Floatel River Kwai

... 20 minutes as we headed up river. Finally we arrived at our destination, our “oasis” on the river Kwai.  I say oasis because our hotel, of floatel as it was called, was a series of rafts tied together and sitting off the banks of the ...

... accommodations in Nam Tok, we paid 500 baht for lunch.   Our accommodations of choice in the area were the River Kwai Jungle Rafts.  These were floating boats with hotel accommodations - they called them floatels. The boat trip there ...

... ; It also possesses many waterfalls, national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries.  More on those and the history of the area to come.   We stayed on the River Kwai...literally on it...in a floating cabin at a beautifully landscaped resort. ...

... we were used to.  But it was their treat, so we didn't complain.  This particular room was a floating house on the River Kwai.  Lush jungle all around, water rushing by and beneath the cabin, and a pool and restaurant on site.  ...

... First stop was and allied forces WW2 memorial which was quite spectacular, then we headed to the war museum and the bridge over the river kwai (which has a long and interesting story behind it which i think may bankrupt us if i tried to type it out now). ...

... around the floating market, watched some snake charmers with pythons, cobras and other slimy snakes and visited the bridge over the river Kwai.  We took a train ride on the 'death railway' and enjoyed the fantastic views close to the Burmese ...

... expire and pay a fine at the airport (?), then got a bus over to Kanchanaburi and stayed on a floating guest room on the river Kwai. The room was fine, bouncing around in the room after the wave from the several passing speed boats was interesting and ...