Bangkok / Day Trips

Royal Grand Palace and Canal Tour

Tour Code : BKKH05

Tour Duration : 5 Hours

Visit the Grand Palace including Wat Phra Kaew-Temple of the Emerald Buddha and take boat trip along the Chao Phraya River and canals in Thonburi area.

08:30 hrs Meet your English-speaking guide in the hotel's lobby.

Depart from hotel to Rattanakosin Island, the original area of Bangkok when it was first established as the capital over 200 years ago.

09:00 hrs Visit The Grand Palace has an area of 218,400 sq. metres and is surrounded by walls built in 1782. The length of the four walls is 1,900 metres. Within these walls are situated government offices and the Chapel Royal of the Emerald Buddha besides the royal residences. Wat Phra Kaeo, the most beautiful and important Buddhist temple in Thailand. It is so richly and intricately decorated that, once entering the temple, you will feel as if you are in a real "city of angels".

11:00 hrs Cruise in a comfortable long-tail motor boat along the Chao Phraya River and canals in Thonburi area. You will be treated to a spectacular and colorful scenery of Thai life along the river banks. The Bangkok people still depend on the waterways to transport their merchandise.

Enroute you can see many magnificent temples and architectural buildings, including Grand Palace, Wat Arun or The Temple of Dawn, the Royal Thai Navy Dockyard, the Thai Maritime Navigation Company, the Old Customs House and Royal Barges Museum.

12:00 hrs City-sightseeing tour along Ratchadumnoen Rd.(The Royal's Way). En route you can see many magnificent temples and architectural buildings, including the City Pillar Shrine, National Museum, Democracy Monument, Golden Mountain, Thai Boxing Stadium, Anantasamakhom Palace, Parliament House, Dusit Zoo and Chitlada Palace King's Residence.

13:00 hrs At the end of tour will be visit the local product store. Then tranfer to your hotel.

Tour Include

Air-conditioned vehicles with experienced driver
English-speaking guide
All admission fees as mentioned in the program
Transfer from/to hotel
Lunch
Accident insurance

Exclusions:

Personal expenses such as drinks, tips, etc
All Optional Tour
Other services not mentioned in the program

Remark : Palace and Temples are sacred places, please dress politely. No Shorts, no sleeveless shirts. Hat, cap and umbrella may helpful. Certain buildings may close on holiday and during Royal Ceremonies. Camera may not used in the buildings. Wear any comfort walking shoes. (Easy to put on and off)