KANCHANABURI Bridge On the River Kwai Hellfire Pass Death Railway 🇹🇭 Thailand

KANCHANABURI is a 2 hour drive West of BANGKOK. Amazing Nature with waterfalls and World War 2 History. Famous for the Bridge over the River Kwai and the Hellfire Pass. Easy weekend trip from Bangkok.
The history is impressive, visit the War Cemetery and the Hell Fire Pass Interpretive Centre. There are nice waterfalls and the whole area is covered in jungle. There are several good Restaurants to try.
During the construction by the Japanese of the Thailand Burma Railway Thousands of prisoners of war and Asian workers suffered and perished.
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00:00 Intro
00:22 Trip to Kanchanaburi
01:29 Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
02:42 Thailand-Burma Railway Centre
04:01 Tongkan Cafe
04:58 River Kwai Bridge
06:00 Keeree Tara Restaurant
06:37 The Modeva Hotel
07:27 Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi Waterfall
09:48 Hellfire Pass Interpretive Centre
13:03 Burma-Thailand Railway
14:19 Hellfire Pass
19:04 Home Phutoey Hotel
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[@rico77yt]

My Dutch-Indonesian grandfather and his brother were Japanese prisoners of war and forced into labor on the Burma railway. His brother died during that ordeal and was buried at the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery after the war. My family and I visited the cemetary in 2010 and were greatly touched by how amazingly well the Thai people are maintaining that cemetary up to this day.

[@jackpoirrie9429]

My fathers uncle also had to work there, luckily he survived to be 100 years old...amazing! Visited the cemetary twice and will be there again in 2025 to honour all those sadly missed loveones.

[@globaltravelmate]

Dank je voor deze reactie Rico. Ze onderhouden het perfect.

[@globaltravelmate]

@@jackpoirrie9429 Thanks for your reply Jack. When was the last time you visited? The Hell fire Pass Centre is really amazing to visit now.

[@rico77yt]

​@@globaltravelmate En jij bedankt voor de video. Indrukwekkend die Hellfire Pass. Zowel de natuur als de geschiedenis, zoals je benoemd. Volgens mij bestond dat museum nog niet toen ik daar was. Reden om weer eens terug te gaan.

[@jackpoirrie9429]

​@@globaltravelmatedat is zeker 8 jaar geleden, er was een soort van museum tent waar je door kon lopen, stelde niet veel voor. Nog altijd indrukwekkend om al die Nederlandse en Indische namen te zien op die perfect onderhouden begraafplaats! Ze waren zo jong en zo ver van huis.....

[@Samsumi90]

Oh the bridge on the river kwai and hellfire pass are amongst my favorite historic places to visit in Thailand 👍👍👍

[@billybobs5257]

Wow, thank you sharing. Nice history lesson.

[@stea73]

Been there many times ...always a good idea to escape from bustling BKK 😅! Last time I took cheap train from Thonburi station 100bath😅

[@tuxithai1532]

Yes, but Thai PAX only 25Baht, thebbest is the Rhythmen at the second half track, this is Speed Metal.

[@กิตติพร-ฌ9บ]

Thank you for sharing your story. The nature there is absolutely amazing.

[@banjemine4150]

Thanks Jeroen! Always good seeing you. This video really meant a lot to me. I took my Malaysian mother there in 2015 as a day-trip, and it was extremely moving. We were the only ones at the Hellfire Pass. She passed away later that year. My father worked for Royal Dutch Shell, and ended up in Indonesia where I grew up for 16 years. So I got why you stopped at that fuel station, and appreciate you sharing your story.

[@globaltravelmate]

Wow, interesting to hear that Benjamine. I also took my mother there in January. It was very impressive indeed. The mix of history and stunning nature. These videos for me privately are also a great way to relive the nice destinations we went to visit in Thailand.

[@klausw.5612]

Important not to forget this time and have the respect for the people who have died. Thank you for sharing your trip. 🙏🇹🇭

[@RyuRaza]

In the the description you mention that Kanchanaburi is West of Bangkok, but in the video "east of Bangkok" 😂

[@micktheleg1049]

The graveyard is a very humbling place to visit. The whole town is great for a mini break and history lesson.

[@Henkie0011]

Very nice. Although the history isn't. 😢 But it will be on my to-do list. Thanks.

[@GuyGoesGreen]

Really appreciate your thorough coverage of the area and activities you can do. It's on my list to go at some point, a very emotional trip I expect.

[@andersfant4997]

Important history.. And easy understandable history🙂

[@popicorn99]

Thanks for sharing , very informative,respectful and well presented as always.

[@globaltravelmate]

Thank you!

[@juleskayak]

Excellent video thanks for sharing

[@jonhobson3592]

On my list to go. Especially poignant for me in memory of my late great WW2 pilot father 😢

[@kashifakbar8751]

Thanks for showing us around Jeroen. The cottage was very nice indeed 👍🏼😆

[@Straprockers]

You need to try the rafting hotels up north the river. So beautiful.

[@annecy49]

Loved this content, Jeroen, thank you. At the time I visited Kanchanaburi, that museum was not open yet and I'd love to go back again after seeing your video, and doing more exploration.

[@globaltravelmate]

It looks very different now. I love how they made it more into a museum now.

[@LaurenceHoward-f4h]

Double wow…… firstly it’s so refreshing to watch a video in Thailand which isn’t walking up and down streets with bar girls. Secondly the scenery is absolutely stunning. And on top of that the history lesson was exceptional. I’m British and have seen the movie more than twice and know the story of what happened relatively well I thought. I never knew of the high concentration of Dutch POWs !. A great video with good production. Needless to say I am now a subscriber to your channel and hope when I check out your back catalogue it doesn’t revert to a bar street walk every episode. Great job.

[@globaltravelmate]

Thanks for the great reply. I made over 1300 videos in Bangkok/Thailand. No Bargirls in them, as far as I know :-) Welcome to the channel.

[@ianwallace16]

I was the only person on a day tour to the Bridge and Hellfire Pass…a very moving experience I’ll never forget. RIP you brave souls 🙏🏻

[@globaltravelmate]

Hi Ian. Did you go from Bangkok and come back on the same day? How long was the trip?

[@ianwallace16]

@@globaltravelmate Yes left from my hotel in Bangkok…full day trip as the Pass is another 90 minutes from the Bridge.Its a fair walk from the parking area and many steps down to the floor of the pass.A visit to the museum is a must.

[@tahjong]

Thanks for the infos. I have been 4 times there and see always new things. Last time first he time at hellfire, at C times was closed

[@Geoffreyboucher]

Cheers as always jereon for a cool video,,,,peace and happiness 😊😊😊😊😊 really enjoyed watching this 😊😊😊

[@globaltravelmate]

Thanks Gef!

[@alexp852]

Very interesting video 👍🏼

[@tiggerfilm9996]

ที่น้ำตกขอแนะนำให้เจ้าหน้าที่ช่วยจ้างคนดูแลความสะอาดและจัดโซนขายของให้เฉพาะ เพราะเป็นแหล่งท่องเที่ยวหลักครับ

[@janthomsen2657]

Been there some years ago. Defenetly a place to go in the Bangkok vicinity. Availible at tripadvisor f.e. for 1-2 days. Don‘t miss!

[@tuxithai1532]

Danke für die Erinnerung, war mit meiner Frau letztes Jahr an der Brücke, natürlich stilecht mit dem Zug ab Jaran Sanitwong für 25 Baht, 100 für Langnasen. Der Weg war in diesem Fall auch ein Ziel.

[@mikew9999]

I was there several years back. It is a very fascinating and moving experience. You can ride the train across the bridge if you would like. I read that the bridge was not actually on the River Kwai but the Mae Klong. Pierre Boulle's book was about a fictitious bridge modeled after the one on built on the Mae Klong, but in his book he called it the River Kwai , and then the movie was made with the name River Kwai. But since it was already famous by that point, and not wanting to lose the tourism, Thailand solved the problem by simply renaming the river.

[@thestaffrockband]

Amazing places and quite beautiful! How are the mosquitos up in these areas; ever any problems?

[@JacksparowLL]

Great trip.

[@robandbenci4675]

Hi Jeroen. Just watched your video. My uncle was a prisoner of war as part of the british army who survived the camp there. I remember seeing him in the early 1960,s. A frail man that never recovered from the horor of the camp. Really was hell for all the people that worked on that railroad. Do they know the actual location on the camp? My wife is Thai, and knows nothing of that time. Maybe to painfull for the Thai people of the time. Will go on my next trip to Thailand A special thank you for doing the video. Rob and Benci, Toronto, Canada

[@globaltravelmate]

Thanks for your reply, glad you liked the video. The camps seemed to move along with the progress of the railroad. I am sure you will be impressed by the Cemetery and the Hellfire Pass Museum.

[@robandbenci4675]

@@globaltravelmate thank you. Always enjoy your video's Rob

[@ไพศาลบุตรสวัสดิ์-ฏ4ล]

So good I like KANCHANABURI

[@aenaluck]

I love Kanchanaburi, it’s the province that I’ve been to the most ( cause my aunt lives there ) Lots of cool things, nature, history, food, etc.🥰😋

[@globaltravelmate]

The province really has a lot to offer, nature and culture.

[@Sunnysdelights]

Been there , nice trip

[@SelwynSeychelles]

Jeroen, I am off there in November leading a one week residential trip with some students🙏🏾

[@globaltravelmate]

Sure you will have a good time there Selwyn. The nature is amazing and there is a lot to tell.

[@GertWohmann]

Kann ich nur empfehlen es ist eine sehr interessante Tour.

[@josefegli1013]

I Love Kanchanaburi ❤

[@GaengphedMoo]

That museum, is that the Yeath War Museum just a stonethrow away from the bridge? Been to Chunkai as well, lot's Dutchies there too.

[@globaltravelmate]

No, the Yeath War Museum is next to the bridge. This one I was is next to the cemetery.

[@iaspace6737]

หลายอารมย์ เพลิดเพลิน หดหู่กับสงครามในเวลาเดียวกัน

[@gertdrok9016]

Always Impressive to see this part of Thailand with his Horrible History. 🙏

[@silvio5219]

Better go west :-)

[@globaltravelmate]

You are right Silvio. Oops 🙂

[@MtekAndroidTv]

Surely the a-hole on the jetski 6:20 is breaking the law?

[@globaltravelmate]

Not sure about the law. Therefore no comment :-)

[@maxhyper2863]

It is sad that the colonial government abandoned bodies of Asian citizens after the war ended. They did not even have a cemetery or grave to name them. They were buried in mass graves.

[@michaelhay8712]

Thais have erased being occupied by Japan along with enslaving their own people.