Tuk-tuk Private Tour in Bangkok by Night with Chinatown meal





Description
This tour let you experience the Thai capital at night and gives you a unique impression of the city. Bangkok is very different at night and many landmarks will be beautifully lit up which creates a magical atmosphere. You will be accompanied by a local guide who loves his/her country and really wants to explain you everything about Bangkok, Thai culture and food! We start the tour with a short Chao Phraya Express Boat ride on the River of Kings to the stunning Wat Arun. After our visit to Wat Arun, we cross the river and continue with a typical Thai tuk-tuk, passing some of Bangkok's famous landmarks. We get off in Chinatown for a simple street-food meal and dessert. NOTE 1: The tour ends in Chinatown. You can take the metro back to your hotel or the guide can assist with a taxi (not included). NOTE 2: Mondays are street cleaning days in Bangkok citywide, and many street food cart vendors take the day off. Please be aware that Chinatown is less lively and less crowded on Mondays.
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From the meeting point we travel by Chao Phraya Express Boat to one of Bangkok's most famous temples. Wat Arun (The Temple of Dawn), locally known as Wat Chaeng, is situated on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River. It's one of Bangkok's most beautiful temples and absolutely stunning when lit up at night. The best time to photograph the Wat Arun is in the evening! NOTE 1: The total time includes traveling time from the meeting point at Saphan Taksin to Wat Arun. NOTE 2: At this time of the day it's not possible anymore to climb the stairs of the Wat Arun, so we marvel at the beauty of this temple from outside.
Since the Grand Palace is closed at this time, we only make a stop outside. It is a great place to make a photo at night, because the palace area is beautifully lit up.
Wat Pho is one of the oldest temples in the Thai capital and also one of the largest temple complexes in Bangkok and has the largest collection of Buddha images in Thailand. Wat Pho maintains the title as the country’s earliest center for public education, specializing in religion, science and literature. Nowadays it is closed at night, so we only pass by.
Pak Khlong Talat is Thailand’s largest wholesale flower market and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Pak Khlong Talat means 'market at the mouth of the canal' in Thai. The area originally started as a floating market in the early 18th century. Later, in the 19th century, the area became a large fish market. In the 1950s the area eventually developed into the current Flower Market. NOTE: Total time is including traveling time from the previous stop.
The Giant Swing (Sao Chingcha) is a religious structure. It was formerly used in an old Brahmin ceremony. If you want to show a photo of Bangkok’s landmark to your friends or family, the Giant Swing or Sao Chingcha is one of the best choices! It is located in the heart of Bangkok and in front of the first rank royal temple, Wat Suthat. NOTE: The total time is including traveling time from the previous location.
Bangkok's Chinatown is one of the largest Chinatowns in the world and one of the most authentic and unchanged neighborhoods in the city. Bustling Yaowarat Road in the center of Chinatown becomes a culinary hotspot at night, with little street restaurants everywhere. The bright neon lights and huge crowds that come here to eat, drink, and wander make Chinatown very lively, and the atmosphere at night is far different than during the day. Our tuk-tuk will drop us here and we continue by foot. It is here where we will enjoy a simple street-food meal! Walking around you can find all kinds of food, from satay, pad thai, chicken in different variations, fried rice, noodles and different soups, crispy duck and curries. And of course, no street dining experience in Chinatown would be complete without a local Thai dessert! NOTE 1: Food stalls are not allowed on the street on Monday. If you join our tour on Monday, you will have a meal at another location.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Bangkok’s traffic is notorious and often extremely congested. Since we start the tour with a short trip on the Chao Phraya Express Boat, we kindly ask participants to be on time at the meeting point.
- The tour starts with a short boat ride on the Chao Phraya Express Boat to Wat Arun.
- Our tour operates rain or shine. Therefore, cancellations due to weather are not eligible for a refund.
- Kindly be aware that this is not a food tour. At the end of the tour, we simply enjoy a basic street-food meal and dessert in Chinatown. Since the meal is at the end of the tour, we recommend you to eat something before start of the tour if you can't wait that long.
- On Monday food-stalls are not allowed on the streets, so Chinatown is a less lively than other days of the week.
- Cancellations made at least 24 hours before the tour start time are eligible for a full refund. For cancellations made less than 24 hours in advance or in case of no-show, no refund will be issued.
- Our tours operate rain or shine, as tropical rain showers in Thailand usually don’t last long. If it rains heavily, we try to seek shelter and will continue as soon as the weather improves. During the rainy season, it’s a good idea to bring a raincoat or poncho. Please note cancellations due to weather are not eligible for a refund.
Reviews(6)
Our touguide tac are very good not even in showing bangkok even taking pictures and thats very important. I would definitely recommend everything he showed us in Bangkok
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This could have been a fun experience but when we got to the Temple of Dawn , they were having a annual blessing Thai people were dressed in white and were being led in prayers This quite impressive as this was wonderful ceremony of hope but as we watched my guide became immersed into the ceremony. This was our first stop and then on to flower market and dinner in Chinatown. As grand as the ceremony is if you do not speak Thai after few minutes you have no connection to the ceremony. After 45 minutes my guide says she’s knows we need to go as walk out she locks back into service for another 1/2 hour . Finally she leaves we go to flower market and she’s hungry so she buys us street food a flower market then we head th china town to eat supper ? It’s late now I lost my appetite at the flower market so pass on china town dinner take cab to hotel and have stomach distress diarrhea for next 36 hours and have to cancel two tours .
We had a great guide, very nice and well informed. It’s wonderful to have such a guide, who loves his country and who is so authentic! Thank you for a fantastic evening !
Sawadee kha Mathias, Thank you for your review of our Bangkok by Night tour. Glad to hear you had a great experience on our tour and we hope to see you again! The WanderSiam Team
Very friendly tour guide, Tsong Suk, who taught me a lot about Bangkok. I had a great time touring the city at night.
Sawadee kha Louis-Philippe, Thank you for your review, very much appreciated! Happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with our guide Thongsuk! Kind regards, The WanderSiam Team
Mem is a very good guide! Very friendly and collaborative. The food was delicious and appropriate, the tuk tuk ride was cool
Sawadee kha, Thanks so much for your review. We are always happy to read our guests enjoyed our tour! Sunny greetings from Bangkok, The WanderSiam Team
Loved the personalised tour to travel around by boat and tum tum to learn about historical parts of Bangkok. Meaw was friendly and wonderful, and hosted us well. Recommend!
Hi Jonathan, Thank you for leaving us a review. Glad to hear that you had an enjoyable tour with our guide Meaw! Great photos! Kind regards, The WanderSiam Team



