Bangkok Canal Tour: Explore Hidden Local Life
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4,466 Ratings
Khwaeng Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang

Embark on a 2-hour canal tour in Bangkok and discover a hidden side of the city. Escape the tourist crowds and experience the authentic local life of Bangkok from 50 years ago.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Baan Silapin - Located on the banks of Klong Bang Luang on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River, Baan Silapin (The Artist’s House) is a hidden gem devoted to preserving Thai culture. Here you’ll experience what life in Bangkok was like before the concrete jungle took hold.
    The wooden house, over 200 years old and lovingly restored by its…
What's Included
  • Long-tail boat ride
  • Bottled water
  • Licensed English speaking tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Tip/gratuities for the guide
Additional Information

This 2-hours canal tour gives participants the chance to experience a local part of Bangkok, far away from the crowded and well-known tourist areas. Get to see a part of Bangkok where you would never come on your own and experience life in Bangkok like it was 50 years ago!
For join tour, we keep as a small group tour with 10 persons.
For private tour, we…

Location
Elefin Coffee
Maha Rat Road
The meeting point is at the bus stop opposite Elefin Coffee on Maha Rat Road, just south of the Wat Pho. Our guide will be waiting at this meeting point.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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426rohang
Mar 27, 2025
Great tour with friendly guide - Quality tour, canal route was scenic and several points of interest were noted and explained. Ken was an excellent guide, super friendly and helped take photos. Stopped off in the floating market containing the artist house, which serves good coffee and souvenirs.
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Sallytalbot
Mar 26, 2025
10/10 would do again - This was the perfect tour for our family. Ken was such a great guide. We loved it. Thank you. From feeding the fish to mango smoothies and brilliant pics of the area 🙏
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Lynn_b
Mar 26, 2025
Canal tour Bankok - It’s va very interesting tour, full of history. Our guide was attentive and spoke very good English.
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796philippam
Mar 25, 2025
Highly recommend!! - A lovely way to see the city, understand more about Thai culture, history, and the beautiful people. Our tour guide was truly fantastic!!!
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Jeana_t
Mar 25, 2025
Lovely way to see different parts of the city! - We booked this last minute as it was our last day in Bangkok and extremelyyy hot out. It was nice to be on the water and get a tour where we could relax and sit. I dont feel like we necessarily learned a lot, but it was a cool way to see different parts of the town, venture down little canals, and see homes of local people. We also stopped at an artist village along the canal, which was cute!
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Lynn
Mar 24, 2025
Canal Tour Bankok - Our guide Ana spoke very good English and was very informative. She made extra effort to keep an eye on all of us so we wouldn’t get lost and to make sure we enjoyed our experience
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Jennyfj2944qz
Mar 24, 2025
Loved this little adventure! - The 2-hour canal tour is the way to go since sometimes it can take a bit waiting for the canal to open. Joe, our tour guide, was great, very nice and informative. Commentary can be a little hard to hear if you are in the rear of the boat while it is going along. Especially loved the walk-about in the little canal shopping area; was introduced to mango sticky rice and haven’t stopped eating it since! Overall, loved this little adventure.
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Kezb306
Mar 24, 2025
Definitely recommend - Anna was amazing, would definitely recommend her great tour, really nice to just enjoy the view from the long boat. The driver loved to boot it when he was allowed which was sooooo fun
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Chelsey_b
Mar 23, 2025
A must do! - Such a good experience! You definitely see a different part of Bangkok and the small village that you can walk round is just idyllic. Everyone’s so friendly and the ice cream was amazing! Our tour guide Joe was brilliant.
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Sightsee522659
Mar 27, 2025
Felt like a waste of time for me. - Tour guide was nice enough, but the tour was pretty lame. You are looking at old run down homes then stop at a random market to buy souvenirs. There are a million better things to do in BKK.
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