Bangkok Photo Tours
Private Tours
Bangkok thru the lens - By foot, By River, By Road
We meet at
Sapan Thaksin Pier, to take the “River Express” the start of
Bangkok’s only way to avoid the traffic. Rather than hop on the
boat straight away, we’ll start with a little walk up onto the
bridge above the pier and capture some bird’s eye shots of
Bangkok’s architecture and busy river, the Chao Praya. We’ll
proceed to take the boat to Tha Phra Chang Pier. On the boat you
will already have some great opportunities to photograph life /
architecture on the river banks.
The tour focuses primarily on the area know as “Ratanakosin
Island”. When we get of the boat and walk towards the main road
we’ll be facing Bangkok’s busiest tourist spot: The Grand
Palace, we, however will take one small turn away form the tourist
crowd and just over 100 meters away we will end up in one of the
most bustling and fascinating parts of the city; home to
traditional shop houses, 3 universities, street food everywhere
and one of Bangkok’s most interesting markets, the amulet
market. We will walk down the road and into small alleyways and
witness Bangkokians’ everyday life as well as get a glimpse of
Wat Mahathat’s Buddhist university/monastery.
Time for a cool drink! We’ll then proceed to Tha Thien Pier and
cross the river to Wat Arun, the temple of dawn to get a different
view of Ratanakosin and see some different architecture. We’ll
then cross back over to Tha Thien and browse through a couple of
small markets there and follow that with a visit of Wat Po, the
temple of the reclining Buddha. A coffee / cool drink break at a
lovely riverside cafe and we proceed to Paak Klong Talaad market,
one of the oldest food markets in Bangkok and also home to the
flower market. We’ll follow that with a Tuk Tuk ride to the
Golden Mount, Wat Saket a temple perched on Bangkok’s highest
hill for some views of old and new Bangkok. From there we will
walk through some of the most interesting streets in Bangkok on
our way to “Sao Tching Chaa”, an area know for it’s Buddha
statue workshops and artisans, very few tourist get to see this
fascinating yet very photogenic area. We end the tour with a tuk
tuk ride back to Tha Phra Chang Pier next to the Grand Palace.
NOTE: for the afternoon / evening tour, we will cut the “Sao
Tching Chaa” visit a little short so we can make it back on time
to the Grand Palace area and get stunning evening/night shots of
the palace and its walls (tripod required for this)
STARTING POINT: Sapan Thaksin River Express boat pier (end
of Monorail "BTS" line)
ENDING POINT: Tha Chang Pier (next to Grand Palace)
Availability: All Year
Daily : 9:00am - 1:00pm / 2:30pm -
6:30pm
Languages: English
Tour Fee : 300
Euros (max 4)
Tour Codes :MT-BANG-Pvt1
(afternoon) / MT-BANG-Pvt2 (morning)
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Additional Information
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Participants must have a basic knowledge of their cameras.
• We reserve the right to change the route based on local
conditions.
• Tours leave rain or shine. In extreme conditions please call
the local number.
• We suggest good walking shoes, a lightweight poncho, in case
it rains and in high temperatures a small bottle of water &
sun hat.
• A lightweight tripod is recommended for evening sessions
• Clients who have not booked this activity in conjunction with
a hotel are advised to provide contact details
• Cancellation fees may apply
