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Bangkok's Grand Palace and Temples Tour: Historical Landmark Exploration with Local Guide
4.5
38 Ratings
Khwaeng Talat Noi
Experience the historical grandeur of Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Temples with a local guide, exploring the iconic landmarks and immersing in Thai history and culture.
Experience the historical grandeur of Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Temples with a local guide, exploring the iconic landmarks and immersing in Thai history and culture.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Grand Palace - Meet your English-speaking guide at the meeting point. Start the journey by walking 6 minutes from the meeting point to the Grand Palace. Nowadays, the Grand Palace is still used for official events. Several royal ceremonies and state functions are held within the walls of the palace every year.
- **Temple of the Emerald Buddha…
- The Grand Palace - Meet your English-speaking guide at the meeting point. Start the journey by walking 6 minutes from the meeting point to the Grand Palace. Nowadays, the Grand Palace is still used for official events. Several royal ceremonies and state functions are held within the walls of the palace every year.
- Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) - Visit Wat Phra Kaew, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. Explore the Grand Palace which was the official residence of the Kings of Thailand.
- Wat Phra Chetuphon - Visit the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. The temple is considered the earliest center for medical public education surrounded by marble illustrations, the birthplace of traditional Thai massage which is still taught and practiced at the temple until today.
- Temple Of Dawn (Wat Arun) - One of Bangkok’s most famous landmarks is known for its giant tower next to the Chao Phraya River standing 70 meters high. The temple is decorated with tiny pieces of colored glass surrounded by Chinese porcelain.
What's Included
- Admission to the Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha Temple
- Access to Wat Pho
- Entrance to Wat Arun
- Professional licensed guide
- Drinking water provided
- Admission to the Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha Temple
- Access to Wat Pho
- Entrance to Wat Arun
- Professional licensed guide
- Drinking water provided
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
The stunning and remarkable Grand Palace is unquestionably Bangkok’s most notable landmark. It is an essential attraction that you shouldn’t miss when visiting the city. Constructed in 1782 AD, it served as the residence of the Thai King, the royal court, and seat of administration for 150 years. The Grand Palace of Bangkok stands as a majestic…
The stunning and remarkable Grand Palace is unquestionably Bangkok’s most notable landmark. It is an essential attraction that you shouldn’t miss when visiting the city. Constructed in 1782 AD, it served as the residence of the Thai King, the royal court, and seat of administration for 150 years. The Grand Palace of Bangkok stands as a majestic monument, constantly impressing visitors with its exquisite architecture and intricate detailing, all which bear testament to the skill and creativity of Thai craftsmen. Make the most of your visit to this historic monumental by securing a skip-the-line ticket with a seasoned local tour guide. Your tour isn’t complete without exploring the nearby attractions including Wat Phra Kaew or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Royal Pantheon, Coronation Throne Hall, Royal Reception Hall, Royal Funeral Hall, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun.
- You come by yourself to meeting point.
- Participants on this tour should note that the chapel is a national shrine and you will be required to wear proper attire: no bare shoulders and knees, or strapless-heel shoes
- Shoes must be removed before entering the temple buildings as a matter of respect
- Photography is permitted in the Royal Palace Grounds and in the compounds of the Emerald Buddha Temple, but not inside the buildings
- Restroom facilities are available
- On the rare occasion that we should be required to cancel a tour, we will inform you in advance and offer a different tour date, an alternative tour or provide a full refund
Location
River City Bangkok
Soi Charoen Krung 24
You have to come to the meeting point by yourself and check-in your ticket 30 minutes before departure time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(38 Ratings)
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Sara_w
Dec 1, 2024
Palace Fun - Mina is an absolute legend. She is so full of knowledge and we learned so much! She is super passionate and so funny. Would definitely book again with her.
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Vivek_g
Nov 26, 2024
Wonderful and complete experience - The guide, Mina, was very knowledgeable and professional, and cared deeply about the heritage of the landmarks and the culture. It was wonderful to experience these monuments with her guidance. The inclusion of the water taxis and tuk tuk ride was an added plus, and gave us more cultural exposure. Along the way, she gave us nice recommendations for what to do with our time after the tour and made sure we knew how to find our way back to where we needed to be. Compared to the other tour offerings I see on here, this seems to be a great value with a complete cultural and historic experience. Would highly recommend. In the hotter months, definitely pack plenty of extra water. They provide some, but you'll get extra thirsty
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Rod_l
Nov 24, 2024
Excellent guide - Guide was extremely knowledgeable, spoke great English, spent more time than she’d committed to - above and beyond!!
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Edward_b
Nov 17, 2024
Top 3 sites I wanted to visit - Tour guide was excellent and talked a lot about the history of each site we visited. My phone died and she ordered me a taxi to make sure I made it to the hotel. Over and beyond what she had to do. Would recommend this tour to others.
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Paul_d
Nov 11, 2024
Incredible tour of important Bangkok Temples - The temples were incredible, and Penny was a great guide with fun information about the sites. Highly recommended.
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Deb_h
Oct 7, 2024
Perfect Introduction to Bangkok - This was a great tour that packed a lot into a relatively short period of time. Mina was a great guide and took fantastic care of all of us. I enjoyed myself and would highly recommend.
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913julias
Oct 26, 2024
Interesting tour, nice intro to Bangkok - Good mix of things to see, nice amount of explanation from the guide. Stay until the end is my advice as I loved the last temple. Worth the money.
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Marina_s
Nov 28, 2024
The tour was okay, but... - The tour was okay, but very unorganized. The tour guide was friendly. After booking this tour, I received an email, with instructions to be at the meeting point between 8:30-8:40. I arrived there at 8:35 and was one of the first who arrived. At 9:00 they were still waiting for people to join, we only started the tour at around 9:10... It's very disrespectful to other people who stood up earlier and arrived on time. I actually took a tuk tuk (was cheaper than Grab) in order to be on time, I could have walked instead and saved money if I knew it before. I really don't know why they write in the email to be at the meeting point at 8:30, bc no one does it, and the tour organizer doesn't care. You can also arrive 1-2min before 9:00 and you will be still fine. What they mean by "check in" is that you need to write your name in a list and will receive a sticker in which tour group you are.
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Echol219
Sep 16, 2024
Should've Just Gone without a Guide - I wish there was a way to pick who was in your tour group. The other tourists with us were quite obsessed with taking photos and nothing else. They ate up a majority of the time taking and re-taking hundreds of photos. They were also quite inconsiderate of temple/palace rules and would yell, take off cover-ups, etc. Our tour guide kept reprimanding them which really ruined the mood. Barely learned anything and would've been better just going alone and we could've seen a lot more too beyond just the photo op places. Tour also took much longer because of all the photos, too.
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Shuari
Dec 15, 2024
Boring - While the tour was nice I was quite bored. It took us an hour to get to the Emerald Buddha temple (two ferries) and the guide tried to upsell us on the way. While the guide was lovely her English wasn't strong meaning I missed some aspects of temple history. The trip felt long and boring.
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