This varied and fascinating tour starts with a stroll through Chinatown. Starting at Chinatown square where your guide will take you through one of the oldest parts of Bangkok along Yaworat  Road, where you visit interesting shops selling birds nests and shark fins, continue to a very old teashop to enjoy a cup of Chinese tea with the locals before heading down a small soi that takes you through numerous  vibrant markets. The walk ends at Wat Leng Neng Yee, an atmospheric Taoist temple where the air is always heavy with incense, before taking a short drive to  Charoenkrung Road where we find the The Bangkok Folk Museum. This seventy-year-old authentic Thai house, as the plaque in front of the museum reads, 'presents a living scenario of the middle level Bangkokians in the period of post World War II.”  The rooms present a collection of household antiques laid out as they would have been in the days before air-conditioning and luxury hotels and there is a well kept museum in an adjacent building on the compound.

After this short stroll down Bangkok's memory lane we walk to the nearby river pier and take a longtail boat ride along the bustling Chao Phraya River and the quiet Klongs (canals). Enter the labyrinth of Klongs and see how Thai people have lived next to the water for hundreds of years. Enter Klong Mon where the Mon people, originally from Burma have settled. Make a stop at Wat Arun, the magnificent temple of dawn, which was built during the 19th century on the site of the Royal Chapel of King Taksin, which dates from the 17th century. Wat Arun's unique feature is its 79-meter pagoda or 'prang', built in the Khmer style. Take time to climb the narrow winding staircase for fine views over the river before returning to your hotel by boat and car (arriving at approximately 2pm). Contact Us for more information.

Our biking team will pick you up at your hotel and take you to Klong Toey pier where you take a short boat ride across the Chao Phraya River to the Bangkok Jungle. Just a short hop from busy Sukhumvit is an extraordinary place known to the locals as Bang Kra Jao. This amazing wilderness in Bangkok can only be reached by boat as no bridges span this part of the river, and incredibly it has been left untouched by developers. Our gentle bicycle tour will take you through the local communities passing villages, schools and temples (there are over thirty temples in this area) and a delightful floating market (open on weekends only). We will also take you to visit an incense workshop where we have refreshments and see how this local cottage industry operates. And visit a fascinating temple, built in the Ayutthaya period, that is more than 250 years old and has a unique roof made of teak wood. The ride lasts about 2 hours and is suitable to anyone who can ride a bike. Back to your hotel by van.
Note: Includes bike, helmet, water, snacks, guided biking tour, and roundtrip road transfer. This tour departs every afternoon. We arrange a private hotel pick up but the cycling is on a 'join in” basis. Contact Us for more information.