Bangkok – Behind the Scenes

A 4-day tour of the City's famous sites and hidden secrets

Our 4-day, 3-night mini-tour, or extension – Bangkok Behind the Scenes – offers an unusual look at both the famous sites and the lesser-known parts of Thailand’s celebrated capital city. We’ll stay in an award-winning heritage hotel in the City’s vibrant Banglamphu District and take you on – what we reckon is a one of kind – Bangkok city tour using only various forms of public transport! We’ll visit The Grand Palace, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Phu and The Golden Mount as well as exploring the alleys, street-life, street-food (and street-art) of Chinatown by tuk-tuk, river taxi, Skytrain and canal boat. (For first time or repeat visitors to Bangkok we’ll keep the precise itinerary entirely flexible.)

From here we head into Samut Songkram’s Amphawa District – where Bangkok meets the Gulf of Thailand – an area of traditional wooden stilt houses, ancient temples and leafy canals. Visits on the way include the iconic Mae Klong ‘Railway Market’ as well as an ancient monastery and some of the traditional local industries such as palm sugar and sea salt production. Our accommodation is another boutique-style, 100-year-old heritage hotel located right on the banks of one of Amphawa’s many canals. An evening firefly watching boat trip and participation in the local monks’ morning alms round are some of the activities before a return the following day to downtown Bangkok at your convenience. (Either a city hotel while a transfer to the airport is available for a small supplement.)

This is a private, fully accompanied tour based on 2 persons so, as we mentioned, the precise itinerary details are flexible, while reductions are available for families or larger groups.

Bangkok Behind the Scenes fits in perfectly for any tour starting, finishing or even just passing through Bangkok if you have a few more days to spare or wish to squeeze the most out of that return airfare.