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USD $85.00
6-Hour Best of Bangkok City Tour including Lunch
Bangkok, Thailand
This 6 hour tour is the perfect way to see Bangkok. We go to all the major sites in Bangkok including Wat Pho, the Grand Palace, the Golden Buddha Temple and Chinatown. This tour includes lunch and hotel pick up and drop off.
Your tour starts with a pick up from your hotel and then we will take you to the most famous parts of Bangkok. You will visit the Grand Palace with the Emerald Buddha, we then move on to Wat Pho where the largest Buddha is located. By Wat Pho we stop for a delicious local Thai lunch at a riverside restaurant. After lunch we proceed to Chinatown and visit the Golden Buddha temple and spend some time exploring Chinatown and all of its unique shops. We will then take you back to your requested hotel.
This is a perfect trip for first time visitors or anyone wishing to learn more about this amazing city.
excellent trip and would highly recommend - our tour guide was very knowledgeable and organised - there were only 5 on our trip which made it a lot more personal - if this is first time to bangkok book this trip
Review by: borisov, January 2018
Wanted to see as much of Bangkok as we could given our short stay. This tour surpassed our expectations. Tammi our guide was extremely knowledgeable about Bangkok and Thailand history and the major sites and temples. She explained Thailand and budhist culture and traditions as well. She was very attentive to our group 5 of us. Excellent tour.
Review by: aceguard1, January 2018
We were really enjoy the 6 hr Best of Bangkok tour including lunch.We appreciate very much to the tour guide Ms.Nan who informed us all about the Grand Palace,Temple, as well history and current condition city of Bangkok. Well done Ms Nan.Franly speaking 6 hrs is not enough to have tour on Bangkok._br/_ Hope next tour in Bangkok will see her again._br/_ Alex and Lenny Alam
Review by: sahil, December 2017
The tour was really good. The driver and his team were very helpful and were willing to accommodate us as required. Would recommend this to anyone looking to see the city quickly. What made it the best was that we were allowed to skip all the lines. Some lines spanned over an hour for which we only waited 2-3 min because of us going with a local tour guide.
Review by: marniedc, December 2017
I chose this tour as it is our first time as a family to explore Bangkok. We chose the right tour. Our guide Nui was excellent. He knew the places we visited very well, was very entertaining with his stories too. Highly recommended for those who want to visit the must see places in Bangkok.
Review by: Roderick J, December 2017
Lilly was an excellent guide giving us information about places. Very chatty personality and she became our friend instantly. Grand palace is an amazing place to visit and we were pleased to have given this tour a priority.
Review by: John S, December 2017
We had an wonderful day tour of temples and the royal palace led by Nui sp? There's no getting around the heat, so prepare to do a lot of sweating and wear the most comfortable/light clothes permissible. But Nui kept us fascinated and entertained throughout. A wonderful experience, and very reasonably priced. Also, our lunch was one of the best meals we had in Bangkok.
Review by: chonuli.sneha, December 2017
Excellent tour, highly recommend. Our guide Thuan Chai aka 'A' picked us promptly at time specified from the hotel. We picked up two more folks on the tour and headed to the Golden Buddha. We then walked around China Town for sometime and then took the van to the Emerald Buddha and Grand Palace which were spectacular. 'A' nicely explained the significance and provided knowledgeable commentary throughout the trip. Lastly, we visited the Reclining Buddha temple followed by a local restaurant. Lunch at Home Cafe Tha Thien was tasty, we got the Pad Thai and Thai green curry with chicken. We were dropped back at the hotel, traffic was crazy. Recommend buying souvenirs at the temple shops as we noticed later that they were cheaper than the markets or malls. Make sure you have a cap, good walking shoes, keep your belongings safe as it is very busy at the temples, and stay hydrated.
Review by: Christopher M, December 2017
I don't know if this tour was designed to be a private one but it turned out that way, to our good fortune! We had our guide Newie Niwate? to ourselves as a result and he couldn't have been kinder or more helpful. He told us he's been doing this for several years and his knowledge of the city and it's history were outstanding. Thanks again for taking such good care of us and teaching us about your wonderful city!
Review by: Carel-Piet v, December 2017
Tammy was an exceptional guide and shared her personal love for the region through her passionate narrative. That, coupled with her caring approach towards each person in her care made for an exceptional tour. _br/_ This is definitely a tour to consider.
Review by: cristina.horjea, December 2017
Brilliant tour showcasing the most famous attractions in Bangkok! We didn't have much time and we wanted to see as much as possible so this tour was perfect for us! Our guide Lily made it a 5 experience. She was absolutely amazing, very knowledgeable and funny. Meal was tasty as well! The only thing I would say is that it seems a bit pricey when you see how much that entrance for all the temples are. Still, I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Bangkok!
Review by: Penelope A, November 2017
Booking this activity was easy. The operator confirmed our booking and hotel pickup.
Review by: Penelope A, November 2017
Booking this activity was easy. The operator confirmed our booking and hotel pickup.
Review by: Stanley L, November 2017
Lily is a star. She went out of our way to make sure we made it back to our hotel on time even though we were running a little late. She did an excellent job on the tour.
Review by: hellion, November 2017
Good tour. We saw a lot in a relatively short amount of time - 3 main temples Royal Palace Flower Markets Chinatown. Our guide Nutty was caring and carried our bags of shoes and hat, so we could take pictures. You have to take your shoes off 3 times, so wear socks and be prepared to de-shoe quickly - big crowds and lots of people.Guide provided cold water twice - very good as it was hot._br/_ Very good lunch. My husband had a chicken curry and I had Pad Thai- both excellent.
Review by: RAMACHANDRAN G, November 2017
Fantastic experience. Excellent Guide. Most enjoyed the trip and good service. We will definitely consider again
Review by: Mary Y, November 2017
Viator came and picked us up at the hotel, took us to see the Buddha in Chinatown and we were able to buy elephant pants at the market there. Then we proceeded to the Grand palace, Emerald Buddha and cut the lines. It followed with a Thai lunch with freedom to buy mango and sticky rice! Yum Yum. The guide was very good.
Review by: Ann, November 2017
The guide, Mr Nui, was very friendly and knowledgeable throughout the tour. He gave us lots of interesting background information about the history and customs of Thailand, and he answered every question we asked him with impressive detail. He took particular care to make sure we had plenty of cold drinks to keep us hydrated and he made sure we didn't get separated in the palace and temples, which was not easy because they are incredibly crowded and hectic.
Review by: Joga N, November 2017
One of the best trips that have done most recently. The tour guides were excellent , very helpful and cooperative. Many Thanks to Ms.Nan and Mr.Nakkaia.
Review by: carolinewill64, October 2017
Amazing tour. Tony was an excellent guide providing a first class service , with air conditioned transport. We also enjoyed a delicious lunch. Would definitely recommend
Review by: Lswner, October 2017
What a great day visiting the major temples in Bangkok, China town and a long tail boat ride through the canals. We were suppose to go to the palace but it's been closed for nearly a year because of mourning for the king. Lunch was great and tour guide helpful even with strong accent
Review by: Andrew N, October 2017
Our tour was supposed to include the Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha but nowhere during the booking process did it mention that these were closed for the month. Got an email the next day with a revised itinerary, which added Wat Arun. Fun day with amazing things to see, would have appreciated a bit more information at each site and something about the Palace even though we couldn't go in.
Review by: camartin0510, October 2017
Tony, the guide we had during the tour was very good. He was very knowledgeable.
Review by: Luis B, June 2017
This is a short but extraordinary tour around 4 or 5 locations in Bangkok. Every site is worth a thousand pictures. The downside is that you will find a lot of tourist in each of them. My recommendation is to put on sunblock, wear a hat and make sure you have enough battery on your camera or cellular phone to take many pictures. Also lot of water._br/_ Our guide name was La and she went the extra mile to make our visit enjoyable. Very patient and knowledgeable.
Review by: Ann Lorraine P, June 2017
Excellent tour seeing many temples The Grand Palace and local life. Our tour guide Amy was friendly, informative and full of local knowledge. The buffet lunch was of a very good quality with something for every ones taste. Lots of walking involved but great value for a day trip in Bangkok. Would definitely recommend.
Review by: Frenchy, June 2017
This tour was really very good, it was very hot that day with a lot of walking involved. We could of had more breaks, less walking in China Town. Lunch was great! The temples we visited were spectacular, do would recommend this tour.
Review by: John V, May 2017
This was a really great tour. We should have considered more carefully the itineraries of this tour and the Grand Palace Bangkok tour which we undertook the day before because there was a significant amount of overlap, but that is not a criticism of either tour, just a word of warning. We really learnt a lot about Thailand and Bangkok on this tour and were pleased that timings were adhered to because we had a flight to catch later in the day and did not wish to have to rush for our plane or to cut the tour short. We had a great, knowledgeable guide and really appreciated the way that we were looked after, including, essentially, regular supplies of bottled water. The Thai lunch was buffet style and was perfectly acceptable, although lacking in a bit of style. Would certainly recommend this tour.
Review by: DIANA M S, May 2017
It was excellent!. The guide was very knowledgable, and very kind with us, very patient waiting for us to take pictures. She explained every every tradition and ritual and even helped us to shop in Chinatown. Plus the palaces visited were absolutely beautiful. I highly recommend this tour in Bangkok.
Review by: William L, May 2017
Excellent tour and attentive tour guide. Tour guide even took extra effort to show us how to use the Sky Train and turns out to be esstential when TAXI was hard to get.
Review by: Manoj K, May 2017
We were a family of 5 pleasantly surprised by the private city tour in a very comfy mini van with just 5 of us and the amazing tour guide and ofcourse the gentle driver. We were lucky to have Ms. Luck Tidsana A and F travels as our tour guide. She was amazing and made sure that we were all comfortable throughout the tour. She was very graceful to ensure that we didn't miss out a couple of spots which were noteworthy but actually not included in the program. She not only explained the significance of the places and attractions but also voluntarily and with a smiling and charming face provided her service by clicking group photos at all the spots. We never felt her like a tour guide. She even helped us patiently in our shopping at China Town. She almost became one among us. Such was the warmth and attention she gave on us throughout the tour. Thanks Ms.Luck. You really made our day. Keep it up.
Review by: Gary C, April 2017
I highly recommend this tour! We had tutu as our guide and she was incredible. She takes a bunch of pictures of you at all the stops and knows a lot of history. On top of the tour description she goes above and beyond to have you feel the culture and purchases different foods to try along the way!
Review by: hefjosta, March 2017
Overall, this was a great tour! We got to see many major sites in a relatively short period of time. This tour includes the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and the Golden Buddha- all of these are really must-sees while in Bangkok. Our guide, A, was very informative. The tour also included a walk through Chinatown in which our guide explained all the interesting foods/ingredients we were passing. This tour does involve a lot of walking in a significant amount of heat and humidity. The only thing I think should be changed is the timing of lunch. Lunch was at the end of the tour. I think it would be better to have it maybe 2/3 of the way through the tour to give everyone a rest from the heat. The tour provides hotel pick up/drop off in an air conditioned van, which is nice. the van is also used for transport between certain sites
Review by: zhaktanireskitoros, March 2017
Our tour guide was a really lovely lady and it was like a private tour our family and a couple. The quality of the restaurant we had lunce was a really good and delisious. Just the chinese market could be removed from the program and could be inserted any other interesting area in Bangkok. Chinese market is too crowded and no interesting thing for us.
Review by: Darin S, March 2017
Amy was a great guide. Was just two couples on the tour so lots of specialized attention. She kept the pace but let us stop and look and have time for pictures. Great introduction to Bangkok. We had our luggage lost, so Amy even took us to a mall at the end and went right in with us to make sure we found the store we were looking for. We took a tuk tuk back to the hotel which was a fun experience.
Review by: Stels, March 2017
Wow.... what can I say..... we were met at our hotel by our guide for the day. Shown round all the highlights of Bangkok.... it was truly amazing. Well worth the money and I would definitely recommend this to anyone and everyone! If you get the chance then this is a MUST!!
Review by: Leroy B, February 2017
Very nice comprehensive and flexible tour with a knowledgeable guide.
Review by: Helen S, February 2017
Another excellent trip. We were unable to get to the Grand Palace on our own, and were really pleased to have this part of this tour. Our guide, Emily did an amazing job: keeping our very small group together despite the huge crowds whilst explaining the history of the site. Our walking tour through Chinatown was breathtaking in that the sheer numbers of people were unbelievable. Again emily did very well indeed to keep us together. Lunch overlooking the river was very enjoyable. Would certainly recommend
Review by: yvonne.d, February 2017
The Grand Palace and the various temples included in the tour were spectacular and a must see if coming to Bangkok. The experience at the Grand Palace was extremely chaotic due to the fact that the country is in mourning for the King and therefore created long queues and additional security. Make sure you take your passport As ID with you. We were nit informed about this by Viator however another agency told us about this requirement. Our guide, A, was very informative but I think the Chinatown tour was not particularly interesting and a bit long. Lunch was basic but perfectly acceptable. This tour only had 7 persons on it so felt like a private tour. All in all good value.
Review by: Agnieszka L, February 2017
My mother, sister and I took this tour on our very first day in Bangkok to learn about the most important sites from a professional guide. we had a guide whom we called "A", as per her request. Her English was not very elaborate, sometimes difficult to understand. The trip in itself was well organised - we had a small group of 7 people, including the 3 of us. We were a bit disappointed as the information the guide provided us about the sites we visited was very basic, same or less than what we later found in the guidebook ourselves. The part of the trip in the Grand Palace was the most disappointing - we took the shortest route possible and didn't really have the chance to explore it (although, truth be said, the heat and crowds of people did not encourage a lot of sightseeing). If you wish to explore the grand Palace in some detail, choose another trip. Finally, she recommended that instead of going back to the hotel by van we walk to the flower market 20 minutes away and get back to the hotel alone - the market was almost closed at that time, not really worth seeing. We had a feeling she recommended it to us to avoid driving us back to the hotel during hours of high traffic. We noticed she gave similar tips to other participants.
Review by: straightbean, February 2017
This tour was a surprised. We were expecting a big tour group and it turned out we were the only couple with a dedicated tour guy and driver. Feel very VIP. The tour lady Wendy did her best job in making us happy. Very good for the value.
Review by: Julie W, February 2017
Not organised at all. We didn't eat at a Thai restaurant. Tour guide was not interested.
Review by: bzentner, January 2017
Tour guide Amy was very good. Thorough, pleasant and very good English.
Review by: pola, January 2017
We were picked up from our hotel and from there proceeded to the Grand Palace. We enjoyed the intricate designs of the various temples but it was too hot to walk and there were so many people including those who were paying their last respects for the king. They were quite strict with the dress code no shorts, mini skirt, revealing clothes but visitors can borrow loose pants from the admin office to cover subject to payment of deposit. We also visited the Reclining Buddha, Emerald Buddha, Golden Buddha and Chinatown. The tour included lunch at the Thai Navy Club along the side of the Chao Praya River. Bring an umbrella if you have low tolerance for the heat and be ready to do a lot of walking.
Review by: Christine R, January 2017
NOTICE: If you are traveling between now and October 2017, you won't be able to go inside the Grand Palace due to the mourning period._br/_ A great tour of the city, got to see some beautiful and unique temples and the highlight was the Grand Palace. Our guide Nancy gave us the perfect amount of time to explore each area. She would give us an explanation first and then let us explore for a given amount of time. She was also very engaging and got the whole group to interact with one another. Walking through Chinatown was a bit chaotic and not worth the time in my opinion, but everything else we saw was great. Just make sure to wear clothing that covers your shoulders and knees, because it costs money to borrow it.
Review by: ermusser, January 2017
Fantastic! Did 3 tours in Thailand and this one was by far my favorite. Started off great by the guide waiting in the lobby ahead of time for us. Ended up being just our small group of 4, so great personal tour. Guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Started off at the Golden Buddha. 5.5 tonnes of solid gold is as impressive as it sounds and neat story behind discovery...happy accident! I was surprised throughout the tour of how close we could actually get to the objects. You really could almost reach out and touch them different from other areas I've been where there is security/ropes/etc with a large set-back. From there, we went on a little walking tour of China Town, but a lot of shops were closed due to it being New Year's Eve. Then we were scheduled to go to the Imperial Palace followed by lunch, then the last tour. There was a HUGE line at the entrance, so we audibled and headed over to the Reclining Buddha complex. This Buddha is gold-leaf, but is so big/long...very impressive. Also, this complex was huge and had intricate stuphas throughout. As a whole, this area was the most impressive for me, and I felt I could have explored the area for several days._br/_ After the reclining Buddha, we all throught we were headed to lunch, but nope...onto the Imperial Palace. Lines were short now and soon we were in the large compound. Again, awesome Thai architecture to all the intricately decorated buildings-really beautiful. Lots to see here, but the main attraction is the Emerald Buddha. I have to say, this one was a bit anti-climactic after the first 2. Small Buddha set far up on an altar of gold leaf. The altar and set up was impressive, but the Buddha was under a spot light. With all the gold reflecting the light, it was hard to see the actual Buddha. Also, no photos allowed inside this building just as far as the entrance door, but don't bother taking any outside because they won't turn out. If you want a good photo of the Emerald Buddha, buy a post card...that's actually how I even saw what it looked like._br/_ Finally onto a very late lunch, then back to our hotel. Short commute...most sites are an easy drive and close to the city center._br/_ Overall, excellent tour and guide. If I had to change anything, we should've had lunch before our last tour but can't really fault the guide as she had to go off course when the lines were so long at the Imperial Palace._br/_ Expect crowding and bottle necks at the entrance to all the best sites, but once inside, there's a little more breathing room._br/_ Highly recommend this tour!
Review by: nonikavyas, December 2016
lucky guide was amazing. The best way to see all places worth visiting in Bangkok. A must do.
Review by: sanjeev, December 2016
Guide was friendly and knowledge. Pick up on schedule. However be ready to walk...easy to get 10000 steps for the day:. It was a sunny day wish it was cloudy to cool down the temp. Worth the trip.
Review by: Alan Bonnici, December 2016
This tour is an excellent opportunity to discover some of the best wonders in Bangkok. The guide was really experienced and informative. If you have limited time in Bangkok and would like to maximize your stay, this tour suits you perfectly.
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