Bangkok’s Hidden Treasures Walking Tour

4.5 (6 reviews) 5 h 30 min Free cancellation Private tour

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Silver Pagoda — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Golden Mount — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Beat the traffic and travel like a local along Bangkok’s rivers and canals, discover hidden treasures, and explore the old city on foot. Take a tuk tuk ride and get a Thai foot massage on this fun and interesting excursion through the Thai capital.

Travel by boat along Bangkok’s canals
Visit the Silver Pagoda and Wat Suthat
Take a tuk tuk ride through old Bangkok, stopping to visit Wat Pho
Treat yourself to a rejuvenating Thai foot massage

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At a glance

Duration: 5 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Arlymear Travel

Ages: Children (2–11 years) · Adults (12–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Local guide
Included: Transportation by tuk-tuk, boat and Skytrain
Included: Snacks
Included: anding and/or facility fees: Landing and facility fees
Included: Thai foot massage

Not included

Not included: Hotel pickup and drop-off

Itinerary

Khlong Saen Saep

Passing by

Begin your walking tour with your guide from the meeting point to the Elephant Head Bridge to board a boat on the Saen Saeb canal. You’ll travel to the old city area that’s known as Pom Pra Satru Pai. The canal was constructed in 1837 by the order of King Rama III for military transport during the war over Cambodia. Today it serves as a fast and inexpensive way for Bangkokians to travel through the city, avoiding the traffic jams.
The Golden Mount (Wat Saket)

one hour Admission included

Next you’ll head to the Golden Mount and Wat Saket, a pagoda situated on an artificial hill, and another creation of King Rama III. It wasn't completed until the reign of King Rama V however, due to land subsidence causing the original structure to collapse. Today the pagoda commands a panoramic view over Bangkok.
Wat Ratchanatdaram Worawihan

30 min Admission included

Stop is at the stunning Silver Pagoda, built during the reign of King Rama III, in 1846, for the princess granddaughter. The temple is best known for it's 37 metal spires, signifying the 37 virtues. Also known as the Silver Pagoda, the design almost appears Burmese, but in fact this is a copy of old Buddhist design found in Sri Lanka.
Bamrung Muang Fashion

15 min

Continue walking to Bamrung Muang, Bangkok's first shopping street. Today it caters to temple supplies where you will find monk robes, candles, incense sticks, books, and many golden statues of the Buddha.
Stop 5

10 min

Down a small side street you’ll find Baan Bat, where a small group of locals have, for centuries, made their living producing hand-made alms bowls to be purchased by the faithful and donated to monks.
Sao Chingcha (the Giant Swing)

10 min

At the end of the road you’ll arrive at the Giant Swing, constructed in 1784. It was originally used in an ceremony where Brahmins would swing, trying to grab a bag of coins placed on one of the pillars. In 1935 the ceremony was discontinued after several fatal accidents.
Wat Suthat

one hour Admission included

Take a walk through Wat Suthat, a royal temple constructed during the reign of King Rama I, but not completed until the reign of King Rama III.
Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimonmangkalaram Ratchaworamahaviharn

one hour Admission included

Give your feet a rest and take a tuk tuk ride through the small streets of old Bangkok to Wat Pho, home of the first school of medicine in Bangkok. The temple is the oldest and largest monastery in Bangkok, and it was the first university in Bangkok teaching students in the fields of religion, science, and literature through murals and sculptures.
WatPo Thai Traditional Massage School

30 min Admission included

After all this walking you’ll be rewarded with a 30-minute foot massage (strictly not for pregnant women) at a nearby Thai massage school. According to ancient medicine, the sensory nerves of the internal organs that spread throughout the body are mainly gathered around the soles of the feet, making massage an effective means of stimulating the functions of the organs.
The Chao Phraya River

Passing by

Once you’re relaxed and ready to head out again, it will be time to take a river boat down the Chao Phraya River, connecting to a skytrain that will take you back to the meeting point.