Grand Palace & Temples of Bangkok


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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 7 hours

Departs: Bangkok, Bangkok

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Our Grand Palace & Temples of Bangkok tour offers you the chance to discover Bangkok's most treasured temples, accompanied by an English speaking and experienced guide. Regardless of your beliefs, joining our tour and visiting these temples is one of the best ways to understand Thai culture and people.


What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

All entrance fees

Bottled water

Lunch

Snacks

What's Not Included

Gratuities


Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 6 - 99

Additional Info

  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Remember that temples are sacred places and you must dress appropriately. Shoulders and ankles need to be covered. No shorts, slippers, sandals, or revealing tops, otherwise you simply won't be allowed in.
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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.
  • Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers

What To Expect

The Grand Palace
Located at the heart of Bangkok, the Grand Palace was the former residence for King Rama I to King Rama V of the Rattanakosin Kingdom. Today, the place is used for hosting royal ceremonies and welcoming the king's guests, state guests, and other foreign dignitaries.

Remember that temples are sacred places and you must dress appropriately. Shoulders and ankles need to be covered. No shorts, slippers, sandals, or revealing tops, otherwise you simply won't be allowed in.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew)
Wat Phra Kaew (known as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha or locally as Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram) is one of the most important Buddhist temples in Thailand. Located within the grounds of the Grand Palace, the temple enshrines Phra Kaew Morakot (the Emerald Buddha), the highly revered Buddha image meticulously carved from a single block of jade.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Wat Phra Chetuphon
Wat Pho is the oldest and largest temple complex in Bangkok, it houses more than 1,000 Buddha images which is more than any other temple in Thailand. Most of the images were brought over from abandoned temples in places as Ayutthaya and Sukhothai by order of King Rama I.
Wat Pho is famous for its enormous gold plated Reclining Buddha image. The image was build during the reign of King Rama III in 1832 and is 46 meters long and 15 meters high.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Wat Arun
Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) is one of Bangkok’s most famous temples at the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. It is famous for both Thais and foreigners due to the beauty and signature charm of its decoration.
The main and the tallest building of Wat Arun is Phra Prang Wat Arun. It overlooks the Chao Phraya river and it is one of the famous landmarks in the world and one of the most photographed icons of Thailand.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Wat Benchamabophit (The Marble Temple)
Wat Benchamabophit or the Marble temple is popular for the principal chapel which is decorated with Carrara marble imported from Italy. Inside the building, you will find Phra Buddha Chinnarat Buddha image hosted at the centre of the hall, surrounded by the painting of eight magnificent pagodas in Thailand together with stained glass windows from Florence.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included


Reviews

Fabulous tour of the Grand Palace and Temples!
Deb, 28-12-2022
A wonderful tour of the palace, temples, Emerald Buddha and Reclining Buddha all in the one day! Plus a delicious lunch of authentic Thai all with our wonderful guide Venus. Would definitely recommend this tour!




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