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Bangkok, Temples and the River

The Grand Palace before the heat, and the river after dark.

Duration
4 days · 3 nights
Destination
Thailand
Price
Costed to your dates

The journey

Three nights and the three things people actually come to Bangkok for: the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun on one properly paced morning, the Chao Phraya after dark, and the Damnoen Saduak floating market with the Maeklong railway market on the same early start. No Pattaya, no transfer day — the whole trip happens inside one city, which is what makes three nights enough. Priced on request: your consultant costs the 4★ to your dates rather than showing you a headline that moves at the enquiry.

What stands out

  • The Grand Palace, Wat Pho's reclining Buddha and the river ferry across to Wat Arun, in one morning
  • The Chao Phraya after dark, on a dinner cruise
  • Damnoen Saduak floating market and the Maeklong railway market on one early start
  • 4★ in the centre, not an hour outside it

Day by day

How the 4 days actually run.

  1. Day 01

    Arrival

    Airport transfer, and the rest of the day deliberately unscheduled — the airport road can take ninety minutes at the wrong hour and we do not book anything against it.

  2. Day 02

    The temples

    An early start for the Grand Palace, ahead of the heat and the coaches, then Wat Pho and the reclining Buddha, and the river ferry across to Wat Arun. The Chao Phraya dinner cruise in the evening.

  3. Day 03

    Floating market, railway market

    A six o'clock start for Damnoen Saduak — on the water before the coaches arrive — then the Maeklong railway market, where the awnings come down for the train and go straight back up. Back in the city by mid-afternoon; the evening is yours.

  4. Day 04

    Departure

    The morning is free, then the airport.

What's included

  • 3 nights in a 4★ hotel in central Bangkok with breakfast
  • Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun with an English-speaking guide, including the river ferry
  • Chao Phraya dinner cruise with dinner aboard, on a sharing basis
  • Damnoen Saduak floating market including the paddled boat, and the Maeklong railway market
  • Return airport transfers and all touring in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entrance fees wherever the itinerary names a site

What's not

  • Anything paid on the water at Damnoen Saduak — the souvenir boats, and a private boat if you want one instead of the shared paddle
  • Drinks and seat upgrades on the dinner cruise
  • International flights
  • Visa fees and processing
  • Travel insurance
  • Meals not named in the itinerary
  • Personal expenses, tips and porterage
  • Peak-season and festive surcharges (Jul–Aug surcharges quoted separately)
  • Anything not listed under Inclusions
  • Land only · per person · twin share
  • Minimum 2 travellers
  • Rates are subject to availability and confirmation at the time of booking
  • Indian passport holders currently enter Thailand visa-free for up to 30 days — we confirm the position in force for your dates before you book
  • Thailand requires an electronic arrival card to be filed before you fly — we send you the link and the deadline with your documents
  • The Grand Palace closes at 15:30 and enforces its dress code — shoulders and knees covered, adults and children alike. We start early for that reason, not for the photographs
  • The Maeklong market's awnings come down to the railway's published train times, and those times change — we build the day around the ones in force for your date
  • The dinner cruise runs on a sharing basis with a set menu, and the boat sails in light rain
  • Thailand's 300-baht arrival fee has been approved and repeatedly deferred rather than dropped — if it is in force for your dates it is collected separately, and we tell you before you book

Visa for Indian travellers: fee, stay and documents in our Thailand visa guide

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