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
•
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
