Morning Tuk Tuk Experience: Unique Markets, Magnificent Temples, and Hidden Gems
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From $77.60
125 reviews (4.46)
Price varies by group size
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Duration: 4 hours
Departs: Bangkok, Bangkok
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
Try to imagine Bangkok without the tuk tuks. It's just not the same, is it? Join this private Bangkok tour that uses everyone's favourite compact 'car' to explore some of the old city's unique markets, magnificent temples, and hidden gems.
What's Included
Climb 318 steps to the top of the Golden Mount for a 360-degree view of the city
Feel like a local and ride the old city in an iconic tuk tuk
Friendly Local English-speaking guide
Get in marvellous Phra Sumeru Fortress
Tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay
Try your hand at whichever stage of bowl-making
Visit Amulet Market and Pak Khlong Talat Flower market
Visit Wat Pho Temple, the biggest and most beautiful reclining Buddha
What's Not Included
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop off
Traveler Information
- CHILD: Age: 6 - 11
- ADULT: Age: 12 - 99
Additional Info
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Minimum age is 6 years
- This tour visits religious sites. To respect this and for your own comfort, please wear clothing that covers your shoulders, waist and knees. Loose, lightweight, long clothing is both respectful and cool in the predominantly hot and humid Bangkok climate.
- You'll also visit the small community of Ban Baat who have been making alms bowls for monks by hand since the late 1700s. These days most monk’s bowls are factory made, but there are a handful of families preserving the traditional methods. You'll stop to
- All tours follow the latest local health authority advice, including mask usage and social distancing. Urban Adventures have received the World Travel and Tourism Council’s Safe Travels stamp, which recognises companies that have adopted health and hygien
- Local Impact: How you will help the local community by joining this tour: This tour visits a local market vendor who shows you how to fold lotus flower petals like Thai people often do when using them in worship. You’ll have a chance to try preparing the
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- While we strongly recommend that all travellers are vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the risk of transmission and avoid putting undue strain on healthcare services, vaccinations are not a requirement to join an Urban Adventures tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
What To Expect
Amulet Market
You’ll dig right into this Bangkok tuk tuk tour by riding one from the very start. Your local guide will ride along with you and you’ll whizz through the busy streets of Bangkok, stopping at the marvellous Phra Sumeru Fortress, where you’ll learn a bit about the history behind this area.
Next stop on the tuk tuk ride is the Amulet Market, where locals sell all kinds of traditional Thai amulets, charms, and medicines. Your local guide will explain the significance of all these mysterious items and what part they play in Thai culture. Knick-knacks and spooky bits and bobs have all kinds of different meanings in Thailand, from good luck to warding off evil. Instead of having that quizzical look on your face about what they mean, your guide will give you the local lowdown.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Phra Sumen Fort
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We'll stop to meet one family who will give you the chance to try your hand at whichever stage of bowl-making they happen to be at on the day, it could be hammering in the pattern or polishing the finished surface.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Pak Khlong Talat (Flower Market)
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Wat Phra Chetuphon
From here you can either continue to explore some more, or your local guide will be happy to point you in the direction of your accommodation. No doubt they’ll recommend you take a tuk tuk back, just to top off this tuk tuk experience perfectly!
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Golden Mount (Wat Saket)
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Reviews
It was an amazing experience!
We were a small group of only three people. Guide "A" had a wide knowledge in relation to the history of the Grand Palace and nearby Wat Pho. In between the two temple visits, we did a canal boat tour and got to see the sad history of some of the river homes that were affected by flooding several years ago.
Guide "A" used his lovely personality to spark our interest in relation to the wonders of the Buddhist religion and culture.
He personalised our trip by taking the most perfect photos of us individually and as a small group in front of temples and other beautiful sights.
"A" even introduced us to riding on a public bus which was a unique and fun experience.
Thank you "A" for this special experience and for your lovely smile
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