Small-Group Temples & Rivers of Kings Tour

Set off for a social investigation of Bangkok through the eyes of a neighborhood. En route, visit prominent attractions like the astonishing Grand Palace before boarding a longtail vessel for an educational voyage down the Chao Phraya River to find it's little-known riverside Thai people group.

Begin your adventure on board a transport to the Grand Palace, habitation to the Kings of Siam until the mid 1900s. In a flash conspicuous by its fancy conflict of Thai, Chinese, and European engineering styles, this plated structure is as sumptuous on the outside as it is within. Inside the castle grounds, respect Wat Phra Kaew, or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha—seemingly the most holy Buddhist sanctuary in Thailand.

Found nearby the Grand Palace is Wat Po, one of Bangkok's biggest sanctuary buildings. Including the notorious leaning back Buddha canvassed in gold leaf and measuring a stunning 50 feet (15 m) tall and 140 feet (42 m) long, you can't resist the urge to amazement over its ordering nearness.

At that point take after your manual for the Chao Phraya River, or the River of Kings, where a customary Thai longtail pontoon is standing by. Coast through the khlongs, or trenches as you reveal little, curious groups nearby the water that vibe universes far from the clamor of Bangkok.