Flower Market & Floral Garland Art: Multi-language Private Tour
Our tour focuses on making social impact on local communities. We hire skillful floral artisans from nearby communities, where many residents could not afford English language classes. Teaching floral handicraft to foreign guests is their opportunity to learn English and earn income at the same time. On the other hand, we offer a hands-on workshop which you will need to stab many Thai jasmines into a skewer. It is very challenging to “not losing track”, i.e. to align the top flower with the bottom one throughout a skewer.
Highlights of the tour:
- Walk in the flower market to explore numerous flower selections.
- Lotus folding workshop with a local seller.
- Visit Kalayanamitr Temple, a smoothing blend of Thai and Chinese Buddhism.
- 60 minutes of floral workshop (Thai flower garland) with local artisans.
- Visit Baan Kudi Chin Museum, the learning place about Siam–Portuguese lineage.
Options
English-speaking guide
Private Tour: Hotel pickup with licensed English-speaking tour guide.
Pickup included
What's included in Flower Market & Floral Garland Art: Multi-language Private Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Pak Khlong Flower Talat Original
We will go explore Pak Khlong Talad, the original and largest flower market of Bangkok with an extensive of produce selection. Many local florists visit this market in the early morning to buy fresh flowers in bulk to make floral handicraft. On the way, we will visit the Shrine of Somdet Boonma, one of the major founders of Krung Ratanakosin (or Bangkok, Thailand’s current capitol). You will see how Thai people use flower to pay respect to the revered person.
Pak Khlong Flower Talat Original
A mini floral handicraft workshop with a local lotus seller. You will learn how to fold Bua Luang (cone-shaped lotus) and Bua Chut (ball-shaped lotus). We will bring our folded lotuses to pay respect to a buddha image at Kalayanamitr Temple (our next destination). Paying respect to the lord Buddha is voluntary. You may not need to do so if you have religious restrictions.
Wat Kalayanamit Varamahavihara
We will ride a ferry to Kalayanamitr Temple and have a short stop to feed fish at the pier in front of Kalayanamitr Temple. Thai people believe that feeding fish is a merit making which helps them to have a fertile and peaceful life.
Inclusions
- Admission to Baan Kudi Chin Museum (Museum closed on Monday).
- A Thai garland workshop with Thai artisans
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for hotel transfer
- Travel accident insurance
- A Thai lotus folding workshop with a local vendor
- Licensed guide or interpreter as per purchased option (EN, ES, IT, DE, FR, ZH)
- Lunch (self-order and paid)
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for travelers with walking difficulty.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Additional Information
We offer a pickup for hotels along the BTS skytrain routes up to Siam (center), National Stadium (westward), Phrom Pong (eastward), and Saphan Taksin (southward), as well as hotels along the MRT subway routes up to Chinatown (westward) and Sukhumwit (eastward). This also includes accommodations in Khaosan and Rama III, and notable hotels along the Chao Phraya River.
Meeting / End Points
- If your hotel isn’t located in the Bangkok downtown area, we kindly ask you to meet us at Café Amazon, in front of the Rajini School. This café is conveniently near the MRT Sanam Chai station and just a short walk to the Flower Market.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
After booking, please email us: [email protected] or WhatsApp us: wa.me/66896808685 about your name, your hotel name and location, your room no, and your email/phone no. Please wait our staff at the lobby of your hotel at 8.30am morning or 1.30pm afternoon. Please check the start time on your ticket. Please show your mobile ticket to our staff. If your hotel isn’t located in the Bangkok downtown area, we kindly ask you to meet us at Café Amazon, in front of the Rajini School. Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fNgp5Lj7PxHt4kZ58 This café is conveniently near the MRT Sanam Chai station and just a short walk to the Flower Market. Kindly let us know if you’d prefer to meet our guide at the meeting point.
