An amazing event to attend in Thailand is the River Kwai Bridge Week in Kanchanaburi, every late November. Located almost 130 Km from Bangkok and bordering with Myanmar, Kanchanaburi boasts an ancient history from the times of King Rama I who established the town. The province is one of the most interesting venues of Thailand due to the huge 
amount of things to visit. The amazing natural scenery characterized by waterfalls, caves, national parks and the famous River Kwai is absolutely enviable. The Erawan Waterfalls, the war museums and the various temples represent a real resource for this amazing province of Thailand.
The Sawan Bundarn Cave, the Lawa Cave and the Kao Pun Cave are the symbol of the wild nature of Kanchanaburi, besides the Ban Kao National Museum, Trai Trueng Waterfall, Muang Sing Historical Park, the Tiger Temple and the Erawan National Park. In addition, absolutely to see is the amusing Monkeys School, where the animals, rescued from difficult situations, can learn to play and improve their skills. Then, if you like to have an adventurous holiday, you can attend the rafting, elephant tour, canoeing and kayaking, living all the emotions of Thailand!
But Kanchanaburi is famous also for a special event which is annually celebrated and which attracts lots of people from all over the world. The River Kwai Bridge Festival takes place on the bridge and it is characterized by lights and sounds to remind the bombardments of the World War II. The bridge, in fact, was built by Allied prisoners of war, so that today it is a basic venue for celebrations. The event recalls the Death Railway which points out the history of the place and which used to connect the country to the Three Pagodas Pass which marks the border with Myanmar, besides the Hellfire Pass, both built by the war prisoners.
This time the River Kwai Bridge Festival will ta ke place from 24th 
November to 5th December 2009 and it will give hospitality to people from all over the world, with food tasting, shopping and lots of fun! The beauty of the scenery, added to the celebration of tradition and history, is an important ingredient of the event, which is able to attract lots of tourists and citizens due to the presence of a big fair on the bridge, archeological exhibitions and cultural performances.
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