Private Tour

Petchaburi's Historic Palaces and Ancient Temples - Private Tour from Hua Hin

Overview

Available languages

Thai

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Phetchaburi is one of Thailand's oldest cities and is known for the most famous palace is the Summer Palace of King Rama 5 on Khao Wang Hill which entire grounds consist of royal halls, palaces, temples and other buildings elegantly built in a balanced Thai, neoclassical Western and Chinese architectural style. The old palaces were converted into museums that displayed royal amenities used by King Rama IV and King Rama V. Wat Mahat Temple is a mixture of the late Ayutthaya and early Rattanakosin styles with an adaptation of the ancient Khmer monastery. Khao Luang Cave Temple was built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn and has a hole through which sunlight comes and shimmers on stones, making the cave colorful and allowing visitors to see all the beauty of the inside of the cave.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please dress properly. Miniskirts, shorts, and tank tops are not allowed.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Lunch

All Fees and Taxes

Air-conditioned vehicle

Alcoholic Beverages

Tips

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

Khao Wang (Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park)

Khao Wang or Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park is a notable tourist site in Petchaburi Province; it is the symbol of the province. Khao Wang is very outstanding and obviously be seen from far distance, including the white chedi and buildings. Khao Wang is the ancient remains of Petchaburi Province which is located on the 92-meter-high mountain. We will take the Cable Car to go on the Top of the Mountain.

2 hours • Admission Included

Wat Mahathat Worawihan

Centrally located, gleaming white Wat Mahathat is one impressive temple. The showpiece is a 42m-tall five-tiered Ayuthaya-style prang (corn-cob shaped stupa) decorated in stucco relief, a specialty of Phetchaburi’s local artisans you'll see all over town. Inside the wí·hăhn (sanctuary) that fronts it are important, though highly damaged, early-20th-century murals.

1 hour • Admission Included

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Petchaburi's Historic Palaces and Ancient Temples - Private Tour from Hua Hin

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

12 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

A wonderfully fascinating...
Joanna W,
Nov 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A wonderfully fascinating tour, with an informative and friendly guide and a polite and safe driver. We particularly liked the fact it was a private tour so we were able to go at our own pace and had plenty of time to ask our guide, Naree, lots of questions about the particular areas of interest to us. Highly recommended! 😊
Great private tour
David E,
Aug 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very good time alternating visit to temples, visit to a school and excellent typical restaurant The guide was careful and drove a comfortable car
Fantastic Journey in Time
David F,
Apr 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a great way of learning about Thailand's history in a fun and factual sight seeing way. Pom the guide was funny , generous and so knowledgeable..
A morning well spent
Nick K,
Feb 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This private tour was very good. It was paced just right with a great driver and guide. We certainly learned and experienced a lot that we would have missed had we gone alone. The food was excellent, albeit a little cold - the guide called ahead so we would not have to wait. Travel from Hua Hin was easy in a well air conditioned car. There are not a lot of tours from Hua Hin that don’t require a trip to Bangkok. This is well worth doing.
Great tour!
Hillary A,
Jan 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Paul was an exceptional tour guide and the driver was also friendly and nice. Paul spoke English very well and explained everything thoroughly! He also made sure we were comfortable and was flexible with things. The tour agency was also responsible on WhatsApp. This is the second tour that I booked with them.
Amazing Thailand
Michael M,
Sep 4, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
The visit to the palace. Amazing. The cave was awesome! Our guide was pleasant and knowledgeable. 🤙🤙🤙
Last minute visit to summer palace
chrispcobbold,
Aug 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We booked the tour last minute and thanks to the speedy response of the tour operator we were confirmed very quickly. The tour included the summer palace and visits to caves and a temple located in the town. The guide was very professional and gave us invaluable knowledge on the culture and history of the places we visited. Would thoroughly recommend as the organisation of the tour operator and guide were second to none
A must do!
DonBeatty,
Oct 30, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Excellent tour! Our guide was super friendly and very informative. This to a lot of us to see any parts of Thailand history, we would've not been able to see otherwise. Highly recommended!
Palaces, temples and cave!
louisev1971,
Oct 6, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Mr Pau, already completed a group tour with us to the national park, such a beautiful soul, lots of knowledge and he loved you asking questions of which there were many! Highly recommend Ken Diamond tours, both tours fantastic and learnt so much. Thank you and we will definitely do more tours with this company. Even got blessed by Buddhist monks which Mr Pau made possible!
Excellent private tour.
Emann69,
Jan 27, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent tour, guide really got us straight away and included a super visit to the market before the temple, which wasn't part of the itinerary. Guide was very knowledgable and really made our day fun. We laughed a lot about language, she taught us words and we taught her words!! The palace was amazing along with the temple visit. I learnt so much. The meal was great, plenty of food! Very good value for money would highly recommend the private tour as it was very personally tailored to us. Thank you.