expedia
One Key

Earn OneKeyCash when you sign in and book an activity

Bangkok: Shrines, Canal, and Local Life Walking Tour

By Hydentic Bangkok
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$68 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Bangkok on a guided walking tour
  • Visit the Ratchaprasong Shrine Cluster and learn about its significance
  • Hop on the Saen Saep Canal Boat and experience Bangkok's original waterway
  • Choose between two routes: Ramkhamhaeng Canal or Phra Khanong Cultural
  • Explore local markets, communities, and hear the legendary Mae Nak ghost storey

Activity location

    • Bangkok
    • Bangkok, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Bangkok, Pathum Wan, จังหวัด กรุงเทพมหานคร 10330, Thailand | Meet at BTS Chit Lom station, Exit 2. Your guide will be waiting at the bottom of the stairs holding a sign with the tour name. The station is directly above the Erawan Shrine — look for the golden shrine as your landmark.
    • Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, จังหวัด กรุงเทพมหานคร, Thailand

Check availability

Bangkok: Shrines, Canal, and Local Life Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 AM
Price details
AU$68.42 x 1 AdultAU$68.42
Total
Price is AU$68.42
Until Thu, 18 June

Option B: Prakanong Canal & Mae Nak Temple Route

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Explore Bangkok's Prakanong Canal by boat, visit the legendary Mae Nak Shrine, browse a local fresh market, and end at BTS On Nut via tuk-tuk.

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 AM
Price details
AU$68.42 x 1 AdultAU$68.42
Total
Price is AU$68.42
Until Thu, 18 June

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    English-speaking local guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Saen Saeb canal boat fare (one way)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tuk-tuk or songthaew ride (Option 2 only)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All temple and shrine entries (free-entry sites)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local neighbourhood walking tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All guide storytelling and cultural commentary
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks (many great local options en route)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal transport home after the tour ends
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Optional canal boat return fare (Option 1)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge for guide (appreciated but not required)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Travel insurance

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Sleeveless shirts, Smoking
  • Not suitable for: People with heart problems, People with mobility impairments

What you can expect

Meet your guide at BTS Chidlom and head to the Ratchaprasong Shrine Cluster. Visit the golden Brahma Shrine (Erawan Shrine), where locals offer flowers and incense, the Goddess Trimurti shrine dedicated to love, the Lord Ganesha shrine, and the Trimurthi shrine combining Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

After the shrines, walk to Pratunam Pier and board the Saen Saep Express Boat, Bangkok's iconic commuter canal boat used by thousands of locals daily.

Choose between two options:

Option 1 - Ramkhamhaeng Canal Route: Ride east to Ram 53 pier, walk through traditional canal-side communities, visit The Mall Bangkapi (Bangkok's most beloved local mall with virtually no foreign tourists), then explore Nom Jit Market - a treasure of second-hand goods, vintage items and Bangkok's famous amulet market where collectors gather to trade sacred Buddhist amulets.

Option 2 - Phra Khanong Cultural Immersion: Continue by tuk-tuk through narrow Bangkok alleys to Pridi Phanomyong Soi 2, explore Prakanong Fresh Market in a vibrant Burmese migrant community, then take a songthaew to Wat Mahabut to hear the legendary Mae Nak Phra Khanong ghost storey - one of Thailand's most enduring folk legends. Walk to BTS On Nut through authentic local communities.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Bangkok
    • Bangkok, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Bangkok, Pathum Wan, จังหวัด กรุงเทพมหานคร 10330, Thailand | Meet at BTS Chit Lom station, Exit 2. Your guide will be waiting at the bottom of the stairs holding a sign with the tour name. The station is directly above the Erawan Shrine — look for the golden shrine as your landmark.
    • Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, จังหวัด กรุงเทพมหานคร, Thailand