RIVER CRUISES

A dinner cruise provides timeless memories and is ideal for couples, private parties, wedding receptions, or meeting and incentive groups. Guests can opt to sit inside in air-conditioned comfort or head to the al fresco upper deck.

The two-hour cruises normally take a course down the river that takes in Wat Pratum Khong Ka, Wat Kanlayamit, Royal Thai Navy headquarters, Wat Arun, Wat Pho, the Grand Palace, Phra Sumen Fort and the Rama VIII Bridge. Do not worry about having difficulties identifying the different sites as many of the cruise boats have maps on the table that identify the historical sites and temples.

For a trip back in time, a journey on a 50-year-old beautifully restored rice barge is the perfect choice. Once used to convey rice and other agricultural produce from the central regions to Bangkok, these wooden boats have been completely re-built and restored for dining and cocktail cruising. Seating is usually set for 40 guests to ensure a more intimate experience and these boats move at a slower, more relaxed pace.

Whereas the larger cruise boats offer entertainment ranging from live bands, singers and discos, the converted rice boats offer a more sedate affair, with the sound of classical Thai music, and dancers performing graceful movements that depict stories from the great Ramayana epic and rural Thai folk tales.

Most of the cruises depart and end at the River City Pier.