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

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

By VoiceMap

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1h
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Overview

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 area. 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 colour 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 GPS audio guide! Since the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place as you walk, you can start the tour in the VoiceMap app (which works offline), put your phone in your pocket and your earphones on, and walk at your own pace with Paul on Wireless Road.

Activity location

Phloen Chit BTS Station
- Phloen Chit BTS Station Thanon Phloen Chit
- 10330, Khwaeng Lumphini, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand

Meeting/Redemption Point

Phloen Chit BTS Station
- Phloen Chit BTS Station Thanon Phloen Chit
- 10330, Khwaeng Lumphini, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand

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

1h
Opening hours: Sat 00:00-23:59
English

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 area. 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 colour 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 GPS audio guide! Since the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place as you walk, you can start the tour in the VoiceMap app (which works offline), put your phone in your pocket and your earphones on, and walk at your own pace with Paul on Wireless Road.

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

£5.53 x 1 Adult£5.53

Total

What's included, what's not

VoiceMap Application
Lifetime access to the Explore Bangkok's Wireless Road tour
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Smartphone
Transport
Food/drinks
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Know before you book

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Bangkok Field Office (Pass by)

The tour takes you on a humour 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!

Central Embassy (Pass by)

Hear how this shopping centre arose out of the grounds of the British Embassy.

Nai Lert Park Heritage Home (Pass by)

Entrepreneur Nai Lert is responsible for the wonderful rain trees that cover this area, and you'll hear their unique history.

Lumpini Park (Pass by)

Become familiar with the "Green Mile" special pedestrian pathway that connects Lumpini and Benjakiti parks.

The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok (Pass by)

Walk through a shrine to the Hindu god Trimurti.

Location

Activity location

Phloen Chit BTS Station
- Phloen Chit BTS Station Thanon Phloen Chit
- 10330, Khwaeng Lumphini, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand

Meeting/Redemption Point

Phloen Chit BTS Station
- Phloen Chit BTS Station Thanon Phloen Chit
- 10330, Khwaeng Lumphini, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand

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