Bangkok City & Culture Tours

Dim Sum Lunch | Cinatown | Yaowarat footpath | Ying Yang massages

Our Chinatown and Yaowarat Road Discovery Tour starts with a typical Dim Sum lunch served with hot or chilled Chinese tea. After you've sampled the wide variety of dumplings, the tour sets off on foot along the famous Yoawarat Road, offering you an opportunity to shop for souvenirs, fresh and dried fruits.

Visit Flower Market | Bustling China Town | Great food shopping

Orchid Market (Pak Klong Talard) which is the biggest fresh flower market in the city. Every day as the bite of the hot sun dissipates, the roadside of Pak Klong transforms into a kaleidoscope of bright, blooming color as vendors, receiving floral goods from each flower growing area of the Kingdom, meet to trade.

Former King's palace | World's largest golden teakwood mansion | Stunning 19th century architecture

An outstanding example of 19th century architecture. While admiring the craftsmanship ofthe carpenters, you will travel back through time to gain a rare insight into the lifestyle of royalty.

Mini replicas of famous Thai sites | Family-friendly | Thrilling crocodile show

The Ancient City's beautifully landscaped gardens mimic the shape of Thailand, and feature replicas of the county's most significant landmarks and monuments. Each of the over 116 structures is in their proper geographic position, and include palaces, bell towers, pavilions, temples, halls, floating markets, Buddha images and shrines.

National heritage collection | Gallery of Thai history

On this half-day tour, explore the largest collection of Thai art and artifacts in the country. Dating back to 1874 - when His Majesty King Rama V opened the first museum to exhibit his father's royal collection - the National Museum offers a superb introduction to Thailand's cultural and artistic heritage.

Folkways tour | Long-tail boat ride | Rickshaw ride

Drawn away from the concrete buildings of the metropolis, you'll be surprised at what you encounter on this half-day trip. On foot, you'll visit a local temple and slum community, before taking a short long-tail boat ride across the Chao Phraya and entering a dense jungle of banana, mango, papaya and coconut trees.

Long-tail boat ride | Historical Riverside sites | Local lifestyle

This one-day canal tour begins with your boat departing the River City Pier for a 200-year old Chinese Shrine on the banks of the river. Next is the Queen Mother's former house, now a memorial museum containing photographs and personal items, followed by Wat Santa Cruz and the local village of Kudi Chin.

Bangkok historical sites | Enjoy a Tuk-Tuk ride | Local lifestyle

Full of history and anecdotes about Old Bangkok, this one-day guided tour includes a visit to Wat Saket (Golden Mount), a temple that sits atop a man-made hill and gives panoramic views of Bangkok. Travelling via tuk-tuk you'll also visit Baan Bart, an old Khmer community renowned for crafting alms bowls, Wat Suthat and its Giant Swing.

Chinatown | Enjoy a Tuk-Tuk ride | Shopping market

This half-day guided tour kicks off with a walk through the bustling Chinatown district, one of the oldest areas of Bangkok. Ever since King Rama I requested the Chinese population relocate here in the early 1780's, the area has been a maze of streets and alleys...

The largest Golden Buddha | The Emerald Buddha Temple | Value for money

Discover three of Bangkok's finest temples: Wat Suthat is one of the oldest temples with a sweeping elegant roof and the site of the original Giant Swing ceremony. Wat Po, with its reclining Buddha and traditional massage school, and Wat Benjabophit, or white marble temple.

Riverside scenery | Long-tail boat ride | Local lifestyle

On this morning tour, a long-tailed speedboat whisks you down the Chao Phraya River and canals (khlongs) of Thonburi. You'll drift past mobile shops, 'floating kitchens' and all kinds of colourful river scenery, before stopping at the enchanting Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun).

Traditional Thai house | Charming old palace

An half-day tour begins at the house of James H.W. Thompson, the American ex-military officer who single-handedly revived the craft of Thai silk-weaving. Built in 1959, his beautiful teak houses contain rare Asian art and antiques like blue-white Chinaware and Benjarong.

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