Bangkok canal tour by long-tail boat (2 hours)

Bangkok

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Price

From ฿1150

Duration

2 hours

Max People

Min Age

Tour Type

City Tours, Cultural Tours, Outdoor Activities

Reviews

4.9 1668 reviews

What you'll do

Start daily at: 8:00 & 9:30 & 11:00 & 12:30 & 14:00 & 15:30 & 16:30 hrs.

Hop on a typical Thai long-tail boat and explore the canals of Thonburi, once the capital of Thailand.

During our 2-hour canal adventure you will explore life on and around the klongs (canals) and get a glimpse of how the local people live. Elderly people sitting on the chairs on the wooden docks of their tiny homes overlooking the canal, women hanging laundry to dry, and children jumping into the water and swimming in the canal, amazing!

We will make a stop at Baan Silapin (The Artist's House), a traditional Thai house that has been converted into a public space to preserve art and traditional performance styles such as puppetry. The wooden house, over 200 years old and lovingly restored by its owner, sits at the heart of a small community of rustic shophouses which are connected by a wooden walkway that follows the edge of the klong (canal).

Furthermore, we pass Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen, built in the mid-Ayutthaya period in the Phasi Charoen District in Thonburi. The boat driver will stop the boat so that you can take a good photo of the huge Buddha statue at this temple. The Buddha statue is towering nearly 70 meters above the ground, the height of a 20-story building, and it is Bangkok's biggest Buddha image, with a width of 40 meters in its cross-legged meditation posture.

Meeting point:

The bus stop opposite Elefin Coffee on Maha Rat Road, just south of Wat Pho

Meeting point location on Google Maps:

https://goo.gl/maps/HACSNp9TcdWqh6S2A?coh=178572&entry=tt

Highlights:

Hop on a typical Thai long-tail boat
Get an impression of local life along the canal
Visit Baan Silapin (The Artist's House), a traditional 200-year old Thai house
Pass Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen and take a photo of the largest Buddha in Bangkok

Places of interest:

Chao Phraya River and Bangkok Yai Canal
Baan Silapin (The Artist's House)
Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen (photo stop from the boat)

Included/Excluded

Bottled water
Licensed English speaking tour guide
Long-tail boat ride
Feeding fish

Tip/gratuities for the guide (not mandatory)
Personal expenses

Our Policy

Our cancellation policy

Cancellations until 24 hours before start of the tour: full refund

Cancellations within 24 hours before start of the tour and no-show: no refund

When will you get your confirmation

You will receive a confirmation email instantly after booking

Tour Plan

Our cancellation policy

Cancellations until 24 hours before start of the tour: full refund

Cancellations within 24 hours before start of the tour and no-show: no refund

When will you get your confirmation

You will receive a confirmation email instantly after booking

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1668 verified reviews

Rating 4.8/5

Amenities 5/5

1,668 Comments

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Jenna B
May 17, 2024
4.5
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Great tour guide, better to go on weekend

This was a good tour. It would have been nice to be able to hear and get more explanations on the boat ride itself but the engine is loud. Our tour guide more than made up for this by explaining things before we got on and at each of our stops. Our tour guide Joyce was so friendly and gave us great information- a 10/10 tour guide!

I only wish I had known that if we did the tour on a weekend we’d get to see the floating market as it is closed on week days. We still got out to feed fish and go to the Artist House.
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Durgai P Durgai P
May 17, 2024
5
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Great experience

Very good english speaking guide, thank you !!!! Clear speaking english and explanations for questions, very happy about this activity
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Mel M
May 17, 2024
5
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Great trip

Lovely trip passed some great buildings. Joyce our guide was great. Recommend if you want to see a different side of Bangkok.
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Miriam M
May 17, 2024
5
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get a glimpse of how the waterways work

We really enjoyed the tour: It was not too long and the guide was very polite and well prepared. He provided some accurate and interesting information. We booked through the airbnb app and had the tour together with 6 other people.
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Zver_OK
May 16, 2024
5
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Best choice for citizens and guests of the city

That was a great trip with attentive English speaking guide. Through all the way – from booking to the last pier – Khun Om and guide Yo was so kind to us. Instead of long boat, we took a slow traditional boat and record nice videos of authentic spots along the way! We like the contrast of small channels and big river. That’s a best type of trip by water – that’s my conclusion after 6 years of living in Bangkok. Thanks to all the team!
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