Some of the most remarkable sights in Bangkok are waiting for you on this convenient morning tour. Complete with a private ride straight from your hotel, a cruise along the waterways of Thonburi, and a visit to the iconic Grand Palace, your guide shows you the grandeur of Thailand's capital city.

Get started when you meet your guide for the ride from your hotel in the morning, and relax as the comfortable vehicle takes you through the city to the banks of the Chao Phraya River. Here, you board a traditional long-tailed boat for the ride along the klongs, ancient canals that still serve as lanes for commerce and local life in the district.

After a look at impressive sights along the waterfront, such as the magnificent Royal Barges Museum and the towering pagoda of Wat Arun, step ashore for a visit to the Grand Palace. With its golden stupas, classical pillars, and colorful mosaics, the palace shows you an exquisite blend of traditional Thai and European styles in a setting that was home to the royal court until 1925.

Within the palace complex, you can see the Wat Phra Kaew, one of Thailand's most sacred Buddhist temples. Get a look at the famed Emerald Buddha figurine, clad in gold and fashioned from a single piece of stone, before your waiting vehicle carries you through the city and back to your hotel.

• A morning trip to the majestic Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha

• Spectacular Buddha statue carved from a solid block of jade

• Cruising on the great river in a traditional long-tail boat

• Insight & knowledge along the way from your local guide

• Stress-free roundtrip transportation in your own private car

• Guided tour of the Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Temple

• Chao Phraya river cruise in a long-tail boat

• Admission fees

• Roundtrip transportation to and from most central Bangkok hotels by private vehicle

• Live tour commentary provided in English.

• Beverages, bottled water, and snacks

Additional info

• Children 1 and younger are complimentary.

• Children 11 and younger must be accompanied by a paying adult.

• At least 2 people are required for this activity to take place.
  

• Hotel pickup is available from most centrally located Bangkok hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.

• Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.

• Dress code: No sleeveless tops showing shoulders. No see-through garments. No dresses above the knee. No short pants or three quarter pants. No sports-wear. (Should visitors be required to change, there are places just outside the palace where inexpensive, yet appropriate, clothing can be bought).

• This activity is not wheelchair 

• At the end of this tour we will visit Gems Gallery
  International, the world's biggest jewelery and gem centre. Transport back to
  your hotel will be available when you wish to leave. Just inform your guide or
  Gems Gallery staff.