14 Palace Day Trips in Bangkok Worth Booking

1.Royal Grand Palace and Bangkok Temples: Half Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 336 reviews · from $114Our pick

Review of Bangkok’s private half-day temple tour, including the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Traimit, transport, price, guides, and practical tips.

“We went on a half day private excursion to Grand Palace & Temples. This was an excellent trip, included was a pick up and drop off back at hotel. The guide was very knowledgeable. We were shown round at a steady pace, with plenty of time for photos. Highly recommended!”

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2.Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 267 reviews · 2 hours · from $18Best value

Review of Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha tour, with practical dress, meeting point, guide, value, and timing advice.

“Joe was an amazing tour guide and we had a lovely tour around the palace and surrounding buildings, he was very knowledgeable and accommodating! Would recommend this tour to anyone new to Bangkok or Thailand”

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3.Ayutthaya Summer Palace and Temples Day Tour from Bangkok

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 176 reviews · from $39Top rated

Review of the $39.12 Ayutthaya day tour from Bangkok, covering Bang Pa-In Palace, three temples, transport, timing, dress rules, and value.

“Ayutthaya is a must see! Rich in history and just simply beautiful. Traveling with local guide is the way to do it, Jimmy was very friendly and loved sharing about Ayutthaya.”

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4.Grand Palace Glory and Emerald Buddha : Half-Day Tour in Bangkok

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 66 reviews · from $77

Review of Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha tour, with guide quality, pickup limits, dress rules, timing, crowds, and value explained.

“There were crowds of visitors on the day. The guide made the tour interesting and she was very knowledgable about the history and the King. January ws possibly not the best month to visit I would suggest later in the year when the weather is cooler.”

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5.Bangkok Classic 3-Temples With Buffet Lunch Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 31 reviews · from $87

Review of Bangkok’s 3-temple day tour with Wat Arun, the Grand Palace, river lunch cruise, Paknam Temple, guide, transport, and value tips.

“Cham is an excellent tour guide. He explained the history of the wats and the palace very well. He looked after our tour group, made sure we were safe and comfortable.”

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6.Private Half Day Tour in Bangkok with the Grand Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $144

Review of Bangkok’s private 5-hour temple tour, covering the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, transport, value, timing, and practical tips.

“This tour was great. I learned a lot and Grand Palace is beautiful. My tour guide was very knowledgeable. We also visited some temples and I got to try some Thai food. It’s well worth it if you want to learn and experience the Thailand culture.”

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7.Private Bangkok Grand Palace Full-Day City sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · from $185

Review of Bangkok’s private 9-hour temple tour, including the Grand Palace, Wat Arun, Wat Pho, lunch, hotel pickup, pricing, and practical tips.

“Sam was very knowledgeable and kind. We were able to visit so many wonderful sites, and learn an abundance about the history, culture and language. Despite the high temperatures, we were able to enjoy sightseeing from the car, and see many great sights, in a comfortable air conditioned vehicle, with our friendly driver, Song.”

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8.Half-Day Tour : PRIVATE Grand Palace & Temples

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $109

A practical review of Bangkok’s private Grand Palace and temple tour, with Wat Pho, the Golden Buddha, Chinatown, pricing, timing, and tips.

“Excellent guide, Ms Mee, and extremely knowledgeable. Not at all rushed and stayed at our pace. Very good.”

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9.Full-Day Private Ayutthaya and Bang Pa-In Summer Palace from Bangkok

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $166

Review of a private Bangkok to Ayutthaya day trip with Bang Pa-In Palace, lunch, hotel pickup, private transport, and temple visits.

“The trip was amazing and super interesting. The tour guide, Ae, drove us around with a beautiful and comfortable car and did everything to make us have a good time. She was flexible with the program and adapted the tour to our requests. Thanks again!”

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10.Bangkok Markets, Palaces and Temples Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $149

Explore Bangkok’s railway and floating markets, the Grand Palace, and Wat Pho on a Spanish-guided small-group day trip.

“We were 4 friends at the end of November almost 15 days. Everything perfect! The organization from Spain very much watching everything, adjusting to our tastes and exclusively for us. Super happy with both Jod in Bangkok and Paula on thRead moreAuto-translated”

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11.Laem Chabang Port Shore Excursion : Grand Palace, WatPho, WatArun

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $319

Review of a private Bangkok shore trip from Laem Chabang, covering Wat Pho, Wat Arun, the Grand Palace, transport, price, and practical tips.

“Everything went as planned. Good driver and your guide.. now I don’t want finish this whole review bc I’m being forced to write more than I want. Too bad for this review! Now I will go back and change my star rating.”

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12.Shore Excursion Laem Chabang Port : Grand Palace & Famous Temples

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · from $297

Review of a private Bangkok shore excursion from Laem Chabang, covering the Grand Palace, famous temples, river crossing, transport, timing, and value.

“Very friendly and flexible. Terrific driver and good guide. Long ride from Laem Chebang to Bangkok, but driver was sensitive to passenger comfort. A/C worked great. Not a lot of time in Bangkok, but that was due to long drive and early ship departure. Driver and guide made the most of it.”

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13.Shore Excursion Laem Chabang Port : Grand Palace & Famous Temples

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $281

Review of a private Bangkok shore excursion from Laem Chabang, covering the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, temples, canals, and practical tips.

“It would appear that two companies were involved in this tour. The driver company did what was expected, when it was expected. However, the tour side was chaotic and had overstretched themselves with no tour guide or tickets at the first Read more”

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14.Excursion Royal Palace and temples of Bangkok

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $104

Explore Bangkok’s Golden Buddha, Grand Palace, Emerald Buddha, and Wat Pho on a small Spanish-language tour with transport and entry fees.

“It was a good idea to contact SIAMTRAILS to make our trip to Thailand and Cambodia. From the outset, communication has been smooth and we have been assisted in what we have proposed quickly and consistently. Although the dates anRead moreAuto-translated”

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