Electric Scooter Tour Bangkok: Flower Market, Old Town & Temples
Glide through Bangkok's back streets and reach temples, markets and neighborhoods most visitors miss
An electric scooter tour of Bangkok covers the city's oldest districts, riverside temples and cultural landmarks in three hours with a local guide. You'll start with scooter practice in Bang Rak market, then ride through the street art of the old town, navigate Chinatown's maze, cross the river by ferry to a temple with one of Thailand's largest sitting Buddhas, and finish in the Portuguese settlement where 200-year-old bakeries still operate. The guide speaks English or Thai and points out the sights, sounds and stories most tours skip.
Step-by-step itinerary
Explore Bangkok's historic and cultural sites
- Practice electric scooter at Bang Rak market
- Visit former post office cultural centre
- See one of Thailand's first mosques
- Explore street art and historic bank
- Pass by Bangkok's Chinatown maze
- Visit temple with crocodiles
- Stroll through Pak Klong Talad Flower Market
- Cross river by ferry to temple with large Buddha
- Optional: Visit Wat Arun temple
- Stop at Portuguese settlement museum and bakery
- Pass by Portuguese settlement area
- Optional: Stop at Princess Mother Memorial Park
- Optional: Visit Chinese immigrant complex with murals
- Bang Rak 10m
- Grand Postal Building 5m
- Haroon Mosque 2m
- Talad Noi Wall Art 20m
- Chinatown / Yaowarat passing by
- Wat Chakrawatrachawat Woramahawihan 10m
- Pak Klong Talad Flower Market 10m
- Wat Kalayanamit Woramahawihan 15m
- Baan Kudichin Museum 20m
- Santa Cruz Church passing by
- Princess Mother Memorial Park passing by
- Lhong 1919 10m
What’s included
- A local guide fluent in English or Thai.
- helmet and insurance.
- bottled water and snacks.
- tea or coffee.
- all taxes, fees and handling charges.
- Every day 09:00 14:00
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Ride an electric scooter through Bangkok's oldest districts, flower market and riverside temples with a local guide who knows the hidden alleys.
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The experience
You start in Bang Rak market, Bangkok's oldest district, where the guide walks you through scooter basics until you're comfortable rolling. From there the route moves through neighborhoods that reveal the city's layered history: a former post office turned cultural center, one of Thailand's first mosques with a reputation for its Roti, and a district known for street wall art that also housed one of the country's first churches and its first bank. The guide navigates the back streets and alleys, giving you time to photograph the murals and stop where something catches your eye.
The tour passes through Chinatown, one of the world's largest, though you won't stop long. It's easy to return by boat from the office afterward if you want to explore the shops and food stalls. You'll see a temple from the 1800s that still houses crocodiles, originally kept there to save them from extinction when river traders hunted them. Then comes Pak Klong Talad Flower Market, Thailand's biggest wholesale market for flowers, spices and vegetables, open around the clock but most active in the evenings when the flower vendors set up. After the market, a ferry takes you across the river to a temple with one of Thailand's largest sitting Buddhas and the country's biggest bell, where the guide introduces you to Buddhist rituals and customs.
The longer stop happens in the Portuguese settlement, a community that has survived since the colonial era and still operates a museum, coffee shops and a bakery that has baked the same cookies for over 200 years. Depending on time, the route may also include Princess Mother Memorial Park or a complex of restaurants and shops built on what was once a quarter for Chinese immigrants, now featuring restored murals. The guide carries bottled water and snacks, and you'll have tea or coffee included. Helmets, insurance and all fees are covered in the price.
Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and Thai.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years). Children under 12 can't be included in the booking.
What's the Pak Klong Talad Flower Market like, and when do the flowers actually sell?
Pak Klong Talad is Thailand's biggest wholesale market for flowers, spices and vegetables, open 24 hours a day. The main flower vendors set up and sell in the evenings, so that's when the market is most active and worth walking through. It's an easy place to return to on your own after the tour if you want to spend more time shopping or browsing.
Do I need to know how to ride an electric scooter before the tour starts?
No. The tour begins in Bang Rak market with practice time on the scooter until the guide feels it's safe for you to start riding. You'll get comfortable with the basics before you roll into the city streets.
What happens at the temple with the big Buddha, and is there a dress code?
The temple across the river houses one of Thailand's largest sitting Buddhas and the country's biggest bell. The guide introduces you to Buddhist rituals and customs there. You'll need to wear temple attire (covered shoulders and knees), which applies to the whole tour whenever you visit any temple or sacred site.
Is the Portuguese settlement a quick stop or do we spend real time there?
The Portuguese settlement gets a longer stop than most other sites on the tour. It's a community that has survived since the colonial era and still operates a museum, coffee shops and a bakery that has baked traditional cookies for over 200 years. You'll have time to soak it all in and explore at your own pace.
What's included in the price, and do I need to bring anything?
The tour includes a local guide, helmet, insurance, bottled water, snacks, and tea or coffee. All taxes and fees are covered. You don't need to arrange hotel pickup or drop-off. Wear temple attire (covered shoulders and knees) and clothes you're comfortable riding in. The minimum age is 12 years old or 140cm in height, and riders must weigh no more than 120kg.
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Electric Scooter Tour Bangkok: Flower Market, Old Town & Temples
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