USD $53.00

Private Half-Day Overview of Historical Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand

This 4 hour private tour gives you a great insight into historical Bangkok and its more revered streets.

Itinerary

8.00am - Pick up from various hotel in Bangkok area.

8.30am - Visit Wat Tri Mit, which is known for its Golden Buddha made more than 700 years ago in a style typical of the Sukhothai period. The Buddha is solid gold, 3 meters tall and weighs 5.5 tons. The Golden Buddha has previously been covered in plaster so it would not be attractive to enemies.

9.30am - Visit Wat Pho. Wat Pho is a very large temple complex in central Bangkok. This is where the enormous Reclining Buddha can be found, made in 1832 it was built to draw people attention to Buddha's nirvana. With a length of 46 meters and a height of 15 meters, it is the biggest of its kind in the world. The statue also has beautiful mother of pearl engraving on the soles of its feet.

10.30am - We drive along "Rajadamnoen Avenue" a historic Bangkok road, linking the Grand Palace to the Dusit Palace in the new royal district. The road was Inspired by the Champs-Élysées and other European boulevards and the King used the road as a route for grand royal parades (Ratchadamnoen literally means "royal procession"), which served to project images of a modern monarchy. We terminate at the Royal Plaza in front of the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall.
We then pass the distinctive Democracy Monument which was erected in 1939 in remembrance of the introduction of the constitutional monarchy and the new constitution of Thailand in 1932. The Italian Corrado Feroci built the 24 meter monument.

11.00am - Visit The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall a former reception hall within Dusit Palace. It now serves as a museum and is from time to time employed for certain state occasions. We then move on to Wat Benchamabophit, an elegant temple complex Wat Benchamabophit waw built under King Rama V between 1900 to 1910. The interior of the central temple hall is very beautifully executed in various materials including gold .

12:00pm - We transfer back to your hotel.

USD $53.00