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Bangkok: City Highlights Temple and Market Walking Tour
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3 Ratings
Khwaeng Talat Noi
Immerse yourself in the cultural and historical heritage of Bangkok by exploring the Grand Palace, the Emerald Buddha Temple and the options for Wat Pho, local markets and Wat Arun. Enjoy this trip with an experienced, local tour guide.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- The Grand Palace - Immerse yourself in Bangkok’s rich cultural and historical heritage by visiting the Grand Palace, the Emerald Buddha Temple, Wat Pho, local markets, and Wat Arun. Enjoy this journey with a knowledgeable local tour guide.
- Wat Phra Chetuphon - In 1782, King Rama I relocated the capital from Thonburi to Bangkok and constructed the Grand Palace next to Wat Pho. By 1788, he initiated the renovation of the deteriorating Wat Pho. The marshy and uneven site was drained and filled before construction began. During this period, Rama I also collected Buddha images from abandoned temples in Ayutthaya, Sukhothai, and other locations in Thailand, many of which were housed at Wat Pho. This includes remnants of a large Buddha image from Ayutthaya’s Wat Phra Si Sanphet, destroyed by the Burmese in 1767, which were incorporated into a chedi within the complex. The reconstruction took over seven years, and in 1801, the new temple complex was renamed Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklavas.
- Temple Of Dawn (Wat Arun) - Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan is a Buddhist temple located in Bangkok Yai district on the Thonburi west bank of the Chao Phraya River. Named after the Hindu god Aruna, symbolizing the radiations of the rising sun, Wat Arun is one of Thailand’s most famous landmarks. The first light of dawn reflects off the temple’s surface with a pearly glow. Although the temple dates back to at least the seventeenth century, its iconic prang (spires) were constructed in the early nineteenth century during King Rama II’s reign.
- River City Bangkok - Return for lunch at River City Bangkok.
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What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Entrance ticket
- All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
Location
River City Bangkok
Soi Charoen Krung 24
River City Bangkok, The Anchor of Arts & Antiques is a shopping center in Bangkok, Thailand. It is on the Chao Phraya River on the Si Phraya Pier near many large hotels. It is accessible by car or boat.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Tarryn_e
Feb 13, 2024
Informative tour - Our tour guide Luke was fantastic and shared lots of informative info about the temple, palace and the history behind everything. The tour company didn’t have our name for whatever reason but accepted us anyway. However it seemed disorganized. We also found the heat overwhelming so we chose to only do one temple when we paid for 3. I feel like that is something people should know before booking.
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Niteshs
Nov 23, 2022
Definitely highly recommended - This was a really well planned trip with our guide. It was a super hot day and the guide tried to find shady spots to give us detailed info as we proceeded through the tour. All in our group enjoyed themselves, while taking lots of photos - even with our guide helping to take photos of us. Glad that I did this tour with a guide - there's lots of info that I had no idea about. Definitely highly recommended
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Greg_and_roseanne
Apr 19, 2019
Definitely needed a guide to fully appreciate Grand Palace and temples - Spent a wonderful morning with Mhom visiting the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun. We tried to navigate a temple by ourselves a few days ago but found it confusing and realised we needed an experienced guide. We are so glad we did this tour! We received very detailed information beforehand about appropriate dress, meeting place and how to travel by public transport to the meeting point. We enjoyed the ferry trip to our meeting point! Mhom was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour. It was extremely hot but she plied us with water, found shady spots to chat to us about what we were seeing. No question was too difficult for her - including questions we had about other sights we had visited or things we’d noticed but didn’t understand since arriving in Bangkok. We were also grateful to her for negotiating a low price for our return Tuk tuk trip at the end of the tour. Very highly recommended !
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