, Sai Yok & Western Thailand)

4.3(4 reviews)4 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Four days on the Burma line and at Erawan. The bridge, the cemetery and Erawan in two days from Bangkok, without Hellfire Pass.

Slow Compass
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Four days on the Burma line and at Erawan
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Bridge on the River KwaiAround a hundred thousand Asian labourers and twelve thousand Allied prisoners died building the Burma railway.
  • Hellfire PassThe Konyu cutting was dug through rock with hand tools by prisoners working eighteen-hour shifts by torchlight, which is where the name…

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 3 nights accommodation as listed: hostel, homestay or tent, shared
  • Riverside guesthouse accommodation
Transport
  • Shared airport transfer both ways
  • All internal transport as listed: coach, train or shared jeep
  • Rail on the surviving Death Railway line
Meals
  • Meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 15
Permits & fees
  • Hellfire Pass memorial museum and guided cutting walk
  • Erawan national park entry
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Elephant attractions, which this trip does not include
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Most meals
  • Upgrades from shared transport to private
  • Travel to Bangkok
  • Thailand entry requirements
  • Most meals

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Kanchanaburi Hostel

Hostel

Days 1–3

What you'll eat

3 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 4 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 4.

  • DinnerServed on day 1
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–4

4 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Slow Compass
4.3 (4)

Based in Pune

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.3/5
Based on 4 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.3/5
Guide
3.8/5
Itinerary
3.5/5
Transport
4.0/5
Accommodation
3.8/5
Tour operator
3.8/5
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Yuki Tanaka – Dublin2025-02-23 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Solid operator.

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Manav Sethi – Delhi2025-02-23 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Recommended.

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Priya Nair – Chandigarh2025-02-23 · Verified booking

Well paced over 4 days with enough free time to not feel herded.

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Elena Petrova – Zurich2025-02-23 · Verified booking

Well paced over 4 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Would send friends their way.

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