Bangkok's Wireless Road: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

5.0 (5 reviews) 50 min – one hour Private tour

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Explore both sides of the busy and green Wireless Road — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Hear how this turn of the century British house became the home of the U.S. Ambassador — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Want to see Bangkok in a whole new light? Explore Wireless Road with local historian Paul Jorgensen. Starting and ending at the BTS Phloen Chit station, walk amid grand vistas, embassies and majestic trees of Bangkok’s most green neighborhood. Paul will put the sights that you pass into context of how Bangkok developed, what spirit houses say about Thai beliefs and why food and color matter to Thais. You’ll learn amazing stories behind seemingly ordinary things on Wireless Road: groups of motorcycle taxis, convenience stores, Hindu gods, the Thai flag, the number nine, and many more. Hundreds of people have loved the live version of this tour and now you can experience it with freedom of an GPS audio guide! Since the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place as you walk, you can start the tour in the VoiceMap app (which works offline), put your phone in your pocket and your earphones on, and walk at your own pace with Paul on Wireless Road.

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At a glance

Duration: 50 min – one hour
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: English
Operated by: VoiceMap Audio Tours

Ages: Adults (6–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: VoiceMap Application
Included: Lifetime access to the Explore Bangkok's Wireless Road tour
Included: Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Not included

Not included: Smartphone
Not included: Transportation
Not included: Food/drinks
Not included: Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Itinerary

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Stop 1

Passing by
The tour takes you on a humor and culture filled walk beginning at the Phloen Chit station going down to Lumphini Park and back again. Start the tour in the app, put your phone in your pocket, and let your guide direct you through the streets. The total walking distance is approximately 2km and takes just under an hour without stopping, but you can pause anytime! The narration is crisply mastered by a professional audio engineering staff, and the tour integrates sound effects and music to create an engaging experience that is suitable for all ages that can wear ear buds.

Key stories you’ll hear include:
- How Radio Road, in Thai, got its Wireless Road namesake
- Learn how to “read” Thai spirit houses on Wireless Road
- The Hindu gods' role in why the buildings aren’t numbered sequentially
- And many more!
Central Embassy

Passing by

Hear how this shopping mall arose out of the grounds of the British Embassy.
Nai Lert Park Heritage Home

Passing by

Entrepreneur Nai Lert is responsible for the wonderful rain trees that cover this neighborhood, and you'll hear their unique history.
Lumpini Park

Passing by

Become familiar with the "Green Mile" special pedestrian pathway that connects Lumpini and Benjakiti parks.
Stop 5

Passing by

Walk through a shrine to the Hindu god Trimurti.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

Using your ticket

VOICEMAP CODE

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Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. You've been sent an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour.

This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

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1. Once you've received your code, please follow these steps:

2. Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app

3. Create an account

4. Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes

5. Enter your code then select Download Now

PLEASE NOTE

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You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.

This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.

When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.