Ancient Temples of Ayutthaya, River Cruise with Lunch
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Ancient Temples of Ayutthaya, River Cruise with Lunch
By IAsia Thailand
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Ages 0-99, max of 60 per group
Duration: 8h 30m
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Live guide: English
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- Guided tour of Ayutthaya
- Buffet lunch
- Live tour commentary provided in English
- All Fees and Taxes
What's not included- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel Transfers
- Start:
- River City Bangkok, 23 Soi Charoen Krung 24, Khwaeng Talat Noi, Khet Samphanthawong, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100, ThailandRiver City Shopping Mall Address: 23 Charoen Krung Rd, Khwaeng Talat Noi, Khet Samphanthawong, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100 Directions: The River City Shopping Mall is beside the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 90546P58- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children 1 and younger are complimentary.
- Child price applies to children aged 2-11 years
- 07:30 am. Check in at River City Shopping Complex – Sipraya Pier.
- Booking will automatically be made as coach to Ayutthaya and cruise back to Bangkok. Should customer wish reverse please advise at least 48 hours beforehand.
- Proper attire to enter a temple (No dresses above the knee. No short pants or three quarter pants. Modest shirt. No see through garments. No sports-wear. No footwear inside temple.).
- Activity is not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 90546P58
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- 23 Soi Charoen Krung 24, Khwaeng Talat Noi, Khet Samphanthawong, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100, ThailandRiver City Shopping Mall Address: 23 Charoen Krung Rd, Khwaeng Talat Noi, Khet Samphanthawong, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100 Directions: The River City Shopping Mall is beside the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel
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- richardgF1749SU0 contributionsAverage food but good ViewsThe cruise up and down the river and views where good. The food on the cruise should have been better for the price paid. We got caught out, as the price advertised was not in local currency instead it was in USD and had this been more prominent, I would not have booked.Written January 25, 2025
- Tania30400 contributionsGreat speedy service, took 5 mins to get through immigrationWe were met off the plane, the representative guided us through the airport and straight into priority immigration/passport control. She then took us to the correct luggage carousal, great, fast service. I kept in touch via whatsapp before we took off to let them know about our fly delayWritten January 25, 2025
- 827douglasb0 contributionsShow timeThe venue looks a bit tired as you sit outside and are ushered to VIP seats that are very worn. The show was okay but all dubbed so no singing. The dancing was fabulous and the costumes. They all looked incredible but considering the price we paid it was what we could expect.Written January 24, 2025
- 394lesk0 contributionsExcellent and understanding company that is highly professional indeed.We have not used this company yet. We are however booked with them for our upcoming holiday. We booked through an online booking agency. I am writing this review because we have found them to be a very honest company. We would highly recommend them to any traveler. Why? Because an airline changed our schedule and caused chaos for us and all our tours. We are to arrive at an earlier date. The booking agency when contacted told us we could under no circumstances change the arrival date for Fast Track Lane Service and all of our money would be lost. It was NOT Guided Suvarnabhumi Airport Fast-Track Lane Service that told us this. It was the booking agency. This caused us to leave a negative review and that review has now been removed. I then wrote to Guided Suvarnabhumi Airport Fast-Track Lane Service directly and they changed the date professionally and with no problems. Unlike the booking agency who gave us wrong information Guided Suvarnabhumi Airport Fast-Track Lane Service is professional, communication is excellent and they understand situations that can arise. So again we would highly recommend this company to anyone who want's a great service. We will be contacting the online booking company for comment shortly.Written January 24, 2025
- Douglas E0 contributionsLovely Dining eveningGreat evening with lovely food. Excellent service and dining with a meal of about 7 courses. You cruise up the river in an old feature boat from below the city centre up well past Wat Arun and back.Written January 23, 2025
- Guide647871279230 contributionsRelaxing experienceWhen make a booking they don’t tell you the table number until you get there. It's unfair so some people sit right at the top of the deck whereas others sit at the bottom or inside. Other than that, it's a nice and relaxing experience. I like it!Written January 23, 2025
- 365gh0 contributionsExtra charges, bait and switch tacticI booked this dinner cruise for myself and my fiance. When we ushered on board, I asked about the dinner. There was something said about a "set menu," and we were handed menus. There was nothing noted on my booking reservation about this set menu. I tried to ask about the set menu, but I was asked what I would like to order from the menu. Before sailing, we were brought enough food to feed 5-6 people which filled up the whole table. I was confused about this, and when I inquired, I was met with only smiles. Furthermore, during the remainder of dinner and the cruise, I watched the one waiter on board attend to all of the other tables several times, and clearing their dishes, and bringing them all ice cream for dessert. A full half hour later, after noting everyone else had finished their dessert and tables cleaned, I called the waiter over to ask him to clear our dishes. When we returned to the dock, they tried to charge us extra for the dinner we had ordered from the menu. I explained that this was pushed on us, and not made clear about the "Set Menu," that I had no choice in. This seems like a typical bait and switch scam. I did pay for our mocktail drinks as my booking did say, "food only," although no included drink items such as soda or coffee were offered.Written January 23, 2025
- N6745UCannc0 contributionsWonderfulThe cruise was exquisite. Love every plates. Services ❤️ above and beyond. If you have time in Bangkok, I recommend Manohra dinner cruise.Written January 23, 2025
- markhI6304UV0 contributionsOuch!Miserable experience. Smelly, Dirty, Rusty, Confused and Disorganized.But I guess I should be grateful that at least it didn't sink!Written January 21, 2025
- katelynh20220 contributionsAmazing!Andamanda was amazing! So clean and well run, rides are awesome. However, for the price I would expect more rides and less lines.Written January 21, 2025
- eva p0 contributionsWonderful night on Wonderful Pearl.Wonderful night on Wonderful Pearl. This dinner cruise was the best night. It's a beautiful boat, with enough room and an amazing top deck. It was fun, good food, entertainment. Seeing Bangkok at night, with the lights and many golden shapes of the temples and icons was great viewing as we were on the top deck. Service was excellant. I highly recommend this cruise.Written January 21, 2025
- Wanderlust1234z0 contributionsGreat food and a fantastic romantic dinner cruise.Excellent, romantic and peaceful dinner cruise. The cruise started off when we arrived at the hotel (Via a Grab taxi) and was welcomed with drinks and nibbles. Once the boat was ready we were invited to join. All the tables were outward facing and very picturesque. The service was exceptional, the staff were pointing out landmarks along the way such as Wat Arun etc. There is several cruise operator's on the river however I was glad that I booked this as it was table service, not a buffet and it was a nice romantic peaceful relaxed dinner cruise which was perfect for our anniversary dinner.Written January 20, 2025
- 636colinc0 contributionsJust awesome.The whole experience was excellent, pick up was good,the guide was good,the boat trip and rail trip were excellent. The scenery was stunning,as was the Bridge and river.Written January 20, 2025
- SteffenAndersen19720 contributionsBangkokIt was fun. Food tasted good, but it was super touristy. No flavor or spice. The entertainment was a band who at best played like a school band and two singers who sang cover songs but the couldn’t hold a tone. They came across as good at making a party and the guests seems to find them funny overall. We sat on the upper deck and had a great view of the city. It was a good time, but why not get someone who can sing and play is beyond me.Written January 19, 2025
- Brenderika0 contributionsA fun place!This place is very entertaining and fun for any age. I loved the creativity and the pictures and videos you can make. I recommend it.Written January 17, 2025
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Josh C
1 contribution
Jan 2020 • Couples
We took this tour, it was amazing! The tour guide knew great English was very informative and explained each ruin/temple and all the history. I highly recommend this trip. We took a trip the next day as well using a service advertised on the street (for an elephant tour). They picked my wife and me up (individually) on a Vespa, and the rest of the days production wasn’t better. Zero information about where we were going next was put out, we were just corralled into the can to the next stop. One guy even canceled the rest of his 2 day tour to come back after 1 day.
All that to say, the trip was great through this service! Be weary of street advertised tours.
All that to say, the trip was great through this service! Be weary of street advertised tours.
Written January 2, 2020
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Hello JoshcC3847WP,
Thanks for recommending our full day Ayutthaya day tour and I am sorry to read your elephant tour (which was not booked to our company) did not go so well and thanks for your comments,
Regards,
Nick
Written January 4, 2020
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gailbV899MK
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico14 contributions
Jan 2020
wonderful day and loved our guide. My only complaint is that i would skip the Summer Palace, or shorten it up greatly in order to give more time at Wat Maha That. far too short there.. very rushed and the guide didn't have the time to fully describe.. This to me was the most important stop of the day and it was one of the shorter stops... Think the explanation should be clearer as to how long you are on the ship (which i loved by the way) but i know some were disappointed...
Written January 15, 2020
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Hello gailbV899MK,
Sorry to hear that you would have enjoyed more time at the temples. You have 4 stops here and also the summer palace which is also included.
Next time let the guide know and they can change this while on tour.
Regards,
Nick
Written January 16, 2020
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Tu Le
Canton, MA8 contributions
The tour guide was nice. The coach driver was good. The guide had plenty of information to tell us about the different places we stopped, but it didn't give us too much time to explore, etc..So we felt a little rushed at times to get back to the bus. Overall it was nice though. The lunch cruise back to Bangkok was nice too with good foods.
Written November 1, 2023
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Dear Guest,
We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the Ancient Temples of Ayutthaya and River Cruise with Lunch. Your positive feedback is much appreciated! We hope you had a memorable experience, and we look forward to welcoming you on more exciting adventures in the future.
Regards. Nick
Written November 2, 2023
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ramsay
Greater Sydney, Australia7 contributions
Jan 2020
This tour should be at the top of everyone's list. Extremely enjoyed this tour, plus we had a great guide Beer. He was very knowledgeable and explained the history of Ayutthaya in detail at every stop. Ample time was given for each attraction and plenty of photos were taken. The boat trip back was excellent and great food too
Written June 23, 2020
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Hi ramsay (great name!),
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a nice review. We are glad that you loved our services, our dedicated staff will be pleased to learn of your high praise.
Next time you or your friends want to visit us, please give us a call in advance and we will provide you with the best possible deals and options that you will not find online.Thank you, once again, for your kind words.
Regards,
Nick
Written June 24, 2020
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vietjetman
Singapore, Singapore8 contributions
Feb 2020
Tour guide is super infomative and fun! Schedule is on time, everything went smoothly. Ayutthaya is so interesting and very beautiful! and with our tour guide we get to know more about the history. The trip also included the lunch on board the boat and that was for us the best part of the day. I would recommend people to try this!
Written February 26, 2020
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Hi Vietjetman,
Appreciate you booking a four day tour outside Bangkok. We appreciate your review and thank you for choosing our company.
Regards,
Nick
Written February 28, 2020
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ericas9591
Ogden, UT6 contributions
Nov 2024 • Friends
Great transfere to the ruins and you get to spend a nice amount of time there and learn the history. The boat portion was ok. The food is buffet style with nothing really that good. The boat trip down the river is pretty long and some pretty views.
Written November 12, 2024
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Dear Guest,
Thank you for sharing your experience on the Ancient Temples of Ayutthaya and River Cruise with Lunch tour! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the transfer to the ruins and found the time spent exploring Ayutthaya's history to be enriching.
We appreciate your feedback on the boat portion and buffet meal. While the river journey provides some lovely views, we understand that the food quality could be improved. Your input will help us work with the cruise team to enhance this part of the experience.
Thank you again, and we hope you enjoyed discovering this historic region!
Thanks,
Nick (IAsia Thailand Online)
Written November 12, 2024
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Justin S
Bloomington, IN15 contributions
After booking, they contacted me to demand an extra $9 because “your hotel is outside of the central area”, which was a lie. They later admitted in writing that this violated the terms of service. We were gone 11 hours; 2.5 hours were spent sightseeing and about 2 hours were spent on the cruise. 6.5 hours were spent driving or just waiting. Unbelievably, we were in the ruins for only 30 minutes. The tour guide, Jom, spoke very poor English, but never shut up, repeating herself over and over about the tiniest details. Several times during lunch, I asked her to give us some peace, but she ignored my request, at one point telling us the name of a prison four times. She had no problem walking away from us without warning or being late to meeting points, oblivious to our concerns about becoming lost in rural Thailand. My wife said, “This is the worst day of my life.”
Written March 17, 2019
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Dear justinsY9899PQ,
I do regret reading that you were so disappointed, and also regret that you have taken a tour without reading the Product Description first.
The vast majority of tourists who partake in this tour give it a very high rating. This is one of Thailand's most popular tours, let alone I Asia's. Your wife is in the extreme minority, (but it is wonderful to know that she has had such a wonderful life!).
Kind regards,
Christopher
Manager
Tours & Activities Online Department
I Asia Thailand
Written March 18, 2019
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iGRiMR3AP3R
32 contributions
Anyone expecting a full day tour, prepare to be disappointed. Firstly, we were notified the evening before the trip that river cruise return to Bangkok was not possible, and after bus back there was a lunch cruise in Bangkok only. We accept that it was out of the control of the operators but apologies or compensation was lacking. This was our last day in Bangkok so rescheduling was not possible.
However, excited to see the many wonderful sights in Ayatthaya we embarked on the tour with an open mind and expectations of a wonderful day out. Unfortunately the tour didn't even come close to expectations as a day out actually was only half a day. We only stopped at 4 places, the temple area with Buddha's head in the tree roots, an area with a large Buddha laying down (free entry), a small but beautiful temple (free entry), and the Royal families Summer Palace.
It really did seem that we spent more time on the bus than viewing interesting and beautiful places. An evening cruise can be beautiful when the city is lit up after nightfall, but a day cruise is very disappointing.
Overall, this tour is poor value, badly planned and lacking in sightseeing experiences. The tour guide was a lovely gentlemen but his English accent was difficult to understand sometimes. Personally I feel it would have been better to spend the money on renting a car and visiting more wonderful places in the historic Ayatthaya area and then enjoyed an night cruise in Bangkok.
Except for the Summer Palace, time allowed at the first was brief averaging about 20mins at each location. This was a little rushed for 2 of the locations. 1hr at the Summer Palace proved to be long considering only one building was hosting a museum, and everything else was only viewable from exterior.
However, excited to see the many wonderful sights in Ayatthaya we embarked on the tour with an open mind and expectations of a wonderful day out. Unfortunately the tour didn't even come close to expectations as a day out actually was only half a day. We only stopped at 4 places, the temple area with Buddha's head in the tree roots, an area with a large Buddha laying down (free entry), a small but beautiful temple (free entry), and the Royal families Summer Palace.
It really did seem that we spent more time on the bus than viewing interesting and beautiful places. An evening cruise can be beautiful when the city is lit up after nightfall, but a day cruise is very disappointing.
Overall, this tour is poor value, badly planned and lacking in sightseeing experiences. The tour guide was a lovely gentlemen but his English accent was difficult to understand sometimes. Personally I feel it would have been better to spend the money on renting a car and visiting more wonderful places in the historic Ayatthaya area and then enjoyed an night cruise in Bangkok.
Except for the Summer Palace, time allowed at the first was brief averaging about 20mins at each location. This was a little rushed for 2 of the locations. 1hr at the Summer Palace proved to be long considering only one building was hosting a museum, and everything else was only viewable from exterior.
Written December 10, 2019
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Dear iGRiMR3AP3R,
Thank for your comments and its great that I have a a chance to respond.
This is a full day tour picking up at 730am and finishing at 430pm. We did call you to explain that the itinerary changed and you accepted this change. We could have refunded you 100% but you decided to join the tour, we have to make that clear. The boat was cancelled from Ayutthaya as there was a parade and the local authorities stopped all cruises that day.
We never said you would stay a full day in Ayutthaya as this is not the tour that you booked. It does say that you visit the best 4 areas before boarding the boat for your lunch and then cruise back to Bangkok.
I feel that the itinerary you expected was not what we offered and I do not know if read the itinerary of the day before you booked or if this was booked through an agent, they should also pass this on to you.
Thanks and Regards,
Nick
Written December 10, 2019
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handcream
London, UK6 contributions
Oct 2019
Ayutthaya, the old capital city of Thailand is a magnificent place to visit. Full of preserved ruins, the place is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The guides were very helpful and friendly. overall a great day spent looking at the ruins. The highlight of the day was the Bang Pa In royal palace. 46 acres of Royal opulence at its best and the relaxing river trip back to Bangkok. The food was excellent! I highly recommended this trip.
Written November 3, 2019
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Dear handcreamonmydesk,
Your recommendation for this tour is greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Christopher
Product Manager - Tours & Activities Online
I Asia Group
Written November 5, 2019
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chrismedicine
Greater Sydney, Australia9 contributions
Sep 2019
I can not recommend this tour enough. It may be an early start but it was well worth it. Great guide, very informative. The only let down was other members of the group not sticking to timings. The buffet on the boat cruise was amazing. There was a great selection of delicious Thai foods on board.
We also booked the electric airport transfer with I Asia on arrival which was excellent
We also booked the electric airport transfer with I Asia on arrival which was excellent
Written September 19, 2019
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Dear drchrismedicine,
Fantastic that you enjoyed the Ayutthaya Tour and the Electric Airport Transfer so much. Thanks for your recommendation.
Kind regards,
Christopher
Product Manager - Tours & Activities Manager
I Asia Group
Written September 20, 2019
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Hi do you get to see Wat Mahathat on this tour?
Written November 23, 2019
Hi, ill b staying near to the airport. Do u offer that tour with hotel pick up & drop off & how much? Thanks
Written March 17, 2019
I have a few questions: how many people on tour? What is pickup time- we’re at Hilton Sukhumvit? How long to get to temple? How long do we stay at temple? How long is boat ride? We’d like to go tomorrow wed. Thank you
Written December 4, 2018
How long is this tour, and how do we get picked up at the Cruise Terminal in Laem Chabang? We dock at 7am.
Written November 12, 2018
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