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Private journeyThailand

River Kwai and Ayutthaya, private

3 days · 2 nights

Canals, the River Kwai and the old capital of Siam, with a guide and vehicle to yourselves.

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The journey

A private three-day round trip from Bangkok. Start among the city's canals and flower stalls, spend a night by the River Kwai, then explore the ruined temples of Ayutthaya by tuk-tuk before a cooking lesson and a quiet countryside afternoon on the way back.

Highlights

  • A long-tail boat to a puppet show at the Artist's House
  • The bridge over the River Kwai
  • The Buddha head in the tree roots at Ayutthaya
  • A Thai cooking lesson in a garden house
A train crossing the iron bridge over the River Kwai, with a boat moored below

Take a look around River Kwai and Ayutthaya, private

A stone Buddha head held in the roots of a tree at Wat Phra Mahathat
A painted long-tail boat on a Bangkok canal beside wooden houses
Flower stalls under awnings at Pak Khlong Talat in Bangkok
The golden dome of Phra Pathom Chedi framed by frangipani leaves
A seated Buddha in a saffron sash in front of a brick chedi in Ayutthaya

Planned by one Wedded Advisor

The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.

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  • One advisor, start to finish
  • Hotels our team knows well
  • Dates and pace set around you
  • Flights and extra nights on request

Day by day

How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.

Your route

3 days · 3 stops
  1. Bangkok
  2. Kanchanaburi1 night
  3. Ayutthaya1 night
  4. Bangkok
  1. Bangkok and Kanchanaburi

    Day 1 · Bangkok and Kanchanaburi

    Bangkok's canals, then west to Kanchanaburi

    Collected from your hotel, you climb the Golden Mount, walk through Chinatown and browse the Pak Khlong Talat flower market. After lunch, a long-tail boat takes you along the canals to the 200-year-old Artist's House for a traditional puppet show. Continue west via the great Phra Pathom Chedi to Kanchanaburi.

    Bangkok's canals, then west to Kanchanaburi
    Meals
    Lunch
    Travel
    190 km, about 4 hours
  2. Kanchanaburi and Ayutthaya

    Day 2 · Kanchanaburi and Ayutthaya

    The River Kwai and Ayutthaya

    Visit the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery and the Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, then walk onto the iron bridge over the River Kwai. After lunch, drive to Ayutthaya, the old capital of Siam, and wander its floating market, where paddle boats and stalls ring a pond with an island at its centre.

    The River Kwai and Ayutthaya
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch
    Travel
    180 km, about 4 hours
  3. Ayutthaya and Nakhon Nayok

    Day 3 · Ayutthaya and Nakhon Nayok

    Ayutthaya's temples and back to Bangkok

    Tour the ruins by tuk-tuk: Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Viharn Phra Mongkol Bophit and the Buddha head wrapped in tree roots at Wat Phra Mahathat. In Nakhon Nayok, help the local cooks prepare your lunch in a simple garden house, then see the long Khun Dan Prakan Chon dam and rice planting at a Royal Project farm before returning to central Bangkok.

    Ayutthaya's temples and back to Bangkok
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch
    Travel
    195 km, about 3.5 hours

Where you stay

The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.

  1. Kanchanaburi · 1 night

    Your Kanchanaburi hotel

    By the River Kwai. Or similar

    Superior, 4 star
    Felix River Kwai
  2. Ayutthaya · 1 night

    Your Ayutthaya hotel

    Or similar

    Superior, 4 star
    Classic Kameo

What's included

Included

  • 2 nights' accommodation
  • 2 breakfasts and 3 lunches
  • A private English-speaking guide throughout
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle, with hotel pick-up and drop-off in Bangkok
  • Long-tail boat ride, puppet show and tuk-tuk tour of Ayutthaya
  • Entry fees for the visits in the plan

Not included

  • Dinners, unless you add full board
  • Drinks and personal expenses
  • Gratuities for driver and guide
  • Flights, airport taxes and visas
  • Optional tours

Good to know

Pace
Full touring days, with 3 to 4 hours on the road each day
Starts
Your Bangkok hotel, at about 9 am
Ends
Central Bangkok
Guides
English. Italian, French, German or Spanish at extra cost
Dress
Covered shoulders and knees at temples

Plan River Kwai and Ayutthaya, private with an advisor

Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.

  • Dates, hotels and the price confirmed for your travel window
  • Every day adjusted to your pace, with time for the two of you
  • Flights and the nights before and after planned on request
  • One advisor from first question to the flight home

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Questions couples ask

Is this just the two of us?+
Yes. It is a private journey with your own air-conditioned vehicle and an English-speaking guide. An Italian, French, German or Spanish-speaking guide can be arranged at extra cost.
Which meals are included?+
Two breakfasts and three lunches. Dinners are free for you to choose, or can be added as a full-board option when you enquire.
Where does it start and finish?+
You are collected from your Bangkok hotel at about 9 am on the first day, and dropped in central Bangkok on the afternoon of the third.

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See what this trip covers

A private three-day round trip from Bangkok. Start among the city's canals and flower stalls, spend a night by the River Kwai, then explore the ruined temples of Ayutthaya by tuk-tuk before a cooking lesson and a quiet countryside afternoon on the way back.

  • A long-tail boat to a puppet show at the Artist's House
  • The bridge over the River Kwai
  • The Buddha head in the tree roots at Ayutthaya
  • A Thai cooking lesson in a garden house

Make this trip your own

Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.

  • Add nights before or after

    Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.

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    Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.

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    Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.

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