Want to see Bangkok in a whole new light? Explore Wireless Road with local historian Paul Jorgensen. Starting and ending at the BTS Phloen Chit station, walk amid grand vistas, embassies and majestic trees of Bangkok’s most green neighborhood. Paul will put the sights that you pass into context of how Bangkok developed, what spirit houses say about Thai beliefs and why food and color matter to Thais. You’ll learn amazing stories behind seemingly ordinary things on Wireless Road: groups of motorcycle taxis, convenience stores, Hindu gods, the Thai flag, the number nine, and many more. Hundreds of people have loved the live version of this tour and now you can experience it with freedom of an ...
Highlights
From 50 minutes to 1 hour
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 50 minutes to 1 hour
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
VoiceMap Application
Lifetime access to the Explore Bangkok's Wireless Road tour
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Smartphone
Transportation
Food/drinks
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Meeting Points
Departure
Phloen Chit BTS Station
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Want to see Bangkok in a whole new light? Explore Wireless Road with local historian Paul Jorgensen. Starting and ending at the BTS Phloen Chit station, walk amid grand vistas, embassies and majestic trees of Bangkok’s most green neighborhood. Paul will put the sights that you pass into context of how Bangkok developed, what spirit houses say about Thai beliefs and why food and color matter to Thais. You’ll learn amazing stories behind seemingly ordinary things on Wireless Road: groups of motorcycle taxis, convenience stores, Hindu gods, the Thai flag, the number nine, and many more. Hundreds of people have loved the live version of this tour and now you can experience it with freedom of an ...
Highlights
From 50 minutes to 1 hour
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 50 minutes to 1 hour
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
VoiceMap Application
Lifetime access to the Explore Bangkok's Wireless Road tour
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Smartphone
Transportation
Food/drinks
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Meeting Points
Departure
Phloen Chit BTS Station
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Itinerary
1
Bangkok Field Office
The tour takes you on a humor and culture filled walk beginning at the Phloen Chit station going down to Lumphini Park and back again. Start the tour in the app, put your phone in your pocket, and let your guide direct you through the streets. The total walking distance is approximately 2km and takes just under an hour without stopping, but you can pause anytime! The narration is crisply mastered by a professional audio engineering staff, and the tour integrates sound effects and music to create an engaging experience that is suitable for all ages that can wear ear buds.
Key stories you’ll hear include:
• How Radio Road, in Thai, got its Wireless Road namesake
• Learn how to “read” Thai spirit houses on Wireless Road
• The Hindu gods' role in why the buildings aren’t numbered sequentially
• And many more!
2
Central Embassy
Hear how this shopping mall arose out of the grounds of the British Embassy.
3
Nai Lert Park Heritage Home
Entrepreneur Nai Lert is responsible for the wonderful rain trees that cover this neighborhood, and you'll hear their unique history.
4
Lumpini Park
Become familiar with the "Green Mile" special pedestrian pathway that connects Lumpini and Benjakiti parks.
5
The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok
