Bangkok’s Hidden Treasures Walking Tour
Bangkok, Thailand
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Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 5 hours
Beat the traffic and travel like a local using rivers and canals, discover hidden treasures and explore the old quarters of Bangkok on foot. Ride a Tuk Tuk and get a Thai foot massage on this fun and interesting excursion of Bangkok city.
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Beat the traffic and travel like a local using rivers and canals, discover hidden treasures and explore the old quarters of Bangkok on foot. Ride a Tuk Tuk and get a Thai foot massage on this fun and interesting excursion of Bangkok city.Walk from the meeting point to the Elephant Heads bridge to board a boat on the notorious Klong Saen Saeb canal to the old city quarters known as Pom Pra Satru Pai district, the meaning of which is Fort to Defeat the Enemies. The canal was constructed in 1837 by the order of King Rama III for military transport during the war over Cambodia, today it serves as a fast and inexpensive way for Bangkokians to travel through the city.
The first stop is the beautiful Silver Pagoda, built during the reign of King Rama III for the princess grand daughter in 1846. The temple is best known for it's 37 metal spires, signifying the 37 virtues toward enlightenment, it is one of the few unique temples to be found in Thailand. Then it's off to the Golden Mount at Wat Saket, the pagoda is situated on an artificial hill, also another creation of King Rama III, but it wasn't completed until King Rama V due to land subsidence causing the original structure to collapse. Today the pagoda still commands a panoramic view of Bangkok.
Continue walking to Bamrung Muang, literally Bangkok's first shopping street, today it caters to temple supplies where you will find monk robes, candles, incense sticks, books, and many, many golden statues of Buddha. Also down a small side street is Baan Bat where a small group of locals for centuries have made their livings producing hand-made alms bowls to be purchased by the faithful and donated to monks.
At the end of the road you will arrive at the Giant Swing, constructed in 1784 it was formerly used in an old ceremony where Brahmins would swing, trying to grab a bag of coins placed on one of the pillars. Later in 1935 the ceremony was discontinued after several fatal accidents. From there walk through Wat Suthat, a royal temple of the first grade. The temple began during the reign of King Rama I but was not completed until the reign of King Rama III.
Time to rest your feet as we take a Tuk Tuk through the small streets of old Bangkok to Wat Pho, home of the first medicine school in Bangkok. The temple is the oldest and largest monastery in Bangkok, and it was the first university in Bangkok teaching students in the fields of religion, science and literature through murals and sculptures.
After a day on foot you will be rewarded with a 30 minute foot massage (strictly not for pregnant persons) at a nearby Thai massage school. According to ancient medicine, the sensory nerves of the internal organs that spread throughout the body are mainly gathered around the soles of the feet, therefore, the massage is effective in stimulating the functions of the internal organs.
Once you are all relaxed and ready to roll again, it's time to take the river boat down the Chao Phraya river, before connecting to a sky train back to the meeting point.
The first stop is the beautiful Silver Pagoda, built during the reign of King Rama III for the princess grand daughter in 1846. The temple is best known for it's 37 metal spires, signifying the 37 virtues toward enlightenment, it is one of the few unique temples to be found in Thailand. Then it's off to the Golden Mount at Wat Saket, the pagoda is situated on an artificial hill, also another creation of King Rama III, but it wasn't completed until King Rama V due to land subsidence causing the original structure to collapse. Today the pagoda still commands a panoramic view of Bangkok.
Continue walking to Bamrung Muang, literally Bangkok's first shopping street, today it caters to temple supplies where you will find monk robes, candles, incense sticks, books, and many, many golden statues of Buddha. Also down a small side street is Baan Bat where a small group of locals for centuries have made their livings producing hand-made alms bowls to be purchased by the faithful and donated to monks.
At the end of the road you will arrive at the Giant Swing, constructed in 1784 it was formerly used in an old ceremony where Brahmins would swing, trying to grab a bag of coins placed on one of the pillars. Later in 1935 the ceremony was discontinued after several fatal accidents. From there walk through Wat Suthat, a royal temple of the first grade. The temple began during the reign of King Rama I but was not completed until the reign of King Rama III.
Time to rest your feet as we take a Tuk Tuk through the small streets of old Bangkok to Wat Pho, home of the first medicine school in Bangkok. The temple is the oldest and largest monastery in Bangkok, and it was the first university in Bangkok teaching students in the fields of religion, science and literature through murals and sculptures.
After a day on foot you will be rewarded with a 30 minute foot massage (strictly not for pregnant persons) at a nearby Thai massage school. According to ancient medicine, the sensory nerves of the internal organs that spread throughout the body are mainly gathered around the soles of the feet, therefore, the massage is effective in stimulating the functions of the internal organs.
Once you are all relaxed and ready to roll again, it's time to take the river boat down the Chao Phraya river, before connecting to a sky train back to the meeting point.
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