Kanchanaburi - Sangkhlaburi
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4 nights

Day 1: BANGKOK – MAE KLONG - DAMNOEN SADUAK - KANCHANABURI (Breakfast/-/-)

English-speaking guide and private transportation

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•    7:00 am Departure from your hotel 
•    8:30 am Visit of the market on Mae Khlong's rails 
•    9:30 am Long-tail boat trip  
•    10:10 am Visit of the floating market of Damnoen Saduak
•    10:45 am Road to Kanchanaburi. (110km, 2h drive)
•    1:00 pm Lunch at leisure by the river Kwai
•    Kanchanaburi - Namtok (40 min) 
•    3:30 pm Journey on the twist train 
•    4:30 pm Transfer to your hotel (40 min)
•    8:00 pm Dinner at your own expense and overnight at the hotel

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Breakfast at the Hotel. Meet with your guide at 7:00 am. Departure to discover Mae Khlong Market, also known as the train market by road with a distance of 1 hour 30 minutes down the south of Bangkok. 

This market is unique, as the merchants of the area have set up their stalls on the rails, and each time the train passes by, they have to pack up their stalls to unpack their goods again just after the train passes by! 

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From the market you will board a long-tail boat on the canals that irrigate the plantations of the region towards the floating market of Damnoen Saduak you will discover the original way to trade good and good from boat to boat, as the merchants boats are loaded with fruits and vegetables that they sell to the local residents.

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Lunch at leisure on a flowered terrace, passage on the famous Kwai river bridge. Road to Kancahaburi where stands the River Kwai Bridge. Upon arrival, you will be transfer to Namtok station, to board on the death railways train for a ride for a ride through rugged landscapes. Stop at Tha Kilen station, get off and you will be transferred to your hotel.  Rest of evening and dinner at leisure. Night at the hotel.
 

Day 2: KANCHANABURI – SANGKHLABURI (Breakfast/-/-)

English-speaking guide and private transportation

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•    8:00 am Departure from the hotel to the Burmese border (2h30 drive)
•    10:30 am Visits to Wat Wiwekaram temple and Wat Phuttakhaya
•    12:00 pm Lunch at leisure at the hotel 
•    1:30 pm Excursion on the lake and discovery of the sunken temple
•    5:00 pm Check-in to the hotel
•    7:00 pm Dinner at the hotel

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Departure for the Burmese border, crossing varied and colorful vegetation, alternating fields of rubber trees, teak forests, grapefruit and cassava crops.

This morning you will begin with the discovery of the Wat Wiwekaram temple, better known as Wat Uttama, a venerable monk who is highly respected for having contributed to the relocation of the Mon tribes in the village of Baan Waeng Ka. Then you will visit Wat Phuttakhaya, a surprising synthesis of Indian, Burmese and Thai architecture, unique in Thailand.

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Lunch will be at leisure. After lunch you will have an excursion by long tail boat on the lake, huge reservoir that engulfed, in 1983, temples and villages of the Mon tribes, one of the first Sino-Burmese minorities to settle in Thailand.  You will also be able to discover the sunken temple. This will depend on the season and the level of the lake waters. Late afternoon, you will be transported by 4x4 private wheeler vehicle to reach a small Karen minority village in the forest to meet women and children who will receive your donations of basic necessities. Return to your hotel. Rest of evening and meals at leisure. Night at the hotel.