Chao Phraya River tours

Posted by admin on August 26th, 2009 filed in Day trips, Dining and wining, Sightseeing

The Chao Phraya River in Bangkok offers numerous different dinner cruises, which can be easily arranged through the internet or via a tour agency near your accommodation. Enjoying a delightful feast while navigating past the landmarks on the riverbanks is a unforgettable and unique travel experience.

The mighty river cruises pass Rama VII Bridge, Sapan Phut, Wat Po, Temple of Dawn and the Grand Palace, all of which are illuminated after sunset. Available are restaurant-run and hotel-operated river cruises, with almost no difference between them. If the food is a la carte, you’ve to make a choice from the menu before departing the pier, as normally there won’t be a kitchen onboard.

Most cruises include buffet dinners, offering a decent selection of Thai and international food, as well as on-board live performances. The majority of the boats leave the pier at 19:00 and cruises last approximately three hours, with costs ranging from 1,200 to 2,500 baht.

As soon as you depart from the pier, the buffet is unveiled, and while eating you’ll see Thai classical dancing, a vocalists group or perhaps a solo saxophone player, with a tour guide now and then interrupting the performance to point out spots of interest.

Montien Riverside, Shangri-La, Banyan Tree, Bangkok Marriott Resort and the Mandarin Oriental, all five-star rated venues, operate dinner cruises on wonderfully converted rice barges.