Bridge on the River Kwai, Hellfire Pass & Sai Yok National Park

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During the second World War, the Japanese army forced prisoners of war to build a railway between Thailand and Myanmar. The length of this railway was about 415km through very difficult terrain. It is estimated that about 16,000 POWs died while building the railway.

The Bridge of River Kwai was bombed several times during the war. Nowadays the bridge is still used by trains. At the Jeath War Museum there are replicas of the bamboo-huts used to house POWs during the occupation. We also visited the Kanchanaburi Allied War Cemetery and took a ride on the train beside the River Kwai.

Hellfire Pass is the name of the railway cutting accomplished with minimal equipment through rocks. The name comes from the fact that the torchlights used by the POW's, made look the place like a scene from Hell at night.

In the Sai Yok National Park we participated a raft trip and could swim next to the waterfalls.

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