Indian Dinner Cruise
Experience the beauty of the city and the river at night on an evening dinner cruise down the Chao Phraya river, also known as the “River of Kings”.
Dine, drink and dance aboard an antique, refurbished rice barge on the two and a half hour cruise. The wooden barge gently floats down the Chao Phraya river at a sedate pace while beautiful sights go by, giving you the opportunity to see Bangkok’s riverside landmarks in a relaxed ambiance.
Enjoy a wide choice of both Indian and Thai dishes with unplugged live music performed by a modern style Indian singer. The relaxed ambiance and cool river breeze provide a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of Bangkok.
Indian and Thai buffet dinner
On the ARC Indian dinner cruise you will have the chance to sample dishes from both Indian and Thai cuisine. The buffet dinner offers a wide variety of tasty vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes and comes with Indian Masala tea and a choice of soft drinks, juices and a large selection of wines and spirits.
Leave some room for Indian desserts like Gulab Jamun, Moong Daal Halwa and fresh fruits after dinner.
Menu
Refurbished rice barge
The dinner cruise takes you along the Chao Phraya river on a beautifully refurbished rage barge. Teak wood barges were used in gone by days to transport rice from Central and North Thailand down the Chao Phraya river to the capital.
The barge seats just 50 people, which lends the cruise a more intimate ambiance than the large boats.
Indoor and outdoor deck
The boat has two decks. The downstairs indoor deck is air-conditioned and seats 20 people. The open air deck upstairs seating 30 people is covered and provides the best views of the riverside scenery.
Landmarks on the river banks
The ARC Indian dinner cruise will show you the impressive riverside skyline of modern Bangkok as well as the historical district Rattanakosin, the oldest part of the city.
The cruise departs from the pier at Asiatique the Riverfront, a large shopping, dining and entertainment complex on the river banks. Lined up along the river banks are high rise condo buildings and some of Bangkok’s finest hotels.
Just after Memorial Bridge on the Thonburi side of the river is Wat Kalayanamit, a large Buddhist temple standing on the river banks.
Bangkok’s most famous sights
A few hundred meters further up river is Wat Arun, “the Temple of Dawn”. Its impressive, beautifully lit up 80 meter tall prang standing on the river banks has been one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks since centuries.
On the other side of the river is Rattanakosin island, the oldest part of Bangkok. Here you will see the golden prangs and the elaborately adorned buildings of the Grand Palace, Bangkok’s most famous tourist attraction.
Right next to the Palace is the Wat Pho, the temple of the Reclining Buddha.
The border of Rattanakosin island is formed by Phra Sumen fort, one of the fortifications that were built to protect the old city.
Turn around at Rama VIII bridge
Cruising further up river passing Buddhist and Chinese temples the barge arrives at the modern Rama VIII bridge, spanning the Chao Phraya river for a length of several hundred meters. Here the boat turns around heading back down river to Rama III bridge and Asiatique pier.
Departure pier and time
The ARC dinner cruise departs from the Asiatique pier in Bang Kho Laem district. Asiatique is located on Charoen Krung road between Soi 74 and Soi 74/1.
The dinner cruise boat departs at 8 pm. Arrive at the pier at least 30 minutes before departure. The boat arrives back at Asiatique pier at around 10.30 pm.
How to get to the pier
The easiest way to get there is either by taxi or by BTS Sky Train and river boat. If you take a taxi be sure to leave early as traffic is often congested in the area.
If you prefer Sky Train and river boat, first take the BTS Sky Train to Saphan Taksin station. Walk to the Sathorn pier and take the free Asiatique shuttle boat that runs every 30 minutes between 4 pm and 11.30 pm.
Get to the pier by Chao Phraya River Express Boat
ARC Dinner cruise prices
Rates are:
Child rate: age 5 - 12
Toddler rate: age 0 - 4
More dinner cruises
Other dinner cruises in Bangkok are: