Cultural Treasures of Bangkok: Temples & Royal Palace Tour

Overview

• ✓Bangkok's spiritual and royal heritage shines on this immersive half-day tour through its most iconic landmarks.
• ✓Discover serene beauty, architectural splendor, and cultural depth of Thailand's capital in few unforgettable hours.
• ✓Journey begins at Wat Trimitr, home to world's largest solid gold Buddha statue standing 15 feet tall and weighing 5.5 tons.
• ✓Located in Bangkok's thriving Chinatown district, this 700-year-old statue has fascinating history.
• ✓Next, step inside Wat Pho, Bangkok's oldest and largest temple complex neighboring Grand Palace, where majestic 46-meter-long Reclining Buddha awaits with beautifully inlaid mother-of-pearl soles.

Bangkok's spiritual and royal heritage shines on this immersive half-day tour through its most iconic landmarks. Discover serene beauty, architectural splendor, and cultural depth of Thailand's capital in few unforgettable hours. Journey begins at Wat Trimitr, home to world's largest solid gold Buddha statue standing 15 feet tall and weighing 5.5 tons. Located in Bangkok's thriving Chinatown district, this 700-year-old statue has fascinating history. Next, step inside Wat Pho, Bangkok's oldest and largest temple complex neighboring Grand Palace, where majestic 46-meter-long Reclining Buddha awaits with beautifully inlaid mother-of-pearl soles. Considered world's most famous temple, also regarded as Thailand's first university. Grand finale is Grand Palace, most spectacular royal complex in Thailand. Built in 1782 by King Rama I, former residence of Chakri Kings was centre of power for over 150 years, housing ceremonial halls and Temple of Emerald Buddha.

What to Bring

• •Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• •Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• •This tour is operated both on private basis as well as on joint / Seat-In-Coach basis.
• •Joint tours are operated with an English-speaking guide only with other languages for joint operation on selected days of the week only.
• •Transfers are only operated within the downtown Bangkok areas and restricted to main hotels only. Regions outside the central business district such as Khao San Road, Rattanakosin, Nonthaburi, Thonburi, Minburi, both International Airports, Ratchadapisek and upper Sukhumvit (Soi 55 and further) are excluded and supplementary charges apply.
• •We regret that are unable to provide pick-up and drop-off transfer services from and to apartment complexes, local guest houses or private apartments. We advise you kindly to head on your own arrangement to the nearest hotel inside the downtown Bangkok area.
• •Should you have booked a joint / Seat-In-Coach excursion, we are unable to communicate with you with accurate participation numbers, as these may change until the very last moment.
• •Royal temples and palaces uphold a very strict dress code: it is essential that you dress appropriately during this excursion by wearing clothes that cover shoulders and fall below the knees. Customers wearing shirts with obscene and disrespectful prints and pictures and brightly-coloured clothing may be refused entrance.
• •To respect local customs and respecting the religious sites and temples on this tour, it is customary for guests to take off their shoes before allowed entrance. Your guide will inform you in advance for which of these sites this is applicable.
• •We always will make efforts to confirm the exact pick-up time upon reservation. For any operational issues in which are not able to confirm the exact pick-up time in advance, we reserve the right to inform you the day before the departure of the tour.
• •Certain sights in this excursion may not be photographed for specific reasons. We kindly ask for your understanding by following local regulations.
• •Please ensure that you bring sunglasses, a hat /cap and sunblock with a high SPF factor when traveling with us on this tour – even when it is cloudy, the sunrays still have an immense power.
• •It is the responsibility of the customer to provide us with the correct hotel information, should pick-up and drop-off services be included in the package. Any changes in accommodation outside 24 hours will be handled accordingly: changes within 24 hours may be on request.
• •In the event of no-show or change of accommodation without prior consent and confirmation from us within 24 hours may result in the applicable cancellation charges as outlined in the terms and conditions.

Meeting and Pickup

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