Wat Pho Temple and the royal Grand Palace

This excursion brings you to Bangkok’s most renowned and important sights, concluding with a famous dessert. Can you guess which one it is?

You make your own way to the start of the excursion at Exit 1 (Museum Siam Exit) of the Sanam Chai metro station. Your guide will be waiting for you here.

From there, you proceed to the first stop of the tour, the gorgeous Wat Pho Temple, the biggest and oldest of its kind in Bangkok. Wat Pho was originally Thailand’s first public university, and it is even one of the oldest Thai massage schools in the country. The temple consists of a large complex of various temple buildings as well as a monastery housing 300 monks. The temple is particularly famous for its giant reclining gold Buddha, which is 46 metres long and 15 metres high. The Buddha is made of bricks and plaster, completely coated in gold leaf. The temple also has the largest collection of Buddha statues.

It’s hard to talk about Bangkok without bringing up the Royal Palace, which is the next stop of the excursion. Built in 1782, the opulent palace still possesses an indescribable beauty that is best experienced first-hand. The palace consists not just of one building, but of several buildings, halls, pavilions and temples. Buddhist pilgrims travel here from all across Thailand to pay their respects to the country’s most sacred Buddha statue, the Emerald Buddha. Carved from a large piece of jade, it towers from an altar at the famous Wat Phra Kaeo Temple. The Grand Palace was also home to the Thai royal family until 1925 and is still used for royal ceremonies and state visits to this day.

Note that when visiting temples and shrines, there is a dress code – knees and shoulders must be covered.

Next, you hop in a tuk-tuk, which drives you past the City Pillar Shrine and the Ministry of Defence, which is located in a beautiful old building. The tuk-tuk stops at Kor Panich, a popular local restaurant famous for its traditional dessert, mango sticky rice. They prepare the dessert following an old family recipe that has been passed down through generations Try it – Thai people love it!

Afterwards, you can stay and explore the area on your own or head back to the hotel No matter what you opt for, your guide will help you.

Starting time: 08:30 a.m. Meeting time at Sanam Chai Exit 1, no later than 08:20 a.m.

Duration: approx. 4 hours.

This excursion is also open to guests other than TourCompass’ own guests.

We recommend that you book the excursion when booking the tour.