Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Temple Tour by Tour East Thailand

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Duration: 3h
Location: Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand | Bangkok, Thailand


Category: Day Trips & Excursions

Highlights:
Spectacular Grand Palace tour of Thai royal families
A visit to marvelous Emerald Buddha Temple—Wat Phra Keow
Cultural insights of Coronation Hall & Royal Funeral Hall
Shopping opportunity at Gems Gallery
Relaxing roundtrip transfer from your Bangkok city hotel

Inclusions:
Guided tour of the Grand Palace
Admission fees
Roundtrip transportation to and from your Bangkok city hotel by coach
Commentary in English

Description:

Discover the Royal Grand Palace, an astonishing 60-acre Bangkok landmark that features spectacular Thai architecture with many temples and pagodas, and the magnificent Temple of the Emerald Buddha, all within the vicinity of Bangkok city.

Start your tour with a hotel pick up and head towards the most famous landmark of Bangkok, the Royal Grand Palace built in 1782. Get architectural insights about the significance of this magnificent structure represents a veritable textbook of various Thai decorative techniques.

Be amazed by the fine architecture—proud golden domes, inspirational spires, mosaics of glass or porcelain, and exotic, richly carved wall murals. Admire the enormous bronze or brightly decorated statues as you stroll along the historic paths of this palace, including Coronation Hall and Royal Funeral Hall.

Continue your tour and marvel at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha—Wat Phra Kaew, part of the Royal Grand Palace and considered to be the most important Buddhist temple in Thailand. Face the astonishing 24-inch Emerald Buddha, carved from one large piece of jade, that sits under a canopy on a gilded pedestal. The Buddha's gold outfits are changed by the king during ceremonies at the start of each new season—summer, rainy, and winter.