Small Group Tour: Exploring the Unseen Stories of Bangkok's Chinatown

Embark on a small group tour to uncover the hidden tales of Bangkok’s Chinatown. Explore temples, markets, and shops with fascinating stories of Chinese immigrants who built a new life in Siam.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Chinatown - Bangkok - 10:00 AM: Meet your tour guide at BTS Taksin (S6) station, Exit 1. Start with a boat ride to the Chinatown area.

Time to explore Chinatown on foot.

  • Sampeng Market - Visit ancient Chinese temples, a hidden school, and stop at a local coffee shop for a drink.

See the old buildings and hear the stories of the area.

  • Chinatown - Bangkok - Walk to the street art area, visit a Chinese shrine, and see the oldest Chinese house in Bangkok. Engage with the local Chinese community.
  • Chinatown - Bangkok - Explore the former red-light district in Chinatown.
  • Chinatown - Bangkok - Walk to a 150-year-old fresh market.
  • Chinatown / Yaowarat - During the walk, enjoy some snacks and end with lunch at a restaurant that has been open for 30 years.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Food and drink samples
  • Local transportation fee during the trip
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

The Chinatown of Bangkok is among its oldest communities, tracing back over two centuries. This area, rich in temples, shrines, schools, markets, and shops, brims with fascinating stories waiting to be discovered. With knowledge gained from over 50 visits to Bangkok’s Chinatown and informative seminars, we strive to curate the narrative of the Chinese settlers who forged a new life in Siam.
You can explore significant places like piers, ancient commercial streets, Chinese shrines, international schools, gold shops, apothecaries, markets, and places of worship via boat rides or walking tours.
Visitors have the unique opportunity to explore the former red-light district, enjoy an overview of the Chinatown streets, explore exclusive collections in private museums, and potentially meet the goldsmiths in-person.

  • Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately and wear comfortable walking shoes
Location
191 Rong Mueang Rd
Rong Mueang Road
10.00 AM meet tour guide at MRT Hua lampong station Exit 1 meet of the ground level
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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João
Jul 8, 2024
Cultural - It was a fantastic tour with a fantastic guide. Well prepared and showing the core of Chinatown giving all the context and history. Mam is the best guide that I have seen with very good knowledge and very empathic person. Top⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️-Mam the best guide 🙏
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Tartofu
May 17, 2024
An intimate view of Chinatown - This is my second time touring with LJ BIZ Soft Adventure and I am happy to be a repeat customer. I had contacted them over email when I was in the US and arranged the tours with Buay. They are also on Airbnb, Get your Guide etc but I had some questions so ended up signing up over email. Buay answered all my emails fast (especially considering the time difference). When the time of the tour came, she ended up being our guide. I had previously told her about my concerns on the amount of walking during the heat wave we were experiencing. She made sure to give us lots of rest spots, lots of liquids and continually checked on us. She took us to cafe and lunch spot where she helped us ordered local food and drinks we wouldn't know to try. The tour itself was very educational and it's obvious she knows Chinatown inside out. She has a lot of insight into the social/political aspects of her country. Initially, I had doubts about doing this tour since I'm Chinese and didnt feel like I would benefit much from it. However, I learned so much more than just about Chinatown. If you want something deeper from a tour than just surface level book facts, then this one is for you. Also, Buay's English was easily understandable. I also want to mention, she went above and beyond by helping us find a laundromat when we told her we had trouble finding one near our hotel. She even escorted us there so we know where to go. A genuinely nice person that helped make our trip memorable.
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Madeline_v
Jan 17, 2024
Fantastic! - My guide was Eng, she was fantastic! Eng was knowledgeable and knew Chinatown very well. Walked for 3 hours however had many breaks. Had a coffee break, walked through temples, walked through markets and had a delicious lunch. Would highly recommend this tour!
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265rachelleh
Dec 30, 2023
Excellent tour of Chinatown - Had an excellent tour with Buay. She was a fountain of knowledge about the area and Thai-Chinese history as well as modern Thailand. This tour showed me a part of Bangkok I never would have known about on my own. Highly recommend if you want to see the more local experience.
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Sally_p
Dec 16, 2023
Great tour with Mai - What a great tour with Mai. She is knowledgeable and passionate about her city and its heritage. Food tastings were great and the temple visits were very interesting. Thank you for a great day.
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Robyngmay
Oct 9, 2023
Chinatown walking tour - Buay was very informative and knowledgeable about the history and the area. Her English was easy to understand. Some of the sights she introduced were not congested with tourists and more interesting to visit. Highly recommend this walking tour.
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Adam_b
Sep 16, 2023
Very, very good walking experience. - We are very happy we had this walk with George. Full of knowledge, interesting facts and history of Thailand. Plus a very nice guy. We like non-touristy places and this was definitely it. Superb iced tea and coffee. Great noodle soup too. George, thank you for walking with us and helping with the metro tickets and the translating for Dorota while we were shopping.
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Katina_m
Jul 26, 2023
A great experience in Bangkok - My husband and I had visited Chinatown previously, but we would have never known about the sites in the Talat Noi area without joining this tour. Our guide Gee, was friendly, professional and very informative. She enthusiastically explained about the culture, life and history of the area. We can highly recommend this tour.
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Keron
Mar 27, 2023
Must do, amazing - This was by far one of the best tours I have done, I was the only one on the tour and thing got change to cater to me. Great explanation and great conversation. Was made to feel like a friend. Even at the end of the tour we still wondered Chinatown and shown great food places to visit. We had the best DimSims. I was then told how close a lot of the places were to my hotel so I could revist
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Travelplanner057
Jul 22, 2024
Unseen Bangkok - Our group of 7 friends signed up for this walk. We had already visited the Royal Palace previously and were keen to see other interesting parts of the city. Our walk with Ji was exactly as we had hoped. We visited Wat Traimit first then visited some interesting parts of Chinatown. Lunch was in a small place with everything cooked to order. Delicious. A groovy coffee shop and a walk through a trendy local area was a surprise. Ji was a very good guide. Very well informed and enthusiastic. Very good English. We enjoyed our day.
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