Bangkok City Tour: Grand Palace and Temples

Book this private half day Bangkok city tour to immerse yourself in the cultural and historical heritage of Bangkok by exploring the Grand Palace, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, the temple of the Emerald Buddha, the option for Wat Pho and Amulet Market. Enjoy this tour with an experienced local tour guide.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bangkok - Following hotel pick up from Bangkok city area hotel at 9 am by English speaking guide start your private Bangkok half day city tour.
  • Wat Phra Chetuphon - Your first stop will be Wat Pho. Wat Pho, or the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, is the most established and biggest Buddhist temple in Bangkok. It is home to more Buddha pictures than some other Bangkok temple and it shields the largest Buddha in Thailand.
  • The Grand Palace - You will continue to visit The Grand Palace. The Grand Palace was a former residence for King Rama I to King Rama V of the Rattanakosin Kingdom. Today, the place is used for hosting royal ceremonies and welcoming the king’s guests, State guests, and other foreign dignitaries. It is also a place where remains of kings and high-ranked members of the royal family were situated before cremation.
  • Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) - Keep on enjoying Wat Phra Kaew. The Wat Phra Kaew, otherwise known as “the temple of the Emerald Buddha” located within the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok is Thailand’s most sacred temple and an important pilgrimage site for Thai Buddhists. The temple enshrines Thailand’s most highly revered Buddha image, the Emerald Buddha. The image is housed in the ubosot (ordination hall), an extremely ornate building constructed during the second half of the eighteenth century subsequent to King Rama I having established Bangkok as the new capital of Siam. The walls of the Rattanakosin style building are decorated with paintings.
  • Amulet Market - Your next stop will be Amulet Market. A market offering amulets and Buddha statues in Wat Ratchanadda offers substantially more than just religious knickknacks and images. Souvenir ideas include khon masks delicately crafted by hand. It is always a hive of activity with collectors coming from all over Thailand and spending thousands of baht for a rare prized original. There are thousands of amulets, Buddha’s, statues, ornaments of Thai monks and so forth starting from a few baht up to unimaginable prices. Each Amulet is unique and brings a specific form of luck.
  • Temple Of Dawn (Wat Arun) - Next you will visit Wat Arun. One of Bangkok’s most famous landmarks and known from many postcards, the Wat Arun is best known for its massive prang, a tower on the Chao Phra river bank built in Khmer architectural style. The prang with its height of more than 80 meters is the tallest in Thailand.The Wat Arun, commonly known as “the Temple of Dawn”, is one of only six temples of the highest grade of the five star Royal Temples, and therefore one of Thailand’s most esteemed temples.Finally, it’s time to return. You will be dropped off at your Bangkok City hotel safely at approximately 2 pm.
What's Included
  • English speaking guide at the time of sightseeing
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off at Bangkok City area
  • All attractions entrance fee
  • Transport by air-conditioned private car
What's Not Included
  • Personal expense
  • Any item not included in inclusions
Location
Bangkok
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Northstar243462
Aug 15, 2024
Excellent Informative Tour - Excellent tour and learned a lot of valuable information. Would highly recommend. Miss Lacharoche was very knowledgeable and provided us with a great experience.
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Kim_l
Jul 30, 2024
Had an amazing day doing the half day tour!!! - We took the half day tour on 30/07/2024 and had Adam as our guide. We had a blast! The temples were very beautiful and Adam did his best to tell us as much as possible about the temples and history of Thailand. We had a private chauffeur who brought us to all the different locations. We are very glad we made the decision to do the half day tour and we want to thank Adam and the chauffeur for making this day amazing. We definitely recommend booking it.
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Stephenmm4328fz
Jun 3, 2024
Excellent tour and tour guide - Great experience and our tour guide was the best. Well worth the expense of private tour guide where you are provided with a more personalized tour. Our guide was outstanding
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Blair
May 6, 2024
Fantastic tour - The best tour guide i have ever had this tour was fantastic from start to finish. I look forward for our next tour and will definitely use this company in the future.
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Paradise49382873776
Apr 10, 2024
Amazing Tour Experience - The tour guide was very experienced and we were able to see all the main sights in a manner that was relaxed. Overall I would recommend this tour company again. They were able to accommodate our needs and overall a very enjoyable experience in Bangkok.
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Jamesru1438oa
Apr 3, 2024
Sophie Rocks! - Sophie was delightful with her great sense of humor and enthusiasm. There is a lot of terrific information in this tour.
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Vinniesworldschoolin
Mar 26, 2024
Just what we asked for! - It was fab! We had a great time! The tour was exactly what we asked for! Puk was able to tailor the tour to suit our family needs on the day! We got to see everything we wanted to see! Perfect!
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G9205hzjamesf
Mar 26, 2024
Excellent tour - Very professional and engaged in providing me the best information. the whole tour was efficiently run and timely. Well worth the time
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Danieljhorn29
Mar 25, 2024
Best way to see these sights! - Overall, we had a great day! For a group of 9 people, this was the best way to see the sights in the city. The tour guide and our driver were excellent. She was promptly on time for pickup at the hotel, the driver had a luxurious, air-conditioned van, and I do not know that we would have been able to see all the locations if we tried to do this on our own. I would highly recommend the tour!
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Rickbf6504vj
Apr 13, 2024
Quick tour of Bangkok - We got to see a lot in an afternoon. Sophie had great stories. We did have trouble with the driver as she pulled away when I wasn’t fully in the car yet. I was very lucky not to be injured.
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