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Bangkok's Famous Temples Tour: Unveiling Wat Traimit, Wat Pho, and Wat Ben
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Bangkok
Unveil the beauty and grandeur of Bangkok's famous temples on this private tour. Visit Wat Traimit, Wat Pho, and Wat Ben, and explore their fascinating history and stunning architecture. Customize your schedule and receive augmented reality content after booking!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Temple of the Golden Buddha (Wat Traimit) - Wat Traimit, also known as the Temple of the Golden Buddha, is a public temple renowned for its massive gold Buddha statue, commonly referred to as “the Golden Buddha,” depicted in the posture of subduing evil. This Golden Buddha statue is estimated to be 700-800 years old, likely cast during the Sukhothai era, marking the early period of Thai history.
- Chinatown - Bangkok - Bangkok’s Chinatown is one of the largest urban Chinatowns. Many argue that it is one of the best places to explore due to its unique characteristics. The main thoroughfare, Yaowarat Road, was constructed in 1891 (2434 in the Buddhist Era). This 2-kilometer road, often called “the Dragon Road,” winds through the historic neighborhood of Chinatown.
- Wat Phra Chetuphon - Wat Pho, also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, has gained increased attention after being registered with UNESCO as part of the “Memory of the World.” Wat Pho is famous for its gold-leaf-covered Reclining Buddha statue, which is an enormous 46 meters long and 15 meters high. Additionally, the feet of the Reclining Buddha are intricately inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicting sacred symbols.
- Chitralada Palace - The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, often referred to as “the White House” of Bangkok, is a stunning building used as a reception hall for the Dusit Palace. Designed in the Italian Renaissance style, it is constructed from Italian white marble and features a large central dome surrounded by six smaller domes.
- Chitralada Palace - Commonly referred to as “the King Palace” by locals, Chitralada Palace is the residence of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit in Bangkok, covering an area of 4 square kilometers. The palace also houses a dairy farm and factories established by the late King Rama IX Bhumibol Adulyadej. It includes research centers focused on livestock and agricultural products aimed at improving the quality of life for Thai people.
- Wat Benchamabophit (The Marble Temple) - Wat Ben, or the Marble Temple, is a prime spot for photography enthusiasts. The temple features a milky-white ordination hall built in a Thai-European style using Carrara marble from Italy. The buildings in this temple are characterized by their intricate high gables, tiered roofs, and elaborate finials. The cloister of the ordination hall showcases unique Buddha images from various Southeast Asian countries, offering a surprising variety of styles and postures.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (along BTS skytrain line in Bangkok downtown)
- Augmented Reality (innovative 2022 Contents), playable on your mobile device
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Admission tickets to all listed temples
- Licensed, professional English-speaking guide
- Travel Accident Insurance
What's Not Included
- Lunch and personal expenses.
Additional Information
Come explore three famous temples of Bangkok with us: 1) Wat Traimit, 2) Wat Pho, and 3) Wat Ben! In brief, you will visit 1) Wat Traimit which houses the world’s largest solid gold Buddha image (5.5 tons of precious gold!), 2) Wat Pho which enshrines the Reclining Buddha image which is registered as the “Memory of the World” by the UNESCO, and 3) Wat Ben which features a great photo spot thanks to its milky, Thai-European style ordination hall made of Carara Marble from Italy. Additionally, our tour will pass by three important landmarks namely: Bangkok China Town, Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, and Chitralada Palace. Our guide will immense you into the interesting chronicle of these places.
. Your tour is private. You can customize your pickup time or travel schedule.
*. You will receive our new augmented reality [AR] contents (playable on your mobile devices) after your booking.
Location
Temple of the Golden Buddha (Wat Traimit)
661 Chaoren Krung Road, Talad Noi, Samphanthawong
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(42 Ratings)
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Poncena9
Jun 5, 2024
3 great temples of Bangkok - Lin was an excellent guide who gave us much information and provided valuable historical data and context to understand the temples we visited and the different forms of the Buddha… she is a great photographer too. She has a happy disposition was and extremely courteous.
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N1996hfsimong
May 31, 2024
Great tour and fantastic guide - Great trip. Our guide Poppy was fantastic. Super friendly, knowledgeable, and spoke great English. She made our visit to the temples much more interesting and insightful then if we had visited them on our own. Highly recommended!
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990kermans
May 31, 2024
Lin, Hilary & Kerman - Lin was fantastic and we would book with and travel Bangkok with her again. She gave us a rich and enlightening history of Thailand, monks, the royal family, Buddha! And the Circle (flower) of life.
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Hnwashington1123
May 31, 2024
Thank You Lin! - Lin and her driver were amazing! I couldn’t imagine doing another tour with another company. Highly recommended :) make sure you ask for Lin
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261chanellc
May 10, 2024
The Best Three Temple Tour - Went to Thailand for a week with family and took the private, english speaking, three temple tour with Ms. Lin (guide) and Kevin (driver). The service was amazing! Contact was made to ensure an accurate pickup and time, and from the moment we were on our way, Ms. Lin was a non-stop temple guide. Four hours of the best time spent on this tour; we learned so much! Definitely a must!
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Kandis_p
Apr 11, 2024
Great experience - Our tour guide, Luck, was amazing! Seeing these three amazing temples by private tour guide + air conditioned car was the only option, as it was way too hot to venture out on our own or via a group tour. Very good value!
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Kmpmhs
Apr 10, 2024
Amazing tour with Luck! So many Buddhas. - Such a fantastic tour! Luck picked us up on time and was a joy from beginning to end. She knew so many details about the temples and we loved learning about them. Her English was very good and she was easy to understand. She was funny and also took lots of photos for us. We had a nice air conditioned car to take us to the three temples, which was needed, as it was a very HOT day. The private tour was perfect for us. Thank you! Highly recommended.
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Hamdan_a
Feb 19, 2024
Great tour - Trip was amazing and tour guide was friendly and informative. It started from hotel and then to the trip itinerary.
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730sherees
Feb 10, 2024
Temple tour - Our tour guide Poppi was amazing. We were in Thailand on a girls trip (11 people). Our tour guide picked us up promptly from the hotel. She was very friendly knowledgeable and accommodating for our large group. She went above and beyond to make sure we had a great time! I would highly recommend her and this private tour!!!
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Arinda_v
Feb 9, 2024
Had fun and learn at the same time! - What an experience !
Had a great time admiring these wonderful and beautiful temples.
Pui. Is a very knowledgeable guide and very easy going.
We loved it!
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