Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Trip Overview
Our Legendary Long Tail Boat Tour will take you to the most beautiful spots along the Chao Phraya River all in one day. If you are looking for a day full of great photos, history, and culture, then this tour is for you!
The morning will start at a meeting point where you will be greeted by one of our friendly, English speaking guides. From there your tour will begin.
This full day tour will be fully packed with famous landmarks seen from a long tail boat on the Chao Phraya River, incredible Thai history, and much much more!
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11:00 AM – Meet at Salaam Chai MRT Station
11:15 AM – Arrive at the Long Tail Boat Dock
11:45 AM – Admire the beautiful Temple of Dawn From The River
12:30 PM – Explore the historic Royal Barges Museum
1:30 PM – Lunch time!
2:30 PM – Learn all about the world famous Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho
3:45 PM – Hop on a Tuk-Tuk and explore Wat Prayoon
5:00 PM – Arrive back at Salaam Chai MRT Station
Additional Info
Duration: 5 to 7 hours
Starts: Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Our Legendary Long Tail Boat Tour will take you to the most beautiful spots along the Chao Phraya River all in one day. If you are looking for a day full of great photos, history, and culture, then this tour is for you!
The morning will start at a meeting point where you will be greeted by one of our friendly, English speaking guides. From there your tour will begin.
This full day tour will be fully packed with famous landmarks seen from a long tail boat on the Chao Phraya River, incredible Thai history, and much much more!
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11:00 AM – Meet at Salaam Chai MRT Station
11:15 AM – Arrive at the Long Tail Boat Dock
11:45 AM – Admire the beautiful Temple of Dawn From The River
12:30 PM – Explore the historic Royal Barges Museum
1:30 PM – Lunch time!
2:30 PM – Learn all about the world famous Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho
3:45 PM – Hop on a Tuk-Tuk and explore Wat Prayoon
5:00 PM – Arrive back at Salaam Chai MRT Station
Itinerary
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Stop At: Chao Phraya River, 780/488 Charoen Krung Road, Bang Kho Laem, Bangkok 10120 Thailand
The Chao Phraya is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple Of Dawn (Wat Arun), 158 Thanon Wang Doem, Wat Arun, Bangkok Yai, Bangkok 10600 Thailand
Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan or Wat Arun is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Thailand, on the Thonburi west bank of the Chao Phraya River. The temple derives its name from the Hindu god Aruna, often personified as the radiations of the rising sun.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Royal Barges National Museum, 80/1 Arun Amarin Road Bangkok Noi, Bangkok 10700 Thailand
The National Museum of Royal Barges is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is on the northern rim of Bangkok Noi canal in the Bangkok Noi District. Royal barges from the Royal Barge Procession are kept at the museum.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Wat Phra Chetuphon, 2 Sanamchai Road Grand Palace Subdistrict, Pranakorn District, Bangkok 10200 Thailand
Wat Pho, also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace. Known also as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, its official name is Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Wat Prayurawongsawat Worawihan, Prachathipok Road Wat Kallaya, Thonburi, Bangkok 10600 Thailand
Wat Prayurawongsawat Worawihan, known in short as Wat Prayun is a 19th century Buddhist temple complex, located near the Memorial Bridge in Bangkok, Thailand.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: The Grand Palace, Na Phra Lan Rd, Maharaj Pier next to Wat Phra Kaeo Temple Complex, Bangkok Thailand
The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782. The king, his court, and his royal government were based on the grounds of the palace until 1925.
Pass By: Lumpini Park, Rama 4 Road Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Lumphini Park is a 360 rai park in Bangkok, Thailand. The park offers rare open public space, trees, and playgrounds in the Thai capital and contains an artificial lake where visitors can rent boats. Paths around the park totalling approximately 2.5 km in length are a popular area for morning and evening joggers.
Pass By: Wat Trai Mit, 888, Soi Uthen 22, Tha Uthen 48120 Thailand
The Golden Buddha, officially titled Phra Phuttha Maha Suwanna Patimakon, commonly known in Thai as Phra Sukhothai Traimit, is a gold Maravijaya Attitude seated Buddharupa statue, with a weight of 5.5 tonnes. It is located in the temple of Wat Traimit, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pass By: Chatuchak Weekend Market, Kamphaeng Phet Road Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
The Chatuchak Weekend Market, on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, is the largest market in Thailand. Also known as JJ Market, it has more than 15,000 stalls and 11,505 vendors, divided into 27 sections.
Pass By: ถนน เยาวราช, ถ. เยาวราช Khwaeng Samphanthawong, Khet Samphanthawong, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand
Yaowarat Road in Samphanthawong District is the main artery of Bangkok’s Chinatown.
Pass By: The Golden Mount (Wat Saket), 344 Chakkraphat Diphong Road Bang Bat, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100 Thailand
Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok, Thailand. The temple dates back to the Ayutthaya era, when it was known as Wat Sakae (วัดสะแก). When Bangkok became the capital, King Rama I (1737–1809) renovated the temple and gave it its present name
Pass By: Chinatown / Yaowarat, Chinatown / Yaowarat, Bangkok
Bangkok’s Chinatown is a colorful, exotic and pleasingly chaotic area, packed with market stalls and probably the highest concentration of gold shops in the city. During major festivities like Chinese New Year and the Vegetarian Festival, the dynamism and spirit of celebration spread across town like wildfire, and if you happen to be around, don’t miss an opportunity to witness Chinatown Bangkok at its best.
Pass By: Sky Bar, Bangkok, The Dome at lebua, 1055, Silom Road, Bangkok 10500 Thailand
Sky Bar boasts sweeping views from the top of State Tower, one of Bangkok’s tallest buildings. With its highly visible golden dome, the bar is tucked away in a corner of the award-winning, open-air Sirocco restaurant on the 64th floor. Sky Bar’s counter is illuminated and changes color every few minutes.
Pass By: Chatuchak Weekend Market, Kamphaeng Phet Road Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Once only popular among wholesalers and traders, Chatuchak Weekend Market has reached a landmark status as a must-visit place for tourists. Its sheer size and diverse collections of merchandise will bring any seasoned shoppers to their knees. The market is home to more than 8,000 market stalls. On a typical weekend, more than 200,000 visitors come here to sift through the goods on offer.
Pass By: Damnoen Saduak, Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi 70130, Thailand
The pioneer of Bangkok floating markets, Damnoen Saduak continues to offer an authentic experience despite its increasingly touristy atmosphere. Imagine dozens of wooden row boats floating by, each laden to the brim with farm-fresh fruits, vegetables or flowers. Food vendors fill their vessels with cauldrons and charcoal broils, ready to whip up a bowl of ‘boat noodle’ or seafood skewers upon request. The market is around 100 km southwest of Bangkok.
Pass By: Jim Thompson House, 6, Soi Kasem San 2, Rama 1 Road Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Jim Thompson’s 3 decades of dedication to the revival of Thai silk, then a dying art, changed the industry forever. After he mysteriously disappeared into the jungles of Malaysia, he left a legacy behind, which is reflected through his vast collections of Thai art and antiques now on display at the Jim Thompson’s House and Museum. It’s a lovely complex of 6 Thai-style teakwood houses that are preserved in their original glory.
Pass By: Asiatique The Riverfront, 2194, Charoen Krung Road Wat Phraya Krai, Bang Kho Laem, Bangkok 10120 Thailand
Asiatique: The Riverfront is a successful combination of 2 of Bangkok’s most popular shopping experiences: a night bazaar and a mall. You can find it 10 minutes downriver from the Saphan Taksin BTS Skytrain Station. Once a bustling international trade port, it has been transformed with over 1,500 boutiques and 40 restaurants housed inside a huge replica warehouse complex.
Pass By: Chao Phraya River, 780/488 Charoen Krung Road, Bang Kho Laem, Bangkok 10120 Thailand
One of the most scenic areas, the Chao Phraya riverside reflects a constantly changing scene day and night: water-taxis and heavily laden rice barges chugging upstream, set against a backdrop of glittering temples and luxury hotels. The areas from Wat Arun to Phra Sumeru Fortress are home to some of the oldest settlements in Bangkok, particularly Bangkok Noi and its charming ambience of stilt houses flanking the complex waterways.
Pass By: Lumpini Park, Rama 4 Road Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Lumpini Park, after the birthplace of the Lord Buddha in Nepal, is one of the largest parks in downtown Bangkok. It’s as big as 93 soccer fields, housing numerous benches, walking paths, and picnic spots as well as various flora and fauna.
Pass By: SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World, 991 Rama 1 Road B1-B2 Floor Siam Paragon, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World is a large aquarium that is 3 storeys underneath the glitzy Siam Paragon shopping mall. It’s an aquatic wonderland the size of 3 Olympic swimming pools – the underground aquarium is one of the largest in Southeast Asia.
Pass By: Assumption Cathedral, Oriental Ave, Charoen Krung Road Bang Rak, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500 Thailand
Assumption Cathedral is Bangkok’s principal Roman Catholic cathedral and the main church of the Archdiocese of Bangkok, which dates back to 1662. Located in Bang Rak, the church was built between 1910 and 1918 to replace an earlier church on the same spot and was repaired after sustaining severe damage during World War II. Pope John Paul II visited the church during his trip in 1984. To get to the church, you can either take a taxi or embark on the Chao Phraya Express Boat to Oriental Pier (N1).
Pass By: Phra Sumen Fort, Phra Athit Road, Bangkok Thailand
14 forts were built during the reign of King Rama I to protect the borders of the Old City, but most have disappeared over the years. Only Phra Sumen Fort and Mahakhan Fort have managed to remain in Bangkok.
Pass By: Suan Pakkad Palace Museum, 352 – 354 Sri Ayudhya Rd Rajathevi, Bangkok 10400 Thailand
Suan Pakkad Palace is a place to find visions of Thailand you thought long since vanished in Bangkok. Its name means ‘cabbage patch’, referring to times when the land was nothing more than just that. Today, however, it’s a well-tended tropical garden with serene ponds surrounding 8 traditional Thai houses, each of which brims with fine arts, antiques and oddities belonging to Prince and Princess Chumbhot.
Pass By: Baiyoke Sky Tower, 222 Ratchaprarop Rd Pratunam District, Bangkok 10400 Thailand
At 304 meters tall, Baiyoke Tower II is one of Bangkok’s (and Thailand’s) tallest buildings. The 88-storey building has a public observatory deck on the 77th floor, while the top floor is an open-air, 360-degree revolving roof deck (an admission applies). Both venues offer a bird’s-eye view of the sprawling Thai capital. Baiyoke Sky Hotel covers from the 22nd to the 74th floor.
Pass By: Bangkok Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, Kamphaengpet 3 Road Lad Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok Thailand
Bangkok Butterfly Garden & Insectarium is where you can take the family for a day out admiring nature’s artistry in Chatuchak. You enter the huge and lofty enclosure of the conservatory with rockeries, shady ferns, wildflowers and a cooling waterfall – all the elements that make up the insects’ natural habitat.
Pass By: Gurudwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha (Sikh Temple), 571 Chakphet Rd. Wang Burapha Phirom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200 Thailand
Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha is a Sikh temple in Pahurat, on the edge of Chinatown. This area is the heart of Bangkok’s small but lively Sikh community. The white, 6-storey temple is topped with a golden dome. It was built in 1932 and is the second largest of its kind outside India.
Pass By: Thonburi Palace (Old Palace), 1 Thanon Wang Doem, Khwaeng Wat Arun, Khet Bangkok Yai, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10600, Thailand
Wangderm Palace, also called Phra Racha Wang Derm, was built to mark the establishment of the new capital in Thonburi. After liberating Siam from the Burmese in 1767, a general and provincial governor named Taksin was crowned King. He built this palace on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River near Wat Arun (The Temple of Dawn).
Pass By: Victory Monument, Between Din Daeng, Phahonyothin, Phayathai and Ratchawithi Roads, Bangkok 10040 Thailand
Victory Monument in Bangkok marks a brief and relatively bloodless war that led to Thailand regaining disputed land on its borders with Indochina. It was built to commemorate the country’s victory over French colonialists in Indochina. If you travel by Skytrain to Mo Chit (en route to Chatuchak Weekend Market), you’ll catch the best view possible of this large military monument.
Pass By: Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, 432 Charoenkrung Rd, Pompab Sattru Pai, Bangkok 10100 Thailand
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, also known as Wat Leng Noei Yi, is a temple that’s nestled in the heart of Chinatown. The temple is the hub of activities during festivals like Chinese New Year. It’s often referred to as one of Bangkok’s most important and largest Chinese-Buddhist temples.
Pass By: Sanam Chandra Palace, Nakhon Pathom Thailand
Sanam Chandra Palace is set in a beautiful park full of giant trees and perfectly manicured lawns winding around ponds and lakes. In the middle of this garden stands a very unlikely building: a yellow castle worthy of a Cinderella fairytale.