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Tour in Bangkok, taking in Grand Palace Bangkok and Wat Phra Kaew. Run by TripGuru Thailand, booked direct rather than through a reseller.
Highlights
- Grand Palace Bangkok
- Wat Phra Kaew
- Runs 2.5 hours
- English-speaking guide
- Walking tour
- Carbon emissions offset credits
Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew Guided Walking Tour: Key Facts
| Price | From $17 per person |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2.5 hours |
| Languages | English |
| Tour type | Guided Tour |
| Booking | Direct with the local operator — no OTA markup |
Choose from 4 available options
Small Group Tour without Entrance Fees
Small Group Tour with Entrance Fees
Private Tour without Entrance Fees
Private Tour in Chinese
Full description
This is a 2.5-hour experience in Bangkok, built around Grand Palace Bangkok and Wat Phra Kaew. Your place is held with the operator before we treat your booking as final.
The Grand Palace was the home of the Siamese kings from 1782, when Rama I moved the capital across the river to Bangkok, until the early twentieth century, and Wat Phra Kaew inside its walls holds the Emerald Buddha, a 66-centimetre jade figure that is the most sacred object in the kingdom and whose robes the king changes three times a year with the seasons. The complex opens at 8:30 and the coaches arrive by 9:30, so the first hour is the calm one. Dress is enforced at the gate: shoulders and knees covered, no ripped jeans, no leggings, and sarongs are available at the entrance for those who forget. Entry for foreign visitors is 500 baht and includes Queen Sirikit's textile museum.
The price covers guide, Walking tour and Carbon emissions offset credits. It does not cover Hotel pickup and drop-off, Food and drinks and Entrance fees to Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, so budget for those separately. Everything included is listed in full on this page; if something is not on that list, assume it is not in the price.
The meeting point and time are emailed as soon as the booking is confirmed. We need at least one day's notice, and we confirm the date before treating your booking as final. If the date cannot be confirmed we tell you and refund you rather than leave you waiting.
Tour Itinerary
The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.
2 starting location options
34 Na Phra Lan Rd, Khwaeng Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang, Khet Phra Nakhon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10200, Thailand, 34 Na Phra Lan Rd, Khwaeng Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang, Khet Phra Nakhon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10200, Thailand
Grand Palace Bangkok
Visit, Guided tour (1 hour)
Wat Phra Kaew
Visit, Guided tour (1 hour)
Arrive back at
34 Na Phra Lan Rd
Detailed Itinerary
2 starting location options
Grand Palace Bangkok: Visit, Guided tour (1 hour)
Wat Phra Kaew: Visit, Guided tour (1 hour)
Arrive back at: 34 Na Phra Lan Rd
Includes
- English-speaking guide
- Walking tour
- Carbon emissions offset credits
Excludes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Entrance fees to Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew (unless option selected)
Important information
Meeting point
TripGuru Thailand sends the meeting point and time by email as soon as the booking is confirmed.
Know before you go
- Free cancellation available up to 24 hours before the activity starts
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Traveler Reviews
Khun Ohm was extremely courteous, knowledgeable, and an excellent photographer! He was very considerate of our needs and enjoyment! Would love to have him as our tour guide again!
Our guide Anyeanee was very knowledgeable and friendly. The Palace is absolutely stunning. Recommend taking a guided tour to learn about the history, culture and religions. Anyeanee didn’t rush us, and gave us multiple photo opportunities. Thoroughly enjoy this tour. Oh and dress lightly but modest majority of this tour is outside - back sweat is real!
Tank was incredibly kind and knowledgeable. He gave us a wonderful tour of this magnificent temple and palace, and his explanations made the visit much more meaningful. We learned a great deal from him. Highly recommended!
Wonderful guide very knowledgeable. Highly recommend her.
Since it is low season I was the only one on the tour but that meant I got to have the guide Cherry all to myself! She was very warm and personable the whole time as well walked through the palace. I got to learn a lot about the royal family along with the connected history of various artifacts and buildings to other cultures in contact with Thailand. Overall I had a great time and highly recommend!
We had an excellent tour thanks to Jack. He was very helpful and had an excellent understanding of the history and story behind the sites we visited. Very recommended!
too many groups at the first meeting point, not easy to find the right guide. very good guide, made the tour very pleasant
We had a very good tour with Tank. Very nice and well informed. Knew all the best spots for photos :)
Our guide (Jack) was great. He was knowledgeable, informative and entertaining. The timing of the tour is perfect and Jack was very helpful with answering any of our questions and allowed plenty of time for photos.
The guide was amazing. He is really nice, welcoming and passionate for his job. Would recommend!!!
Our tour guide Sun, was absolutely amazing. Extremely friendly and kind and full of such interesting information. Would highly recommend to someone who is interested in learning more about the Thai culture and visiting this beautiful place with someone who knows it well. Thank you Sun!!
The guide, Sun, was really knowledgeable about the history. It was definitely worth having a guide to fully experience the grand palace.