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Thai PRIVATE Tour Guide

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Highlights

  • Private tour for your party only
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off included
  • English-speaking licensed guide
  • 8-hour tour at a steady pace

A licensed, English-speaking guide spends eight hours with the group, building the day around whatever the travelers want to see in Bangkok instead of following a fixed route. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included, and the booking is capped at eight people, which suits a family or a couple of pairs travelling together.

The fee covers the guide only. The listing doesn’t specify what vehicle, if any, moves the group between stops during the day — admission fees, taxi meters, the BTS Skytrain, the MRT, and the public boat are all listed as excluded, and the group pays for those directly. That makes this a guiding service rather than a transport package; worth confirming with the operator how the day gets from stop to stop if that matters to the booking.

A sample day in the listing runs through the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, the reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, the riverside temple Wat Arun, the flower and vegetable wholesale market at Pak Klong Talad, and the Klong Bangluang canal community — though the operator frames the itinerary as flexible, built around what the group asks for at pickup rather than run as a set list.

Key Facts:
  • Duration: 8 hours
  • Price from: $65
  • Rating: 5.0 from 147 reviews
  • Group size: Up to 8
  • Includes: Licensed English-speaking guide, hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Excludes: Admission fees, local transport (taxi, BTS, MRT, public boat), personal expenses
  • Cancellation: Full refund up to 24 hours before departure

Watch out: Admission fees and every taxi, BTS, MRT or boat fare during the day are paid separately from the guide fee — budget for transport and entry tickets on top of the $65 booking price.

Itinerary

1

The Royal Grand Palace & The Royal Temple are the perfect introduction to Thailand’s Architecture, Culture and Tradition, You will visit the highlight attractions around this complex such as The Royal Temple (Wat Phra Kaew, The Temple of the Emerald Buddha), The Golden Chedi, Pantheon of the Chakri’s Kings, A miniature replica of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Coronation Throne Hall and Royal Reception Hall

2

Wat Pho (The Temple of The Reclining Buddha) is one of the largest and oldest temple in Bangkok and still an important center for Traditional Thai Medicine and Traditional Thai Massages School

3

Wat Arun (the Temple of Dawn) is an important landmark located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. The main shrine, decorated with glazed ornaments and ceramics, rises 67 meters towards the heavens. Built during the beginning of King Taksin era, the magnificent temple reflects the glory of the Thai culture. The highest Prang in Thailand symbolizing Hindu-Buddhist cosmology

4

Pak Klong Talad (Flowers & Vegetables Market), It is known mostly as a wholesale flower market serving everyone from flower vendors to florists, but it also has a good selection of fresh vegetables, which are bought in the pre-dawn hours to be transported to neighborhood markets around Bangkok for sale in the morning. Pak Klong Talad is the most important flowers & Vegetables wholesale market in town

5

Klong Bangluang Community to observe local lifestyle

Included

  • Pick Up & Drop off at Your Hotel
  • Thai PRIVATE Tour Guide's Fee ONLY
  • Experienced & Licensed English Speaking Tour Guide

Not Included

  • Admission Fees
  • Local Transportation such as Taxi Meter, Public Boat, Subways (MRT) or Skytrain (BTS) and etc.
  • Personal Expense & Insurance

Meeting point & area

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Good to know

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the private guide fee cover?
Just the licensed English-speaking guide's fee and hotel pickup and dropoff. Admission fees, transport (taxi, BTS, MRT, public boat), and personal expenses are separate.
Can we plan the itinerary ourselves?
Yes, the whole point is flexibility. Tell the guide at pickup what you want to see and do, and they'll build the day around it.
How long is the tour?
Eight hours with the guide, which is enough for most combinations of temples, markets, and sightseeing across Bangkok.
How many people can share the guide?
Up to eight people, which makes it workable for a small group or extended family.
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