Tour guides in Bangkok...

Are there english speaking tour guides available in BKK? I have seen these in other cities in the world. Where we can be shown around on a 1-to-1 basis and taken to the major tourist sites, klongs, wats, markets etc and ensure that we aren%26#39;t ripped off too much. I will be travelling with my partner and 12 year old son and first visit to SE Asia. If so any idea of how much this service would cost and where I could pre-book if necessary?

Tks..

Tour guides in Bangkok...

Picked this up from a previous post. Tong gets rave reviews -check out her web site. I am looking for someone to share one or two tours (Palace, floating market tiger park fishing village if you are at all interested in sharing cost. I will be in Bangkok 18 - 27 May. Hope these below help. help

A. Tong and her team (Charlie, Jerry, Jai, etc鈥?- Licensed guides; pornpitcha@yahoo.com or tourwithtong@yahoo.com

B. Nok- unlicensed guide/personal assistant; nan_ke80@yahoo.co.uk

C. Ratt and her team- Ratt is a driver, but does have members of her team who are licensed guides; rat_bkk@hotmail.com or http://www.ratservice.com

D. Tan- licensed guide; izthai@gmail.com or http://www.izthai.com

E. Nook- licensed guide; cnnchinlawan@hotmail.com

F. Celine and her team- licensed guides; siritom@hotmail.com

G. Julie鈥檚 Taxi- driver, but a licensed guide can added for an additional fee; http://www.julietaxi.com

H. Cherry - licensed guide, magical_routes@hotmail.com or http://www.magicalroutes.com

I. Chob- licensed guide, http://www.thaitourguide.com

J. Trufflers- licensed guides, http://www.trufflers.com

Tour guides in Bangkok...

Hi Bizzsaltash

If you search Tong then everyone seems to be talking about her or her recommended guides. I think she speaks english and so do her guides (but someone who has used her should be able to confirm this).

Apart from that if you have arranged a airport pick no doubt they will tell you about the tours and so will the hotels (this may be a little more expensive).

Tour east is a travel company in Thailand that I have used before. Its the same operator that places like Kuoni sometimes use. If you google tour east bangkok/thailand you can see prices online and get an idea of tours you can book.

Regards Dr J

We just spent six days with Ratt, she%26#39;s great. Stayed at her new B%26amp;B three of those days, it%26#39;s very nice, especially at 1,200 THB. Her Thai breakfasts and fresh fruit were to die for.

Tong speaks excellent English as do all her guides. Highly recommended :-)

We used Tom (Tong%26#39;s Group) for tours--excellent.

We also hired Nok for the day to show us city--transport, etc to get a feel--not licensed guide, but she can shop, etc--more like a city assistant.

If you have time for spa--try Orchid Spa. Great services/great prices--online website.

I reccommend Tan (www.izthai.com)! She%26#39;s excellent: very nice, well organised and speaks English very good. She has great attitude to children, so if you visit BKK with kids, ask if she%26#39;s available!

Best regards, Bartek

Oat (oat747@yahoo.com) government licensed, very experienced, speak excellent English. Very friendly and knowledgable.