Excursions & day trips

Chinatown and Golden Buddha Temple self-guided walking tour

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$14.99

Free cancellation

Language: English

Mobile voucher accepted

Duration: from 1 hour to 2 hours

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Tour with Audioguide

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Why you’ll love this…

Use an all-in-one app complete with audio narration, written text explanations, routes, and a list of stops
Walk through Wat Traimit and explore the unique stories, beautiful adornments, and history of Buddhism
Explore Bangkok's famous Chinatown, enjoying the city's fantastic and delicious food at Yaowarat Road
Sample Michelin-starred food stalls and the strange delectables of Sampeng Lane

What to expect

Enjoy this Chinatown and Golden Buddha Temple self-guided walking tour where you get the best of both worlds of tour and food.

You will start your tour directly at the temple as you marvel at the 5-ton Buddha statue made of solid gold at Chinatown's Wat Traimit, the Temple of the Golden Buddha. As you walk into the temple, study the structure, gates, stories, and history of Buddhism.

Then, it's the food section of the tour where you get to explore the city's street food at Yaowarat Road. Finally, sample Michelin-starred food stalls and the strange delectables of Sampeng Lane to end your tour.

What's included

Audio-guided tour
Downloadable APP
Digital guidebook

What's not included

Food and drinks
Entrance fees
Transportation

Where

661 Charoen Krung Rd, Talat Noi, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100, Thailand

Meeting point:

The tour automatically begins playing when you reach the starting point at Wat Traimit Withayaram Worawihan.

What to remember

Know in advance:

This is a self-guided audio tour; no guide will accompany you and attraction tickets are not included. The app functions as a guide, an audio tour, and a map all in one
After booking the tour, search your email for the phrase "Set up your self-guided tour now" and follow the instructions immediately to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Please don't wait until you are on-site
Most stops along the tour have animated videos allowing you to visualise what you cannot see, such as snapshots from different centuries or interior rooms
The audio stories play on their own based on your location. You can start anytime and pause anywhere
This tour has no expiration date. You can use it on any trip, as many times as you like
Works perfectly without cellular or Wi-Fi with offline maps
The tour requires a supported mobile device for navigation. Please use an iPhone with iOS 15 or later, an Android device with Android 9 or later, or an iPad/tablet with GPS and cellular service

Provider

ACTION TOUR GUIDE

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

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