THAILAND – Bangkok – Bangkok Family Discovery

From a klong tour to beautiful Wat Saket, experiencing local transportation and iconic thai food along the way. An immersive and interactive day for parents and kids to share and discover some symbols of Bangkok and Thailand.

Theme

Art & Culture, Classic, Family, Gastronomy, Honeymoon, Sustainable

Country - City

Thailand - Bangkok

Market segment

Thematic Leisure

Price Level

$$$

Max pax

8

Seasonality

All Year Long – Might be hot in April

Arrival city

BANGKOK

Departure city

BANGKOK

Description

A family-focused Bangkok highlight discovery tour. The tour will start in the afternoon with a peaceful stroll along the Bangkok Yai Canal to a charming 200-year-old traditional house by the Khlong. Kids and parents can put their skills and creativity to the test while decorating their souvenirs.
Once back on the old Bangkok riverbank, there will be a chance to discover the colorful Pak Khlong Talad, Bangkok’s biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market. It will be an occasion to buy flowers and have a family competition to see who is the most talented in flower folding, an art in which all Thai people are initiated from an early age. The exploration continues after a scenic tuk-tuk ride to the Golden Mount temple, from where there will be a nice view over the city at the end of the afternoon. The tour will finish amongst locals while savoring one of the delicious local dishes in a little family restaurant that Michelin has recommended.

Selling points

  • A different approach to discovering Bangkok by combining sightseeing and guests’ creativity.
  • A tour specially dedicated to families with young kids.
  • It is ideal timing for a family to have a morning at leisure and finish early.
  • The iconic symbols of Bangkok and Thailand are the Khlong tour with the Artist House, the Flower Market, a tuk-tuk tour, one of the loveliest temples of Bangkok, and one of the traditional street food experiences accessible even to Westerners and the kid’s palate.

Level Of The Excursion

Medium – This activity offers tangible positive contributions to the local community, culture and/or environment

The Impact Of This Excursion

Social/cultural Impact

Cultural Conservation

Empowerment and education

Environment Impact

Transportation

Economic Impact

Local individual benefits

Community benefits

Additional Information

Positive impacts

The activity takes guests to a lesser known area and uses local transportation, including public transportation. Along the way there are stops which benefit the people on an individual and community level.

Negative impacts

Some of the transportation used during the activity uses fossil fuel which causes Co2 emissions.

Time And Transportation

From To Duration km by Road condition
Bangkok Riverside Area Yodpiman pier 15 min 5 – 6 car Good – Often Traffic Jam
Saphan Taksin Yopdman pier 12 min 3 Local Ferry or longtail boat River
Bangkok Sukhumvit Area Yodpiman Pier 35 – 45 min 10 – 12 car Often Traffic Jam
Silom/Sathorn Area Yodpiman Pier 20 – 30 min 6 – 8 car Often Traffic Jam
Sukhumvit / Silom/Sahorn Area Sanam Chai MRT Station 25 min 10 MRT (underground) Subway

Duration

  • Duration: approximate 7 hours 30 – from 12:30 to 20:00 – Excluding transfer to pier

Min pax

2

Max pax

8

How to sell it

  • Private only for families – no join-in option
  • Recommended for Family groups of 2 families – Configuration 2A + 2C
  • But it can also be proposed to anybody.
  • Easia Signature
  • A reasonable pace for the family.
  • A different approach: Bangkok highlights but offers kids and parents a moment of creativity (mask painting, flower folding) and interaction (Baan Silapin Puppets show if happening and falling on good days)
  • An ideal location for guests staying in the riverside area or Chinatown (Riverpier access)
  • Since it is aimed at families, leaving the morning leisurely is recommended.
  • The street food experience at the end is consistent enough, so street food dinner is considered authentic. (Especially for children). There is no need to combine with the restaurant afterward.
  • The tour is usually limited to 8 pax, which is the maximum capacity to keep the flower folding activity comfortable (with more people, it will cause hindrances in the market.

Why this activity

  • To propose a family day activity for a different discovery of Bangkok.

Good to combine with

  • Siam Ocean World in the morning
  • If children are old enough maybe a last drink at Printing House Poshtel Rooftop

Do not combine with

  • Any too tough morning (think about most of the time children will be 2)
  • Any restaurant after the tour
  • Any biking Tour.

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Competitor comparison

  • The tour is a combination of some highlights of Bangkok easy and already sold by Competitors.
  • Easia uses it own suppliers and guide

Pros

  • An ideal rhythm for a family with children
  • In a half day, all highlights of Bangkok with local transportation
  • Excellent directions: departure from Riverside: easy to propose from Saphan Taksin, Riva Surya, River City, Ratchawong.
  • An interactive and creative dimension in this tour: Mask Painting/flower folding / Puppet Show
  • A sustainable dimension: Sustainable human / using local transportation / local restaurant

Cons

  • Outside activity (longtail boat / Tuk Tuk / Wat Saket): submitted to the weather
  • It might be hot in April
  • Puppet shows cannot be guaranteed and used as a selling point in the program text. (Can be canceled)
  • The puppet show isn’t daily.
  • If flower folding is in the local shop (often a shophouse), space could be restrictive.
  • In the afternoon, lotus might not be easy to find.
  • It could be hot for children in the afternoon.
  • In case of more than two children, the capacity of the tuk could be an issue.
  • Climbing in Wat Saket could be difficult for small children (as it will be the end of the tour.)
  • It might be hot in April
  • Ann Guai Tiaw Kua Gai restaurant doesn’t accept bookings: Guests might have to wait (a trendy local restaurant), but if guides call in advance, the owner can try to organize the block table but won’t be able to do it too long.

Information

  • We recommend a minimum age 6 for children to really enjoy the experience.
  • Ideal configuration for this tour is 2A+1C or 2 ADT+2C

Alerts

  • Any allergies or food restrictions should be told to operations and guides. Especially shrimp and eggs allergies
  • Puppet Show is held only Sat-Sun: 14.00  at Wat Kampaeng (about 50 meters walking from Baan Silapin) (to be reconfirmed in advance)

    It is possible to request the puppet show at Baan Silapin, but there will be an additional cost of up to 10,000 – 40,000 THB, to be discussed case-by-case.

Important information

  • Don’t forget to propose a lunch before going to Yodpiman Jetty. Recommended to provide lunch in a restaurant near Yodpiman before the activity.

Price range

Base 4 (2ADT + 2 CHD) = 2900 THB / adt and 800 / CHD

Quotation guideline

Module to create: product composed by different services

  • Boat fees
  • Pier fees and Tip for boatman
  • Material for Mask Painting workshop
  • Ice Cream at Baan Silapin
  • Budget for flower folding activity in Pak Klong Talad
  • Tuk Tuk Ride from Pak Klong Talad to Wat Saket – Guide will be on standby
  • Wat Saket visit
  • One Signature Dish @ Ann Guai Tiaw Kua Ga
  • 1 Drink / perso
  • Donation to Wat Saket
  • Tip to Driver
  • Extra will apply if drop off is required to Sukhumvit Silom Sathorn area

 

Inclusion

  • Longtailboat fees
  • Pier fees and Tip for boatman
  • Material for Mask Painting workshop
  • Flowers for folding activity
  • One Signature dish at local Restaurant
  • Tuk Tuk Ride from Pak Klong Talad to Wat Saket
  • Donation to Wat Saket
  • Tip to Driver

Exclusion

  • Transport in/out from hotel to Jetty.
  • Guide fees

Important notes

The tour is composed of

1- One klong tour 1 hour to Baan Silapin: meeting time is 12:30 (recommended at Yodpiman)
2- Baan Silapin: 13:30: Baan Silapin experience with Mask painting for kids
3- If operating day: 14:00 Puppet show at Wat Kampaeng near Baan Silapin
4- Drop off at 15:30 at Yodpiman
5- Pak Klong Talad visit (approximate 30 min to be at 16:00) by our Easia Guide
6- Lotus flower folding activity at Pak Klong Talad (shown by guide and/or vendor)
7- 16:30: Tuk Tuk ride to Wat Saket
8- Wat Saket visit
9- Tuk Tuk ride to Ann Guay Tiaw Kua Gay


  • Easia Guide must buy Mask and invite guests and kids to paint
  • Easia Guide must buy Ice cream for guests at Artist’s House
  • Operation must clearly brief the guide about flower folding activity at the market

Special Guide notes

  • Guide must organize to be around 16:00 at Pak Klong Talad
  • Provide a short Pak Klong Talad tour – Approximate 30 minute
  • During the market visit the guide should find a vendor selling lotus flowers and show to guests (if needed with help of the vendor) how to fold the flowers
  • Afterwards the folded flowers can be donated at Wat Saket

Different Choice

  • Regular Klong Tour with Baan Silapin

Contact

  • Tuk Tuk supplier: Tuk Tuk P Noy 083 139 8397

 

Special Information

  • Any dietary restrictions must be advised upon booking

English

Family Discovery in Bangkok

This afternoon you will have the opportunity to discover the City of Angels with your family. Your private longtail boat will take you through peaceful khlongs until you arrive at the charming 200-year-old traditional artist’s house of Baan Silapin. Here you and your kids will Here you and your kids will enjoy a moment of creativity while painting your own souvenir.
Back in the old quarter of Bangkok, during a short stroll through the colorful flower market of Pak Klong Talad, you will realize the importance of flowers and their different uses and symbols in the lives of Thai people. Let your kids challenge you with the art of folding flowers, a skill that all Thai people are initiated in from an early age! Then jump into a tuk-tuk and head to Wat Saket, better known as the Golden Mountain from where you can admire a panoramic view of the royal district and the ‘skyline’ of Bangkok which reveals a contrast of glittering temples and modern skyscrapers. A few meters away, you will mingle with locals who gather in the late afternoon for dinner. With steaming stoves, artists of Thai cuisine, and intriguing aromas wafting down the street, your afternoon will end with these cooks preparing some of the best local specialties for you.

Duration: approximately 7 hours from 13:00 to 20:00
Meal included: 1 ice cream and 1 dinner in local restaurant

French

Découverte de Bangkok en famille

Cet après-midi, c’est en famille que vous aurez l’occasion de découvrir la cite des anges. En bateau longue queue, au fil de scènes de vie quotidiennes des paisibles khlongs, vous atteindrez la charmante maison traditionnelle d’artiste de Baan Silapin, vieille de 200 ans. Ici, vous et vos enfants profiterez d’un moment de créativité en peignant votre propre souvenir.
De retour vers le vieux quartier de Bangkok, une balade à Pak Klong Talad, le marché aux fleurs, vous permettra de vous rendre compte de l’importance des fleurs et leurs différentes utilisations et symboles dans la vie des thaïlandais. Laissez vos enfants vous défier dans l’art du pliage de fleurs, que tous les Thaïlandais apprennent dès le plus jeune âge! Vous sauterez ensuite à bord de votre tuk-tuk privé pour vous rendre au Wat Saket plus connu sous le nom de la Montagne d’or. Vous pourrez admirer la vue panoramique sur le quartier royal et la ‘skyline’ de Bangkok révélant un Bangkok tout en contraste entre temples scintillants et modernité des grattes ciels.
A quelques mètres de là, vous pourrez vous mêler aux habitants qui commencent à se réunir en fin d’après-midi pour le repas du soir. Poêles crépitantes, artistes de la cuisine thaï, arômes uniques embaumant la rue, votre après-midi s’achèvera par le spectacle dans une des petites gargottes de ces cuisiniers en train de vous préparer une de leur spécialités dont raffolent les habitants.

Durée de l’activité : environ 7 heures de 13h 00 à 20h 00
Repas inclus : 1 glace et 1 dîner dans un restaurant local

Spanish

Descubrimiento familiar en Bangkok

Esta tarde tendrá la oportunidad, junto con su familia, de descubrir la Ciudad de los Ángeles. En su barco largo privado podrá observar las escenas cotidianas de los tranquilos khlongs, hasta llegar a la encantadora casa tradicional del artista de Baan Silapin, una casa que tiene doscientos años. Allí, Aquí usted y sus hijos disfrutarán de un momento de creatividad mientras pintan su propio recuerdo.

De regreso en el casco antiguo de Bangkok, durante un corto paseo por el colorido mercado de las flores de Pak Klong Talad, descubrirán la importancia de las flores y sus distintos usos y símbolos en la vida del pueblo tailandés. Deje que sus hijos le reten en el arte de doblar flores, una destreza que todos los tailandeses aprenden desde muy pequeños. Luego, súbanse a un tuk tuk para escaparse a Wat Saket, más conocido como la Montaña de Oro, desde donde podrá admirar el paisaje del distrito real y el horizonte de Bangkok, que revela el contraste entre los esplendorosos templos y los modernos rascacielos de la ciudad. A solo unos metros, se mezclará con los habitantes locales, que se reúnen a última hora de la tarde para cenar. Entre placas humeantes, artistas de la cocina tailandesa y sabores deliciosos por toda la calle, pondrán fin a la tarde con el espectáculo de estos cocineros que les prepararán uno de los mejores Pad Thai de Bangkok.

Duración: aproximadamente 7 horas de 13:00 a 20:00

Comida incluida: 1 helado y 1 cena en restaurante local

Italian

Alla scoperta di Bangkok con la famiglia

Questo pomeriggio avrete l’opportunità di scoprire la città degli angeli insieme alla vostra famiglia. Navigando a bordo di una barca privata a coda lunga assisterete a scene di vita quotidiana che si svolgono lungo i tranquilli khlong, fino all’incantevole casa tradizionale dell’artista Baan Silapin, un edificio risalente a 200 anni fa. Qui, voi e i vostri bambini potrete godere di un momento di creatività dipingendo il vostro souvenir.

Tornando nel centro storico di Bangkok, con una breve passeggiata nel colorato mercato dei fiori di Pak Klong Talad, scoprirete l’importanza dei fiori e dei loro diversi usi e simboli nella vita dei thailandesi. Potrete poi sfidare i vostri figli nell’arte di piegare i fiori, un’attività che tutti i thailandesi imparano fin da piccoli! Saltando a bordo di un tuk tuk vi recherete quindi a Wat Saket, meglio conosciuto come la Montagna d’Oro, da dove potrete ammirare una vista panoramica del distretto reale e dello skyline di Bangkok con i suoi templi scintillanti e i moderni grattacieli che danno vita a un curioso contrasto tra tradizione e vita moderna. A pochi metri di distanza, la gente del posto si dà appuntamento per la cena. Tra fornelli fumanti, artisti della cucina thailandese, profumi stuzzicanti che si diffondono per le strade, il vostro pomeriggio si concluderà con lo spettacolo di questi cuochi che prepareranno per voi uno dei migliori Pad Thai di Bangkok.

Duration: approximately 7 hours from 13:00 to 20:00
Meal included: 1 ice cream and 1 dinner in local restaurant

German

Bangkok mit der Familie

An einem Nachmittag können Sie mit Ihrer Familie die Stadt der Engel entdecken. Ihr privates Longtailboot gleitet durch die Khlongs, an deren Ufer die Menschen ihrem gewohnten Alltag nachgehen, und bringt Sie zu dem bezaubernden 200 Jahre alten traditionellen Künstlerhaus von Baan Silapin. Hier können Sie mit Ihren Kindern malen und selbst kreativ sein. Hier können Sie und Ihre Kinder einen Moment der Kreativität genießen, während Sie Ihr eigenes Souvenir bemalen. 

Nach der Rückkehr in die Altstadt von Bangkok können Sie sich bei einem Gang über den bunten Blumenmarkt von Pak Klong Talad von der Bedeutung von Blumen überzeugen und mehr über ihre verschiedenen Verwendungszwecke und ihre symbolische Bedeutung im Leben der Thailänder erfahren. Falten Sie mit Ihren Kindern Blumen und entdecken Sie diese Kunst, die die Tailänder ab dem frühen Kindesalter lernen! Dann fahren Sie mit dem Tuk Tuk zum Wat Saket, auch bekannt als Golden Mount, wo Sie den Panoramablick auf den königlichen Bezirk und die Skyline von Bangkok genießen können, die die Kontraste zwischen den funkelnden Tempeln und den modernen Wolkenkratzern eindrucksvoll veranschaulicht. Ein paar Meter weiter mischen Sie sich unter die Einheimischen, die sich am späten Nachmittag zum Abendessen treffen. Dampfende Herde, Künstler der thailändischen Küche und der Duft von köstlichen Speisen, der die Straße erfüllt – die Köche liefern eine echte Show ab und bereiten Ihnen eines der besten Pad Thais von Bangkok zu, um den Nachmittag perfekt abzurunden.

Dauer: ca. 7 Stunden von 13 bis 20 Uhr

Inklusive Mahlzeit: 1 Eis und 1 Abendessen in einem lokalen Restaurant