Temple, shrine & monastery tours
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 private temple tours in Bangkok worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Explore Bangkok’s Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun on a private five-hour tour with a guide, hotel pickup, and flexible temple options.
“We were very lucky to get Aon as our guide as he was so knowledgable, caring . Ping Ping our driver was great too. This was a private tour, and it was absolutely wonderful.”
Review of Bangkok’s private Grand Palace and Wat Pho tour, with guide, transport, costs, dress rules, highlights, drawbacks, and booking advice.
“Kay and Sunil the driver were fabulous. Kay has so much knowledge and explained everything beautifully helping me and my family to understand the history and culture around the Grand Palace and Wat Pho. Would highly recommend.”
Explore Bangkok’s Wat Pho, Golden Buddha, Marble Temple, Chinatown, and flower market on a private three-hour tour with hotel pickup.
“Morning tour 8am. Tour guide Jenny was excellent at explaining the Buddhist religion and how the beautiful temples were constructed. So helpful in taking photos at all the best spots. Driver very safe and considerate. Dropped us off at shopping centre as requested. All in all very nice morning.”
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Review of Bangkok’s private half-day temple tour, covering Wat Traimit, Wat Pho, and Wat Ben with hotel pickup and guide.
“Very good experience , the guide was very Nice and helpful taking us photos. You get a Nice view from all the hilights”
Review of a private Bangkok day trip to Ayutthaya and Lopburi, with temple ruins, bronze Buddha statues, lunch, and monkey encounters.
“Very friendly and nice tour guide. We were very satisfied. Our tour guide explained and showed us a lot about the temples and Thailand. We will definitely book again next time we stay. Thank you for this wonderful day.”
Review of Bangkok’s private Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew tour, with practical tips on guides, dress code, crowds, transport, and value.
“Was a nice tour - we went early in the morning to avoid the heat, obviously everyone else had the same idea so it was very busy!”
Explore Ayutthaya’s UNESCO temples with a private multilingual guide, hotel transfers, dinner, and a sunset boat ride from Bangkok.
“We had a lovely day with Pop looking around the temples. Lunch was delicious - we were taken to a lovely local restaurant and able to select food and drink from the menu. The boat ride was also a lovely experience, and a nice, relaxed way to end the tour before our car ride back to Bangkok. Thank you for a lovely day!”
Review of Bangkok’s private Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun tour, with pricing, itinerary details, guide tips, and booking advice.
“Great tour of the highlights of Bangkok including the Palace and temples. Guide Noc was very informative and answered our many questions. Tour was very enjoyable and moved at a good pace.”
Explore Bangkok’s Golden Buddha, Wat Pho, and Grand Palace on a four-hour private tour with hotel pickup and an expert local guide.
“We had a wonderful tour with Sky. Well worth doing a private tour. We managed to see the Grand Palace, Golden Buddha and Reclining Buddha in full morning with excellent commentary. Sky supported 2 Westerners well in the heat and made it very comfortable for us with an air-conditioned car with a friendly driver in between sites. Cannot recommend Sky more highly. Her local cultural knowledge together with her good English, friendly and supportive manner made our tour a wonderful experience. Made the day so easy by picking us up from our hotel directly and dropping us back at end of tour. Will definitely book this company again when we…”
Review of Bangkok’s private tour to Maeklong, Damnoen Saduak, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun, with lunch, transport, guides, and value advice.
“During our 4th stay in Bangkok this was the best tour we ever had. It is not cheap but the service and the content of the tour compensates the price. The guide was quite new in the business, however she was very dynamic with good communication skills and the chemistry worked. She found a perfect place to take pictures and videos in the Railway Market. She was offering the drinks and snacks all the time. She was great! During 10 hours we saw much more in Bangkok than during our 3 previous stays explored on our own. I recommend this tour to every foreign visitor to the city. The only…”
Tour Bangkok’s Golden Buddha, Wat Arun, and Wat Pho by private car and river boat, with a guide, temple fees, and hotel pickup included.
“The temples tour was awesome. Miss Sakorn Donphaisri, from Mam Holidays, was a great tour guide. She gave me a brief history about the history about the three temples that we went to. I went on a private tour so she was helpful in taking photos for me. I got to spend a good amount of time at each location. The temples were beautiful and breathtaking. I would highly recommend going on this tour and request Miss Sakorn Donphaisri as your tour guide.”
Review of Bangkok’s private Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun tour, with a guide, hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, and practical tips.
“Poppy had great personality and excellent knowledge... a great communicator! An excellent all round experience.”
Explore Bangkok’s canals, Wat Arun, Wat Pho, and Pak Khlong Talad on a private half-day tour with hotel pickup and guide.
“5 star all the way. Poppy made our half day tour so fun! The temples are beautiful and the canal tour is a must do.”
Review of Bangkok’s private canal, Wat Arun, Wat Pho, and flower market tour, with practical advice on value, timing, sights, and who should book.
“We had a wonderful time on the 8 pm dinner cruise! It is worth paying more for the upper level if offered. Staff was great and food amazing!”
Review of Bangkok’s private three-temple tour, with Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, guide quality, costs, transport, and practical tips.
“Am petrecut 3 ore minunate alaturi de Irin! Ne-a oferit foarte multe informatii interesante despre locurile vizitate.”
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