The royal barge museum, Bangkok.
Take a long tail boat and visit one of the most popular destintions

The Royal Barges are one of Bangkok’s most fascinating sights. Housed in sheds in The Royal Barge National Museum on Bangkok Noi Canal on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River, they provide a fascinating insight into Thai history and culture.

They are ornately decorated boats with magnificently carved prows that at one time served a military function, but today are limited to use in State ceremonies and celebrations.

The cavalcade is truly massive and consists of a formation of five rows of barges that is 1,110 metres long and 90 metres wide. The 52 vessels are propelled through the water by 2,082 oarsmen. They proceed down the Chao Phraya from the Wasukri Royal Landing Place, past the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, the Grand Palace and Wat Po until they reach the Temple of Dawn, a distance of about three kilometres.