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Easily one of Bangkok’s most visually striking landmarks, the Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) towers over the Chao Phraya River. Its colorfully decorated spires are the star features—the temple’s central prang stands 260 feet (79 meters) tall and is intricately decorated with tiny pieces of colored glass and Chinese porcelain.
8am–5:30pm
158 Wang Doem Road, Bangkok
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Thailand's Ayutthaya Temples and River Cruise from Bangkok
Combine a visit from Bangkok to Ayutthaya—the UNESCO-listed ancient capital of Siam—with a riverboat trip on the Chao Phraya River. An informative guide highlights Thailand’s fascinating history as you explore Ayutthaya temples, stone ruins and Buddha statues in the old capital of Thailand, which was ransacked by invading Burmese in the 18th century. This full-day tour includes lunch and returns you to Bangkok by boat.
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$66.98
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White Orchid Dinner Cruise with Optional Return Transfers
Get views of Bangkok illuminated for the evening while enjoying a buffet dinner on this evening cruise on the Chao Phraya River. You are able to view and photograph Bangkok landmarks such as the Grand Palace and the Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun) from the vantage point of the river. Dig in to the buffet of Thai and international dishes while enjoying live music.
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$34.69
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Bangkok Traditional Dinner Cruise by Loy Nava Including Hotel Transfer
Cruise the Chao Phraya River on an open-air tour boat on this relaxing dinner cruise. Admire the sights and temples from the water at dusk as you experience Bangkok from a different perspective. In addition to a sit down dinner featuring Thai dishes, there’s live music with classical dancing. Alcoholic drinks are available for purchase.
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Grand Pearl - Luxury Dinner Cruise Experience at Bangkok with Return Transfer
See Bangkok from the water while enjoying traditional Thai food and performances on this luxury dinner cruise along the Chao Phraya River. A dinner cruise is ideal for food lovers, a date night, and photographers who want to capture the glittering skyline, plus it is the perfect way to escape Bangkok’s crowded streets and get a unique perspective of many of the city’s top attractions.
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$70.04
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Bangkok Dinner Cruise on the Chao Phraya River
A Bangkok river cruise is a luxurious way to view main attractions—including the Grand Palace and Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn)—illuminated at night. During your Chao Phraya River dinner cruise, feast on a buffet of authentic Thai dishes while watching the lit-up city skyline pass by. Relax as the live band provides the ambiance.
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$33.94
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Private Guide In and Around Bangkok: Custom Tour
This customizable private tour showcases the best of Bangkok and beyond. Follow your personal guide through some of the city's top attractions, including Wat Arun Grand Palace, and the Floating Market. Explore some of Bangkok's most vibrant neighborhoods, sample local cuisine (own expense), and wander the shops and sites with a local who offers insight and information along the way.
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$59.54
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Ayutthaya Ancient Capital Tour from Bangkok with Grand Pearl River Cruise
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya is a must-visit day trip destination from Bangkok. This tour is the easy way to get there as you won’t have to worry about catching a bus on your own. You’ll spend a whole day touring the archaeological sites, palaces, and temples of the former capital of Thailand. The tour includes a delicious lunch and a river cruise back to Bangkok.
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$90.46
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Wan Fah Dinner Cruise Along Chao Phraya River
See a different view of the Bangkok skyline on a riverboat cruise along the Chao Phraya River. This dinner excursion takes you away from the noise and traffic of Bangkok’s crowded streets and lets you relax in a tranquil environment as you cruise through the city and take in the sites along the way.
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$49.07
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Apsara Dinner Cruise by Banyan Tree
Dine with a breathtaking view on this Bangkok dinner cruise aboard the traditional Thai vessel ‘Apsara.’ Navigate past the gleaming Temple of Dawn during the tour, and glimpse the swooping skyline of the royal Grand Palace. The Chao Phraya is the heart of this vibrant city, speckled with traditional fishing boats and soaring yachts, but your leisurely, 4-course meal proves as memorable as the romantic setting. Sample the rich curries, elegant soups, and superb desserts that are the best of Thailand’s legendary cuisine.
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Chao Phraya Princess Dinner Cruise with Return Transfer
Experience Bangkok in the evening from the comfort of a Chao Phraya River cruise with a delicious buffet dinner of Thai and international dishes. Get great views of monuments along the river including Wat Arun and the Grand Palace, and watch the city light up for the night. Your cruise includes musical entertainment, and the option to upgrade for private or shared round-trip transfers from your hotel.
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Chaophraya Cruise - Amazing Dinner Cruise
On this scenic buffet cruise, you’ll discover Bangkok’s top landmarks from the water. Glide past the capital’s iconic waterfront as you dine on international and regional delicacies over a sit-down dinner, including desserts and hot refreshments. Listen to live entertainment as you cruise with throwback tunes from an onboard band. Upgrade to include hotel transfers.
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$43.88
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$43.88
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Amazing Bangkok Tour Including Royal Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew and Wat Arun
A great choice for first-time visitors to Bangkok, this tour touches on the city’s most revered temples. First, visit the Grand Palace, which was home to Thailand’s royal family until 1925. Next up: Wat Phra Kaew, (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), which is considered the most important temple in Thailand. You’ll also take a boat ride to the Temple of Dawn.
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$81.71
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$81.71
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Private Tour: Best of Bangkok in A Day
Discover the best that Bangkok has to offer on this full-day private tour of the city. Visit all of the must-see attractions such as the Grand Palace, Chinatown, the vibrant flower market, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, and much more. Learn about the city’s rich history, religion, and culture from your informative guide as you drive around Bangkok in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle.
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$197.00
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2-Hour Shangri-La Horizon Dinner Cruise from Bangkok
See the shimmering lights of Bangkok by night during a 2-hour dinner cruise along the Chao Phraya River. You’ll navigate past the illuminated Temple of Dawn and royal Grand Palace while sipping drinks served on board (own expense). Take in the breathtaking sights from the air-conditioned cabin while dining on an international buffet of seafood, salads, soups and superb desserts.
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$91.85
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$91.85
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The Best of Bangkok Program Discovery: Half or Full Day Tour
Customize your sightseeing itinerary in Bangkok with options for a half- or full-day tour by public or private transportation. Popular destinations include Chinatown, The Grand Palace, and Wat Arun on the Chao Phraya River, or you can venture out to attractions such as Damnoen Saduak Floating Market or Chatuchak Weekend Market. With your own private guide you can easily plan a day suited to your interests.
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$100.88
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Past and Present Bike Tour of Bangkok
Pedal through Bangkok’s glorious past and glittering present on a guided, half-day bicycle tour of the city’s historic districts. Join a small group of travelers and slip through secret alleys, vivid flower markets and diverse neighborhoods. Board a ferry across the Chao Phraya River and explore the Thonburi riverbank and a gilded trio of temples: Wat Arun, Wat Prayoon and Wat Kalayanamitr tower above the broad waterway, dominating the skyline of Thailand’s most vibrant city.
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Wonderful Pearl Dinner Cruise
Take an elegant cruise through the bustling city of Bangkok on this dinner cruise along the Chao Phraya River. Board the modern and luxurious boat and look out over the city’s modern and ancient architecture that blends temples, skyscrapers, markets, and a royal palace. Dine on Western, Thai, and even Japanese dishes while watching a live, traditional Thai performance.
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$63.04
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$63.04
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In and around Bangkok Private Tour Guide with Custom Experience
Explore Bangkok with your very own tour guide during this full-day tour. Customize your own itinerary and visit Bangkok’s main attractions and some hidden gems. See the Grand Palace, Wat Arun, Wat Pho, the floating market and much more and get around using the city’s incredible public transport system. Experience Bangkok like a local and discover the best the city has to offer.
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$55.70
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$55.70
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Royal Grand Palace and Bangkok Temples: Half Day Tour
Explore Bangkok’s most important cultural sights on a half-day private tour of the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Traimit. Learn about the country’s royal heritage as you explore the palace, whose elaborate stepped roofs are the height of Siamese design. Visit the funeral and coronation halls, and see the sacred Buddha carved from solid jade. Circle the reclining Buddha at Wat Pho then stroll cool halls lined with hundreds of Buddha images. Continue to Wat Traimit to see a centuries-old golden Buddha, and leave an offering in the gleaming sanctuary.
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$112.13
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$112.13
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Apsara Dinner Cruise By Banyan Tree
Dine on royal Thai cuisine as you watch Bangkok’s illuminated temples, shrines, and skyscrapers from a renovated vintage rice barge on the Chao Phraya River. An onboard kitchen means the set menu of royal Thai specialties will be served at their best—it’s a fresh alternative to Chao Phraya cruises with generic buffets—and you’ll enjoy gracious service from the moment you step on board.
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$101.58
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$101.58
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Must-Try: Hidden BBK Bike and Food Tour
Grab an ice cold butterfly tea first! We will start the tour from Chao Praya River, and time travel to the hidden Bangkok that 99% visitors will not know. You will taste 5+ selected street-foods during the route. Yellow curry noodle?The spicier the better! Cake by master Pi is nice and fresh. Seasonal fruits are juicy and sweet. And the lunch/supper in the family house is my favorite - fabulous Tum Yum Soup and thai omelet. Believe me, you can’t find this in any guide book! (Foods may be different everyday)
Travel like a local. We will visit 10+ off the beaten path places. In temple and monk school you will learn about Buddhist tradition. And then you will know why over 90% people in Thai are Buddhism. You will explore the local neighborhoods, weave our way through narrow backstreets and alleys, completely immersed in local culture. You will fall in love with the city and finally learn why is Thailand known as the 'Land of Smiles’.
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Bangkok Night Tour By Bike
Spend 2.5 hours exploring the streets on Bangkok on this evening tour by bike. Follow your professional local guide through temples, monuments and towering skyscrapers illuminated by the city's bright lights. This easy-going tour is ideal for all skill levels and the perfect way to see the sites.
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$29.77
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$29.77
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Fullday Join Tour Bangkok temple & city tour + Lunch + Royal Grand Palace
Don’t waste your time visiting attractions you don’t care about on a group tour, and instead spend your day at the sites you value most on this flexible tour of Bangkok. With a personal guide and sedan, you can mold this tour into whatever you want it to be or let your guide make the decisions for you and relax and enjoy the sites.
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$164.17
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$164.17
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Shore Excursion from Laem Chabang Port: Bangkok Shopping, Massage & Food Tasting
At the moment your ship touches down at Laem Chabang Port, your experience should start, our guides awaits you with your paging at the exit point of the pier. But City is still 109 Km away so sit back at your private air conditioned vehicle and enjoy the surrounding.
Take your private time to see the most popular landmark Temples “Golden Buddha” “Wat Arun” followed by city interesting points- China Town, Indian Town, Flower Market. Visit the local Thai Restaurant by the river and shop till you like at JJ mall – A local shopping center in Bangkok, Are you tired ? do not worry we have Thai Massage 1 hour for you, Maximized your experience when you are in Bangkok at shore excursion sightseeing tour, which includes round-trip private transportation and a friendly local guide.
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$211.00
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$211.00
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What are Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) hours of operation?
Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) hours of operation: 8am–5:30pm. Buy tickets in advance on Viator. If you book with Viator, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund.
Should I book Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) tickets in advance?
We recommend booking e-tickets ahead of time to secure your spot since Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) can get crowded. If you book with Viator, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. See all 290 Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) tickets and tours on Viator.
How much does it cost to visit Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) 2021?
Currently, an entrance ticket to Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) costs USD 3.41. Guided Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) tours start around USD 3.41 per person. See all 290 Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) tickets and tours on Viator.
What's the best way to experience Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun)?
The best ways to experience Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) are:
- Thailand's Ayutthaya Temples and River Cruise from Bangkok
- White Orchid Dinner Cruise with Optional Return Transfers
- Bangkok Traditional Dinner Cruise by Loy Nava Including Hotel Transfer
- Grand Pearl - Luxury Dinner Cruise Experience at Bangkok with Return Transfer
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