Temple, shrine & monastery tours
One list, every country. These 15 cover the stone cities, the cliff shrines and the working monasteries, sorted so you can tell a two-hour ticket from a full day with a car and a guide.
Review of Angkor Wat’s $18 sunrise or sunset tour from Siem Reap, with four temples, guide, transport, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Great tour with very knowledgeable guide Mr. Rith, who also makes the tour very enjoyable with his great humour. You see a lot of temples in one day and stop for a tasty lunch as well. I can only recommend”
Visit Tlatelolco, Guadalupe Shrine, and Teotihuacan from Mexico City with transport, a guide, tequila tasting, and optional lunch.
“Great walk of history and learning experience. Don’t be late, as the bus needs to runs tight schedule.”
Explore Ayutthaya’s four major temples from Bangkok with a guide, air-conditioned transport, Thai buffet lunch, and useful cultural context.
“We had a fantastic day visiting Ayutthaya with our guide, Paul. He was friendly, very knowledgeable, and brought the history of the ruins and temples to life. Everything was smooth and well organized, and Ayutthaya is an absolute must-visit from Bangkok. Highly recommend this tour!”
Review the $15 Angkor Wat sunrise tour from Siem Reap, with temple visits, local guides, air-conditioned transport, and practical tips.
“David is one of the most exceptional guides I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. The tour was just perfect. Timed at a leisurely pace, full of interesting information and stories and not tiresome at all, despite being 9 hours long. And all this while being hosted by a very fun David. We strongly recommend this tour.”
Review of Bali’s private Ubud tour with three waterfalls, Tirta Empul, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, coffee tasting, tips, and honest value advice.
“We had an amazing experience on this tour. Everything was perfectly organized from start to finish. Senegal was our guide, he was professional, engaging, and incredibly knowledgeable. You can really tell they are passionate about what they do. He is also an amazing photographer, he toke beautiful pictures of us. We would definitely do it again and highly recommend it”
Review of Barcelona’s Montserrat small-group or private tour, with hotel pickup, Black Madonna, mountain walks, funicular option, and museum tips.
“Booking the tour online was simple. Excellent communication from the company and from the guide. Our guide Alejandro was knowledgeable, friendly, professional, and courteous. We were able to customize our tour in Montserrat since we were a private group. Alejandro made sure that our preferences were taken into account for planning our day. Our expectations were exceeded! We enjoyed our day very much! We highly recommend this tour and Alejandro as a guide.”
Visit Boyana Church and Rila Monastery from Sofia in one day, with mountain views, expert guides, free time, and excellent value.
“Everything was executed perfectly. The only thing I think could be improved is little longer time at the Riley Monastery. Lunch at the restaurant could take 1 hour or longer.”
Explore Angkor Wat at sunrise and sunset on a two-day Siem Reap tour with 11 temples, expert guides, transport, water, and strong value.
“The tour was amazing. Say was a fantastic guide who was engaging and knowledgeable. He was patient and caring when we needed to slow down because our 9 year old daughter was struggling from the heat. I highly recommend this tour. Overall, great experience!!!”
Explore Bangkok’s Grand Palace, Emerald Buddha, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, and local markets on a small-group temple tour with transport and guide.
“Our guide Mina was amazing knowledgeable friendly and energetic. She was able to answer all of our questions.”
Explore Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm, and Phnom Bakheng on a guided Siem Reap day tour with sunset, transport, and water.
“Long day out, really good, interesting. Ho was a good guide, our group were lovely”
Review of Mexico City’s Teotihuacan, Tlatelolco, and Guadalupe Shrine tour, with practical advice on value, timing, groups, lunch, and guides.
“Alejandro and Francis was great really helpful and made sure everyone got the best experience”
Review of Bangkok by Night, a four-hour tuk-tuk tour with temples, Chinatown, flower markets, street food, dinner, and local guides.
“Wonderful… Sasa did a great job!! So organized, learned everyone by name, chose delicious foods and great places to visit. Our til til driver was wonderful as well!!”
Review of the $14 Angkor Wat sunrise tour from Siem Reap, including temples visited, guide quality, timing, costs, transport, and practical tips.
“Amazing complex with so much history. Travellers should have a reasonable level of fitness to make the most of different levels of temples. Steps in some can be step and narrow.”
Review of Bangkok’s Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun tour, with practical advice on guides, temple fees, dress code, heat, and value.
“Betty was the perfect guide from start to finish and very knowledgeable.”
Review of Krabi’s 9-hour Emerald Pool, hot springs, and Tiger Cave Temple tour, with practical advice on stairs, crowds, cost, and what to bring.
“Everything was perfect! Thank you Arun for that amazing trip :)”
