The 15 Best Palace Tours in Thailand

1.Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3,632 reviews · 5 hours · from $24Our pick

Review of Bangkok’s Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun tour, with practical advice on guides, fees, dress code, crowds, and value.

“We had such a great experience touring the three big temples in Bangkok. It was incredibly hot (definitely bring water and sunscreen!), but the entire tour was absolutely worth it. Our guide, Sunday, was fantastic - so friendly, knowledgeable, and full of interesting history and cultural context that we never would have learned on our own. He kept the tour engaging the whole time and made sure we were comfortable despite the heat. The temples themselves were breathtaking. The architecture, detail, and beauty are truly something you have to see in person. This tour ended up being one of the highlights of our time in Bangkok. Highly recommend!”

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2.Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,417 reviews · 150 minutes - 3 hours · from $17Best value

Explore Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew with an English or Chinese guide, practical tips, costs, dress rules, and honest advice.

“The place is very beautiful and rich of different cultures. Guide was explain every single aspect with details. Help us through the whole tour since the cab as we got late but still she covered everything.”

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3.Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun Sacred & Local Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2,256 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $18

See Bangkok’s Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, and flower market by boat, tuk tuk, and ferry on a lively half-day temple tour.

“I really enjoyed this tour, I feel it is very complete and you get to see three main temples in a good amount of time. It lasted about 4 hours but it did not feel like a long time. I would definitely recommend this tour.”

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4.Grand Palace & Temples of Bangkok with experienced guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 890 reviews · from $22Top rated

See Bangkok’s Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun with a guide, while weighing temple fees, dress rules, heat, pace, and value.

“Our guide Wan was very patient, kind and knowledgeable . The tour was well worth the time and the temples were magnificent. An umbrella or a hat would be worthwhile to have on sunny days.”

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5.Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 855 reviews · 5 hours · from $143

Review of Bangkok’s private Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun tour, with temple highlights, transport tips, dress rules, and value advice.

“What an amazing experience. It would be impossible to try and cram everything into a day on your own. Our guide was so knowledgeable and informative. Provided us with lots of helpful tips and advice to enhance our time in Bangkok.”

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6.Grand Palace Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 720 reviews · 1 day · from $20

Review of Bangkok’s Grand Palace skip-the-line ticket, including Wat Phra Kaew, museums, dress rules, timing, value, and practical tips.

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7.Bangkok City Highlights Tour: Grand Palace & Three Iconic Temples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 542 reviews · from $149

Review of Bangkok’s Grand Palace and three temples tour, with practical advice on guides, timing, transport, value, dress, and what to expect.

“Perfect number of key sites, and easily done in the time. Our guide Tina was wonderful; charming, great knowledge, knows so much about the history of Bangkok. Highly recommend her”

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8.Grand Palace & Wat Pho Half-Day Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 510 reviews · 4 hours

Explore Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Wat Pho with a private guide, air-conditioned transport, and four hours of Thai history, art, and culture.

“Our tour was beautiful! Susie was a wonderful tour guide. Great English and a deep understanding of her culture and symbolic meanings.”

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9.Private Ayutthaya and Bang Pa-In Summer Palace Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 341 reviews · from $184

Review of a private Ayutthaya and Bang Pa-In tour from Bangkok, with temples, palace, lunch, transport, guide tips, price advice, and practical details.

“Our guide arrived promptly to collect us from hotel. Spoke English well and very informative. She answered all our questions. The pace to view the temples was good. Lunch provided at local thai restaurant and good menu choices. We Read more”

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

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

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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11.Bangkok’s Grand Palace Complex and Wat Phra Kaew Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 312 reviews · from $72

Visit Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew with an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup, temple access, and practical dress tips.

“I will not give any stars for this tour. I absolutely hated this tour. The guide had heavy accent and were not answering our question, probably was not able to understand. They were changing cars at every location we were stopped and were very annoying. We had to wait for driver in the car, after I asked many times what's taking so long, i am here to sit in the car and paid so much money...they were just not nice and chit chatting outside without communicating to us that whats taking long. Tour guide will disappear here and there. She will tell us I will see you in the lobby…”

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12.Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun and Wat Sa Ket Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 290 reviews · from $37

Visit Bangkok’s Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, and Golden Mount with a guide, lunch, transport, and practical temple tips.

“Really good tour. we managed to see all the main temples of Bangkok within 1 day. Our guide Tack was really knowledgeable and kind, he definitely made the Tour a better experience. I recommend the tour 100%”

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13.Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Half-Day Tour

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

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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14.Ayutthaya One Day: Famous Temples & Bang Pa-In Palace Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 236 reviews · 9 hours · from $38

Explore Bang Pa-In Palace and Ayutthaya’s famous temples on a well-priced day tour with guides, transport, tips, and honest advice.

“At the beginning of the day, the check-in process and organization outside of Central World were extremely smooth! Our guide Jackson was great. The day’s schedule, and each stop’s schedule were clearly outlined. Transportation had great AC and was comfortable. We visited many historical sites, and Jackson was well versed in the history of each location. He was easy going and answered guests’ questions. The water and cooling towels were a pleasant surprise in between stops. Our guide even took time to take pictures for us. Overall it was a great, well-run day trip. We really appreciated our host’s great energy till the very end!”

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15.Ayutthaya Summer Palace and Temples Day Tour from Bangkok

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

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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