River Kwai Jungle Rafts

How to Get Here

To reach us, Do set GPS to “Phutakien pier” or “14.281035, 99.000796” only.
DO NOT set or search by the hotel name,
there is no road access to our floating hotel and will lead you no where.

Easiest and most value of money way to get to us is to book our Package Tour which
we guarantee daily departure from Bangkok

BY CAR FROM BANGKOK

DRIVING DIRECTIONS (TRAVEL TIME ~ 3 HOURS)

  • From Phra Pinklao Bridge; take Pin-klao Road for 35 kilometers until reach A2 junction.
  • Turn right and follow road signs for Ratchaburi.
  • Pass through Nakhon Chaisri and Nakhon Pathom province bypass.
  • About 5 kms further from the bypass, take a flyover bridge with a sign for Kanchanaburi Take highway no. A323 to Ban Pong and follow road signs for Kanchanaburi Before reaching Kanchanaburi City,turn Right at Yak Kang Seung junction.(From Kanchanaburi city, following road signs to the Saiyok Noi Waterfall or Sangklaburi.)
  • Drive straight around 50 km til passing through Saiyok Noi Waterfalls on your right.
  • Continue straight around 8 km. You will see a road sign Phutakien Pier (Resotel pier) on your left.
  • Turn left and carefully drive downhill for about 900 m to the pier at the end of the road.
  • Then take a long-tail boat from Phutakien Pier (Resotel pier) to River Kwai Jungle Rafts.

Getting here from Kanchanaburi city
to Phutakien Pier (Resotel pier)

(DRIVING TRAVEL TIME ~ 1 HOUR)

  • It is recommended to take a local taxi which could cost around 900 – 1500 baht depending upon your negotiations and perhaps upon the number of passengers and luggage. We believe it is reasonable for the approx. Distance of 60 kms from the city since they will also have to drive back to the town without passengers. They will be able to drop you off right at the pier.
  • Alternatively you may take a train to Namtok Station and then grab a local transportation to Phutakien Pier (Resotel pier). The train goes by schedule so you will need to be punctual. After arriving at Namtok station, the local van/ truck drivers will be sitting around the station and will probably approach you to ask where you want to go. The cost per person for the local transport is around 150 baht if it is a joined transfer. If there is no one else on that ride, you will have to rent the whole vehicle and that would cost 600 – 700 baht / vehicle.
  • It is very crucial to make sure that they will drop you off at the pier and not at the main road. This must be made clear before taking the ride. The pier is around 2 kms from the main road going downhill to the river. It can be an exhausted walk with your heavy belongings on a hot day. There is no walkway and it could be dangerous while walking down.

Joined Long-Tailed Boat

(EVERY HOUR DAILY)

HOTEL ADDRESS :

RIVER KWAI JUNGLE RAFTS

Baan Tahsao, Amphur Saiyok,
Kanchanaburi 70150, Thailand

GPS coordinates 14.281035, 99.000796

FOR RESERVATIONS & ENQUIRIES

  • Bangkok Reservation & Sales Office: +66 2 642 5497, +66 2 642 6362

Our Complimentary check-in/out joined transfer boats departs from Phutakien Pier (Resotel pier) to River Kwai Resotel

EVERY HOUR DAILY

Check in: 2 pm – 6 pm
Check out: 8 am – 12 pm (noon)

Out of the above periods Only private boat rental available for 1000 baht/ boat / trip.

Secured parking lot available at Phutakien Pier (Resotel pier) (our private pier).

River Kwai Jungle Rafts is situated in the heart of the dense forest and right on the historic River Kwai. Jungle Rafts can be easily reached by a wooden long-tail boat, the traditional and local transportation, from Phutakien Pier (Resotel pier) (see map).

An exhilarating twenty-minute boat trip from our pier through spectacular gorges and clusters of brilliantly coloured birds, delight the senses as one ventures deeper into the wild of the jungle.

By Train From Bangkok

Take Thonburi - Nam Tok Train route.

There are two trains a day that run from Thonburi station in Bangkok to Namtok, stopping at both Kanchanaburi and River Kwai Bridge stations. Thonburi – Namtok trains are available in 3rd class train only (no air-con). The ticket fare is approx. 100 baht. Please check for update at www.railway.co.th

Morning Train

Leaves Thonburi station at 07:50, arrives at Kanchanaburi at 10:25, River Kwai Bridge at 10:42, and Nam Tok at 12:35.

Afternoon Train

Leaves 13:55, arrives at Kanchanaburi at 16:24, River Kwai Bridge at 16:33, and Nam Tok at 18:30. Depart at Namtok Railway Station at the ned of the route and rent a local mini truck to Phutakien Pier (Resotel pier) (10 kilometers from the station – on left hand side of 323 highway). Just give a full name of our resort to the driver. The cost of joined local transportation is 150 baht / person. He/ she will bring you down to our Phutakien Pier (Resotel pier) where you will take a boat transfer to our resort.

Joined Long-Tailed Boat

From Phutakien Pier (Resotel pier) to the resort

SCHEDULED BOAT TRANSFERS PHUTAKIEN PIER (RESOTEL PIER) TO RIVER KWAI JUNGLE RAFTS PIER. IF YOU PREFER TO TAKE PRIVATE BOAT OR LATE EMBARKATION

When you arrived at the pier We organize daily free scheduled Boat besides these times, additional expense is required at your own cost. (1,000 baht/ boat for Private Transfer and 400 baht/person for Joined Transfer)

Joined Long-Tailed Boat

(EVERY 30 MINS. DAILY)

HOTEL ADDRESS :

RIVER KWAI JUNGLE RAFTS

Baan Tahsao, Amphur Saiyok,
Kanchanaburi 70150, Thailand

GPS coordinates 14.281035, 99.000796

FOR RESERVATIONS & ENQUIRIES

  • Bangkok Reservation & Sales Office: +66 2 642 5497, +66 2 642 6362

ROAD TO RIVER KWAI JUNGLE RAFTS

OUR PRIVATE TRANSFER

RIVER KWAI JUNGLE RAFTS

OUR HOTEL MANAGED TRANSFERS ARE PROVIDED WITH AN AIR-CON VAN
INCL. EXPERIENCED DRIVER. FLEXIBLE PICK UP TIME.

To help our guests with the decision whether to go for our own provided transport or for public taxis, we strongly advise to have a look at the following link. Here we will explain very briefly and honestly why we suggest our guests to go for our transport possibilities instead of the public taxis. The most important reasons are our flexibility and the guarantee of arriving at the destination without any inconveniences.

Read this article
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PRIVATE TRANSFER RATES

RIVER KWAI JUNGLE RAFTS

Air-con vehicle incl. driver.

Downtown
Area in Bangkok
PRICE: 4,800 BAHT
/ VEHICLE / WAY
Suvarnabhumi &
Don Muang Airport
PRICE: 4,800 BAHT
/ VEHICLE / WAY
Pattaya City PRICE: 7,000 BAHT
/ VEHICLE / WAY
HOW TO BOOK

After booking a room via our booking system. In the second page under “ENHANCE YOUR STAY”, you will see Private Transfer options where you book the transfer at the same time of the room reservation. Or submit your request to our reservation staff at [email protected]

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