Small-Group: Unseen Bangkok's Chinatown Walking Tour
Highlights
- Walk through Yaowarat Chinatown
- Backstreet stalls only locals know
- Small-group format throughout
- Led by a local guide
This walking tour runs three named Chinatown neighbourhoods — the quiet backstreets of Talat Noi, the wholesale textile stalls of Sampheng Lane, and the Yaowarat food strip — over 3 to 4 hours, departing at 10:00am. A local guide keeps the group capped at 9, and the route covers old shophouses, a Chinese shrine, and the district’s former red-light quarter along the way.
Food and drink samples run through the walk rather than arriving as a single meal: roasted chestnuts, fresh-pressed sugarcane juice, a coffee stop, and a sit-down lunch of Thai-Chinese dishes at a restaurant that’s operated on the same corner for 30 years. Local transport used during the route is folded into the $49 fare, so there’s no separate tuk-tuk or boat ticket to sort out mid-walk.
Meet at MRT Hua Lamphong, Exit 1, street level, at 10:00am, ready to walk rather than wait around for stragglers.
Watch out: hotel pickup isn’t included and the tour runs a single fixed 10:00am start — get to Hua Lamphong under your own steam and build in time to find Exit 1. Alcohol and gratuities are also separate from the listed price.
- Duration: 3-4 hours
- Price from: $49
- Rating: 4.8 (60 reviews)
- Group size: Up to 9
- Includes: local guide, food & drink samples, local transport during the tour
- Meeting point: MRT Hua Lamphong, Exit 1, 10:00am
- Cancellation: Full refund up to 24 hours before departure
Itinerary
10.00am: Meeting tour guide at MRT (metro) Hua Lamphong station Exit 1. street level. Tour guide will meet you there
Visit the ancient Chinese temples, Hidden school, stop at Local coffee shop to get some drink. See the old building and stories telling in That area.
Walking to the Street art area. visit the Chinese shrine, the Oldest Chinese house in Bangkok. Participation with Local people in the Chinese community.
The former red-light district in Chinatown.
Walk to 150 years old fresh market.
During a walk we provide you some snack and end up with have lunch at the restaurant that have been open for 30 years.
Included
- Local guide
- Food and drink samples
- local transpotation fee during the trip
Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Alcoholic Beverages
Meeting point & area
View larger map →Meeting point: 10.00 AM meet tour guide at MRT Hua lampong station Exit 1 meet of the ground level
Good to know
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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