Explore Thailand with Richard Barrow
Do you use a Rabbit Card for the Skytrain in Bangkok? If so, did you know that you can now use this card on all Chao Phraya Express boats? As a special promotion, if you use your Rabbit Card to buy tickets for any line then you will get a 2 Baht discount up until 31st August 2023.
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One of the best ways to explore Bangkok is by taking a boat along the Chao Phraya River. This allows you to experience a completely different side of the city compared to the traffic jams on Sukhumwit Road. There are several types of boats available for this journey, but one of the most popular options is the hop-on-hop-off Chao Phraya Tourist Boat.
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IconSiam is a massive shopping mall on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. It has proven to be a popular destination for foreign tourists, partly because it can be reached by boat, making it more convenient than some malls in downtown Bangkok. There are shuttle boats from Sathorn Pier (near BTS Saphan Taksin Station) and Si Phraya Pier (near River City).
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In Bangkok there is a taxi boat service that visits three riverside temples on the Chao Phraya River for only 30 Baht. The ticket lasts all day and you can hop on and off as you wish. Boats run every 20 minutes. I started my trip at Wat Arun – The Temple of Dawn, but you can start at any of the three temples.
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