9 Ancient History Tours in Thailand Worth the Time

The Ultimate Ancient city of Ayutthaya Private Day Trip

1.The Ultimate Ancient city of Ayutthaya Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 139 reviews · from $273Our pick

Review of a private Ayutthaya day trip from Bangkok with temples, Bang Pa-In Palace, river cruise, lunch tips, and guide advice.

“Big was a fantastic guide - the best we have found in Thailand. He lived in the US for years and his English is fantastic as well as his knowledge of local history and foods etc.The combination of the royal summer palace and old city of Ayutthaya was really good - as well as lunch on the river and then sweet roti for dessert. There was a bit of confusion about who pays for lunch with Viator after booking - lunch was included, then excluded but the tour company gives you 200 Baht credit for food - but you will spend quite a bit more on the fresh grilled jumbo…”

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Bangkok: Samut Prakan Ancient City and Erawan Museum Ticket

2.Samut Prakan Ancient City and Erawan Museum Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 73 reviews · from $19Best value

Review of Bangkok’s Ancient City and Erawan Museum, with practical advice on tickets, transport, golf carts, timing, food, and value.

“Der Park ist wirklich nett gemacht. Man kann mit dem Golfcar über die Wege huschen. Führerschein oder Pass mitbringen. Hat 350 Baht gekostet für die erste Stunde und dann jede angefangene 100 dazu. Die Fahrräder waren viel zu alt. Wir waren 2 Stunden dort. Das Museum ist weiter entfernt, haben wir leider nicht gewusst und dann war nicht mehr die Zeit, um noch dort hinzufahren. Lohnen sich 16€? Naja. Es ist liebevoll gemacht und wenn man die Gebäude nicht in echt sehen wird oder gesehen hat, ist es sicher noch schöner.”

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Ayutthaya Private Guided Day Tour, 4 Ancient Temples

3.Ayutthaya Private Guided Day Tour, 4 Ancient Temples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 57 reviews · 1 day · from $134

Review of Ayutthaya’s private four-temple tour from Bangkok, with transport, guide, tickets, timing, value, and practical booking advice.

“Great experience, and we were grateful the tour wasn’t cancelled even though we were the only 2 customers on this day.”

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Bangkok: Ancient City Muang Boran and Erawan Museum Tour

4.Ancient City Muang Boran and Erawan Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 55 reviews · 6 - 8 hours

Explore Muang Boran and Erawan Museum from Bangkok by private SUV, with hotel pickup, cultural sights, lunch time, and optional golf cart rental.

“Even tho our guide didn’t speak fluent English we managed to communicate with goggle translator, she was super helpful, never rushed us and really looked after us. We had a nice day in both places. Would highly recommend this tour.”

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From Bangkok: Ayutthaya Ancient City Temple Tour

5.Ayutthaya Ancient City Temple Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 52 reviews · 8 hours - 570 minutes · from $48

Explore Ayutthaya from Bangkok with palace grounds, ruined temples, a reclining Buddha, hotel transport, and optional guiding.

“Les temples sont merveilleux mais la prestation de l’agence très mauvaise. Elle kous a écrit plusieurs fois pour nous faire changer la date pour avoir le guide français, on a compris que c’était pour faire un groupe plus grand. Les autres personnes ont dit la même chose. Ensuite l’agence a bien insister pour qu on réserve le supplément de promenade en bateau (1000 baht). L’activité bateau était au milieu des visites guide. Si on disait non il fallait attendre une heure dans la voiture ! Enfin le guide, très occupé à son Facebook, parlait français car son texte appris par cœur. Il ne comprenait pas quand on lui parlait. Agence…”

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Ancient City Ayutthaya Private Guided Day Tour

6.Ancient City Ayutthaya Private Guided Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $118

Review of a private Ayutthaya day tour from Bangkok, with palace and temple visits, private transport, guide insights, costs, and practical tips.

“This was a wonderful experience and highly recommended. My guide Rawat was excellent and he coordinated well with the driver. Rawat was very knowledgeable about Ayutthaya and suggested stopping at a stand to get a sweet that you cRead more”

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Ancient Wonders of Ayutthaya with Return Scenic River Cruise

7.Ancient Wonders of Ayutthaya with Return Scenic River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 31 reviews · from $81

Review of Ayutthaya’s temples, guided sightseeing, buffet lunch, and scenic Chao Phraya River cruise from Bangkok.

“Amazing experience with Donna . Good food for people who eat non veg , and great relaxation time on cruise after much walkiing at Ayuthaya”

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Private Guided Day Tour to Erawan Museum & Ancient City

8.Private Guided Day Tour to Erawan Museum & Ancient City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · from $111

Review of Bangkok’s private Erawan Museum and Ancient City tour, with practical advice on sights, value, guides, timing, and booking.

“Great day out, especially at th Ancient City. Our driver dropped us off at various locations around the park so no need to walk or hire a golf cart. Yut, our guide was especially helpful.”

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Ayutthaya Ancient City

9.Ayutthaya Ancient City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $214

Review of a private Ayutthaya day tour from Bangkok, with palace and temple visits, hotel pickup, guide, transport, price, and tips.

“Hem was an excellent tour guide - super knowledgeable, vibed well with our pace and took us for lunch for the best meal that we had our entire trip. I highly recommend this particular tour for a quick getaway from bustling Bangkok to get some insights into ancient history and a quieter country side.”

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9 Ancient History Tours in Thailand Worth the Time

The Ultimate Ancient city of Ayutthaya Private Day Trip

1.The Ultimate Ancient city of Ayutthaya Private Day Trip

Bangkok: Samut Prakan Ancient City and Erawan Museum Ticket

2.Samut Prakan Ancient City and Erawan Museum Ticket

Ayutthaya Private Guided Day Tour, 4 Ancient Temples

3.Ayutthaya Private Guided Day Tour, 4 Ancient Temples

Bangkok: Ancient City Muang Boran and Erawan Museum Tour

4.Ancient City Muang Boran and Erawan Museum Tour

From Bangkok: Ayutthaya Ancient City Temple Tour

5.Ayutthaya Ancient City Temple Tour

Ancient City Ayutthaya Private Guided Day Tour

6.Ancient City Ayutthaya Private Guided Day Tour

Ancient Wonders of Ayutthaya with Return Scenic River Cruise

7.Ancient Wonders of Ayutthaya with Return Scenic River Cruise

Private Guided Day Tour to Erawan Museum & Ancient City

8.Private Guided Day Tour to Erawan Museum & Ancient City

Ayutthaya Ancient City

9.Ayutthaya Ancient City

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