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Bangkok Landmarks: Grand Palace & River Tour
4.7
22 Ratings
Khwaeng Thanon Phaya Thai
Explore Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Wat Arun, savor top Thai dishes on a cool cruise, and enjoy unique amphibious sightseeing in one day.
Explore Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Wat Arun, savor top Thai dishes on a cool cruise, and enjoy unique amphibious sightseeing in one day.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bangkok - Guests are advised to be present in the hotel lobby 10 minutes prior to the time indicated on the voucher to commence the tour.
- Wat Arun - Known as the Temple of Dawn, Wat Arun is a breathtaking site in Bangkok that every traveler should visit. Situated along the Chao Phraya River, its towering spires adorned with gleaming porcelain…
- Bangkok - Guests are advised to be present in the hotel lobby 10 minutes prior to the time indicated on the voucher to commence the tour.
- Wat Arun - Known as the Temple of Dawn, Wat Arun is a breathtaking site in Bangkok that every traveler should visit. Situated along the Chao Phraya River, its towering spires adorned with gleaming porcelain are particularly stunning at sunrise and sunset. Visitors can explore the temple, appreciate its intricate designs, and even ascend to the top for a spectacular view of the city. A visit to Bangkok is incomplete without experiencing this remarkable temple.
- The Grand Palace - Located in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand, The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings that has served as the official residence of the Kings of Siam (and later Thailand) since 1782. The king, his court, and his royal government were based at the palace until 1925. Although King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) resided at the Chitralada Royal Villa and his successor King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) at the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, both in the Dusit Palace, the Grand Palace remains a venue for official events. Numerous royal ceremonies and state functions are held within its walls annually. It is one of Thailand’s most popular tourist attractions, drawing over eight million visitors each year.
- Chao Phraya River - Delight in a leisurely lunch at a riverside boat restaurant with a view of the Chao Phraya River. Enjoy the serene river scenery and Bangkok’s skyline while savoring a freshly prepared buffet featuring Thai and international cuisine. Please note: If the river water level is exceptionally high, the buffet may be relocated indoors to a nearby restaurant for your safety and comfort.
- Wat Pak Nam - This royal temple, located in the Phasi Charoen district of Bangkok by the Chao Phraya River, is part of the Maha Nikaya fraternity and the birthplace of the Dhammakaya tradition. It is a large and well-frequented temple, supported by a prosperous community.
- ICONSIAM - At the conclusion of the trip, guests will be returned to the hotel where they were initially picked up. Alternatively, if guests wish to visit Icon Siam, arrangements can be made to drop them off there. Please inform the tour guide on the day of the trip.
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off service
- Licensed English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance Fees for Attractions: Grand Palace, Wat Arun, and Wat Paknam
- Shuttle boat between the Grand Palace and Wat Arun
- Buffet Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Insurance
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off service
- Licensed English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance Fees for Attractions: Grand Palace, Wat Arun, and Wat Paknam
- Shuttle boat between the Grand Palace and Wat Arun
- Buffet Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Insurance
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off outside the area
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off outside the area
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in Bangkok’s lively history, breathtaking architecture, and rich cultural heritage. Discover three of the city’s iconic landmarks and savor a delightful Thai buffet lunch.
An English-speaking guide will accompany you to explore Bangkok’s renowned sites: the Grand Palace (including Wat Phra Kaew), Wat Arun, the Giant Buddha at Wat Paknam,…
Immerse yourself in Bangkok’s lively history, breathtaking architecture, and rich cultural heritage. Discover three of the city’s iconic landmarks and savor a delightful Thai buffet lunch.
An English-speaking guide will accompany you to explore Bangkok’s renowned sites: the Grand Palace (including Wat Phra Kaew), Wat Arun, the Giant Buddha at Wat Paknam, and the Chao Phraya River.
Detailed Itinerary:
Hotel pick-up → Visit Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) → Shuttle boat ride to the Grand Palace → Explore the Grand Palace (including Wat Phra Kaew) → Proceed to Wat Paknam → Visit the Giant Buddha at Wat Paknam → Tour concludes with a transfer back to your hotel or ICONSIAM.
Location
Pullman Bangkok King Power
Thanon Rang Nam
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
4.7
(22 Ratings)
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601zacc
Sep 4, 2025
Great tour and guide - Excellent tour well worth doing. Very interesting and the guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The temples were beautiful with rich history. Highly recommend doing this while in Bangkok.
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Vacancylin
Jul 9, 2025
Essential Bangkok Temple Journey: Culture, Serenity & Flavors! - This 3-temple tour is a cultural gem! Our guide made history come alive. The optional buffet lunch was authentic & hearty – highly recommend adding it! Smooth transport throughout.
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Davidseth_k
Jul 4, 2025
3 Temples and 5 Stars. - This was a fantastic tour with an amazing guide. We did a nice dive. Not too deep and it covered all of the right and necessary places. Traffic was not easy from one place to the next. Still, Sureen was amazing and so was the tour. The ornate design and gracious welcome made us feel at home
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Samuel_t
Jun 15, 2025
Grand Palace and Other Temples - My professional tour guide, Chai was amazing. He's very knowledgeable as well as kind and patient. The driver was also great!
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Corina_p
Apr 17, 2025
Great experience and an excellent guide! - Best experience for a trip in Bangkok! I visited the Grand Palace and some very interesting temples and I had the best guide!
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Danny_r
Apr 10, 2025
Amazing - I am not the best writing reviews but i will tell you this. Chaem was a very cool and fun guy. His tour was very well organized. Aside from the tour to the temples he showed us so much and told us about the history of every temple and had even extra material to show us.
I would definitely recommend this tour to others visiting bangkok.
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Michael_k
May 7, 2025
Great Guide - Tour guide was amazing! Unfortunately the lunch on the river boat was out of service and we were taken to a nearby lunch buffet that was just ok. Additionally the large Buddha at Wat Paknam is being refurbished and covered in scaffolding. The tour guide made up for it but was disappointed 2 of the 4 attractions did not deliver up to our expectation.
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Nagesh_s
Apr 25, 2025
A tour worth taking - Very Good - It was well organised. The guide was competent and explained everything in English. The river cruise and lunch onboard was also good.
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Pabloc961
May 22, 2025
An OK Tour for what we got - My wife and I conducted extensive research on the Viator website for things to do while in Bangkok. We selected this tour as it included the three main temple attractions and lunch cruise included. Additionally, there was the pickup right from our hotel.
We were picked up right on time and went to pick up our tour guide along with the remaining three tourists. There were a total of seven participants. We started at the first temple (Wat Arun). We arrived and our guide purchased the entry tickets. We were provided a bottle of water and entered the temple area. The location was very crowded with tourists and many photographers as the tourists were dressed up in local attire. We received some information via our guide regarding the temple and then given 30 minutes to look around and take photos. It was difficult to get good pictures due to the large number of people there, but enough were taken to show we were there.
We then walked to the pier area to take a boat ride across the river to the next temple. The boat ride was approximately 3-4 minutes and then walked from the pier to the Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Temple. Once again, our guide purchased the entry tickets and we entered. Another round of information was provided by our guide and then time to roam on our own again. We entered the main temple, walked through the other structures, and took plenty of pictures. It was crowded, but not as the previous temple, so we had good opportunities for good photos.
We then departed via our shuttle van to get a buffet lunch at a hotel?? The tour stated we would eat lunch on a river cruise, but that did not happen. We were not advised in advance that the lunch cruise was not happening. Very disappointed! On top of that, the hotel buffet was not very good at all.
After our mediocre buffet lunch, we boarded out van again and headed to see the next temple (Wat Paknam). No entry fee required here, so we walked straight in. We arrived at the large Buddha statue only to find it wrapped in scaffolding due to maintenance and not able to get any good pictures. Our guide mentioned that he had a photo and would send to us, but not the same as seeing it yourself and taking your own picture. We could’ve done that online. From there we entered the temple and looked around the many artifacts in the temple. At this point, the day had been very long and exhaustion was setting in.
After this final temple, we boarded out van and started our trek back to our hotels. The traffic was “HORRIBLE”! This, of course, was out of anybody’s hands. Our guide got off first at an undisclosed place and just left us with the driver. He said goodbye, but seemed ready to just go. Thought he would accompany us back to the hotels to close out the tour.
Overall, it was an ok day and tour. The guide was knowledgeable, but lacked enthusiasm. He did speak more than one language to accommodate the participants. We would’ve liked to be given prior notice of the exclusion of the anticipated lunch cruise and the maintenance being conducted on the Buddha. We felt that we paid more for items we did not receive or fully see. Would recommend this tour only if it includes what was advertised/sold and the temples or sights are fully available to be seen.
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Venilda_c
May 19, 2025
An OK Tour for what we got - My wife and I conducted extensive research on the Viator website for things to do while in Bangkok. We selected this tour as it included the three main temple attractions and lunch cruise included. Additionally, there was the pickup right from our hotel.
We were picked up right on time and went to pick up our tour guide along with the remaining three tourists. There were a total of seven participants. We started at the first temple (Wat Arun). We arrived and our guide purchased the entry tickets. We were provided a bottle of water and entered the temple area. The location was very crowded with tourists and many photographers as the tourists were dressed up in local attire. We received some information via our guide regarding the temple and then given 30 minutes to look around and take photos. It was difficult to get good pictures due to the large number of people there, but enough were taken to show we were there.
We then walked to the pier area to take a boat ride across the river to the next temple. The boat ride was approximately 3-4 minutes and then walked from the pier to the Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Temple. Once again, our guide purchased the entry tickets and we entered. Another round of information was provided by our guide and then time to roam on our own again. We entered the main temple, walked through the other structures, and took plenty of pictures. It was crowded, but not as the previous temple, so we had good opportunities for good photos.
We then departed via our shuttle van to get a buffet lunch at a hotel?? The tour stated we would eat lunch on a river cruise, but that did not happen. We were not advised in advance that the lunch cruise was not happening. Very disappointed! On top of that, the hotel buffet was not very good at all.
After our mediocre buffet lunch, we boarded out van again and headed to see the next temple (Wat Paknam). No entry fee required here, so we walked straight in. We arrived at the large Buddha statue only to find it wrapped in scaffolding due to maintenance and not able to get any good pictures. Our guide mentioned that he had a photo and would send to us, but not the same as seeing it yourself and taking your own picture. We could’ve done that online. From there we entered the temple and looked around the many artifacts in the temple. At this point, the day had been very long and exhaustion was setting in.
After this final temple, we boarded out van and started our trek back to our hotels. The traffic was “HORRIBLE”! This, of course, was out of anybody’s hands. Our guide got off first at an undisclosed place and just left us with the driver. He said goodbye, but seemed ready to just go. Thought he would accompany us back to the hotels to close out the tour.
Overall, it was an ok day and tour. The guide was knowledgeable, but lacked enthusiasm. He did speak more than one language to accommodate the participants. We would’ve liked to be given prior notice of the exclusion of the anticipated lunch cruise and the maintenance being conducted on the Buddha. We felt that we paid more for items we did not receive or fully see. Would recommend this tour only if it includes what was advertised/sold and the temples or sights are fully available to be seen.
Review provided by Viator
