Bangkok's Wireless Road: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Overview

Experience Bangkok in an entirely new way and explore Wireless Road with a local historian, Paul Jorgensen. Start and end your journey at BTS Phloen Chit station, taking in grand vistas, embassies and majestic trees along the way. Paul will provide context to the sights you pass by; how Bangkok has developed, what spirit houses signify, and why food and color are important to Thais. Learn about seemingly ordinary things on Wireless Road such as motorcycle taxis, convenience stores, Hindu gods, the Thai flag and more! Hundreds of people have enjoyed this tour live - now you can experience it with freedom thanks to the GPS audio guide feature of VoiceMap app. Put your phone in your pocket with earphones on and walk at your own pace while listening to Paul's commentary along Wireless Road.

What’s included

• for the Explore Bangkok's Wireless Road tour
• Unlimited use of the VoiceMap app for a tour of Bangkok's Wireless Road, with access to audio, maps and geodata even when not connected to the internet.

What’s Exclude

• Smartphone
• Transportation
• Food/drinks
• Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

What To Expect

This tour takes you on a journey filled with cultural insight and humor, beginning at Phloen Chit station and ending at Lumphini Park. Your guide will take you through the streets, covering a total walking distance of approximately 2km that takes just under an hour without stopping - but feel free to pause anytime! Enjoy professionally mastered narration, sound effects and music as you go, making it suitable for all ages wearing ear buds. Key stories include how Radio Road got its name Wireless Road, reading Thai spirit houses on Wireless Road and understanding why the buildings aren’t sequentially numbered. Plus learn about Central Embassy shopping mall arising from the grounds of the British Embassy; Nai Lert Park's unique history; Lumpini Park's special pedestrian pathway between two parks; and a shrine to Hindu god Trimurti.

Additional Information

• Not wheelchair accessible
• Stroller accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Near public transportation
• Infants must sit on laps
• Most travelers can participate
• This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Voucher Requirements

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Departure Time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
Bangkok Chinatown Eats Self-guided Walking and Eating Tour by VoiceMap
1/8/2019 - 6/19/2024

Departure Point

Phloen Chit BTS Station, Thanon Phloen Chit, Khwaeng Lumphini, Khet Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330, Thailand

Hotel Pickup

Yes

Return Details

Returns to original departure point