Meal On Boat Along Chao Phaya River?

[dazzab]

G'day,

A friend and his Mrs. are arriving from the UK soon and have seen on a travel show that thai meals can be taken on boats that cruise up and down the river.

Living in CMai I know nothing about BKK, can anybody tell me where these trips depart from and how to book them?

Cheers

[cooL_guY_corY]

I know the 5 star Hotels on the river do it. Shangri-La does it for sure, i think its 2000 baht a person or 1500 or something.. http://www.bangkokrestaurants.net/river just google dinner cruise Chao Phaya River and you will get a ton of info.

[Drew345]

I took the boat from the Riverside Hotel last month. The buffet boat left at 7:30 and the price was 800 Bt per head. The pay-per-dish boat left at 8:00 and our total bill was only about 500 bt for two. I am not advocating being a cheapskate, I actually thought the price was going to be a lot more. It is a really good option if you have a big family with you.

As mentioned, other finer hotels have probably better dinner cruises; but Riverside Hotel definately gets it done for the masses.

[H2oDunc]

The wife and I did one of the dinner / entertainment cruises whilst in BKK a few months ago. The buffet dinner was good. There was some traditional Thai dancing and then a diso. All in all a very good night and something Im sure your friends will enjoy.

[dazzab]

The wife and I did one of the dinner / entertainment cruises whilst in BKK a few months ago. The buffet dinner was good. There was some traditional Thai dancing and then a diso. All in all a very good night and something Im sure your friends will enjoy.

[dazzab]

Thanks guy's.

[wasabi]

I did this boat cruise before with buffet. I don't remember the cost because a friend arranged everything but it was very well worth it, and an excellent time. Seeing the temples along the river at night is great.

[2long]

The Riverside Bangkok is just downstream from the Khrung Thon bridge (the other side of the bridge from the well-known River Bar) and is well worth it. The 8pm boat is 120B/person to get on and has a good menu that isn't expensive. It goes a long way down the river then turns round and comes back a bit faster, returning at 10.30pm. Upstairs is about 40ft wide and there's planty of room. Try to get a table near the edge, but don't worry if you can't. Wine's not cheap and they only have Singha and Chang I think. There's a dance floor or something downstairs, but what's the point of being inside unless it's raining.

Have a good evening.

[camble]

I've taken the Horizon River Cruise from the Shangri-La Hotel, it costs 1900/person and that doesn't include drinks. Their boat is quite impressive, with either outdoor seating or indoors w/ AC. Buffet is quite extensive, cruise lasts 2 hours. I don't believe you need be a guest at the hotel to book the cruise.