The Chaophraya Cruise is one of the most popular Bangkok dinner cruises, where you can cruise on the mighty Chao Phraya River while enjoying a buffet dinner and entertainment program and admiring the views of some of the most important landmarks in the capital city of Thailand. Discover everything you need to know about the Chaophraya Cruise in Bangkok.
The Chaophraya Cruise is another choice for you to enjoy impressive moments on Bangkok river cruises. It is a luxury 5-star cruise ship with an interior emphasizing the diversity of Thai art. The delicious food is served on the cruise and is accompanied by the harmonious live music with professional singers and a traditional Thai greeting dance.
Main details of this Bangkok dinner cruise:
Why choose The Chaophraya Cruise?
Reasons for choosing this cruise for your dinner in Bangkok:
- One of the most popular dinner cruises on the Chao Phraya River
- More varied menu than most cruises, with steaks and more seafood options
- Often offers additional promotions, like "buy 4 tickets and get 1 jug of draft beer"
Where to book The Chaophraya Cruise?
You can book the cruise at a special price here: Discounted tickets for the Chaophraya Cruise.
The Chaophraya Cruise Ships
The company currently uses 2 cruise ships to provide dinner cruise service on the Chao Phraya River: The Grand Chaophraya Cruise and Chaophraya Cruise. Both cruise boats are two-level boats with a mostly roofed open-air upper deck and an air-conditioned lower deck.
In case you want to sit on the specific level, make a special request at the time of booking, and there's a high chance that you will be seated accordingly (it can't be guaranteed, though).
The Chaophraya Dinner Cruise from Asiatique
The Chaophraya Cruise is offering only one daily dinner cruise.
On the dinner cruise, you board the boat in the dark and cruise along the Chao Phraya River while admiring magical views of the main Bangkok landmarks nicely lit up.
The dinner cruise lasts 2 hours.
This Chao Phraya River dinner cruise departs from Asiatique Pier.
When is the dinner cruise?
The dinner cruise timing:
Check-in Time: 17:30-18:30
Cruising Time: 19:15-21:15
Cruise duration: 2 hours
The cruise is available daily. However, a different cruise schedule, menu, entertainment program, and pricing are normally applied on special occasions, such as New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, the Loy Krathong Festival, etc.
Route of dinner cruise
The route of the Chaophraya Cruise passes the following famous landmarks along the Chao Phraya River:
- Asiatique The Riverfront (start of cruise)
- Shangri-La Bangkok
- Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
- Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside
- River City Bangkok
- Holy Rosary Church
- Memorial Bridge
- The Grand Palace
- Rama VIII Bridge
- Wat Arun
- Wat Kanlaya
- Millennium Hilton Bangkok
- ICONSIAM
- The Peninsula Bangkok
- Asiatique The Riverfront (end of cruise)
Food & entertainment on dinner cruise
The Chaophraya Cruise food and entertainment for the dinner cruise are detailed below.
Food & drink offerings:
- International buffet (food menu)
- Free birthday cake on the birthday month
Food & drink highlights:
- Grilled river prawns
- New Zealand mussels
- Steamed blue crabs
- Salmon sashimi
- Sushi
- Beef steak
- Chicken steak
- Grilled mackerel soy sauce
- Tom Yum Seafood
- Pad Thai with shrimp
- Chicken tikka masala
- Roll crepes
- Ice cream
The menu might be subject to some changes based on the ingredient availability.
Entertainment highlights:
- Live music performance
- Thai classical dance
Ticket price for dinner cruise
The dinner cruise ticket price:
- Adult: 1,500 THB per person
- Child (5-10 y/o): 1,000 THB per person
- Children aged 0-4: free of charge
Booking The Chaophraya Cruise
Tickets to the luxurious Chao Phraya River dinner cruise can be conveniently booked online at a discounted price here: Discounted Tickets for the Chaophraya Cruise.
Reviews of The Chaophraya Cruise
The original reviews of real customers who purchased this cruise can be found below.
How to get to the cruise pier?
The Chaophraya Cruise can only be boarded at one Chao Phraya River pier in Bangkok - Asiatique The Riverfront Pier.
Asiatique The Riverfront Pier is one of the busiest cruise piers in Bangkok, as there you can also board other popular Bangkok dinner cruises such as the Chao Phraya Princess Cruise, the White Orchid River Cruise, and the Royal Princess Cruise.
To reach Asiatique Pier, you need to take a taxi or use a combination of the BTS SkyTrain (Saphan Taksin Station) and the Asiatique free shuttle boat departing from Sathorn Pier.
Other dinner cruises in Bangkok
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