Itinerary · 5 days · 22 places
5 Days in Bangkok
Five days in Bangkok from a base in Banglamphu: the royal island of Rattanakosin with the Grand Palace and Wat Arun, a morning on the klongs of Thonburi, Chinatown from Talat Noi to Yaowarat Road, modern Bangkok around Siam and Silom — and finally the Marble Temple before your flight home.
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The route on the map
The plan, day by day
Day 1Arrival in Banglamphu
Arrival in Bangkok
Hotel check-in
Banglamphu is the old residential quarter north of the palace: low-rise shophouses, food stalls on every corner and the river a ten-minute walk away.
Soi Rambuttri
The curving lane behind Wat Chana Songkhram is strung with lanterns in the evening and much quieter than the parallel street.
Day 2The royal island of Rattanakosin
Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew
Behind the white wall stand the Emerald Buddha and the gilded chedis, along with the Ramakien gallery and its painted murals.
Wat Pho
The 46-metre reclining Buddha and the school of traditional Thai massage in the monastery's rear courtyard.
Wat Arun
The prang on the west bank is studded with fragments of Chinese porcelain; its steep steps lead up to the second terrace.
Museum Siam
A museum in an old ministry building that uses models and films to explain how Siam became Thailand.
Pak Khlong Talat flower market
Around the clock, marigold garlands are strung here and crates of orchids are unloaded from pick-up trucks.
Evening: Tha Maharaj
The riverside terrace right next to Thammasat University looks out at night on the illuminated prang of Wat Arun.
Day 3The klongs of Thonburi and Chinatown
Boat trip through the klongs of Thonburi
From Tha Chang pier a longtail boat takes you into the canals: stilt houses, monitor lizards in the water and temples you can only see from a boat.
Royal Barges Museum
In a boat shed on Khlong Bangkok Noi lie the King's carved ceremonial barges, led by the Suphannahong with its swan-shaped prow.
Wat Traimit
In the marble hall at the gateway to Chinatown sits a five-and-a-half-tonne Buddha of solid gold, hidden under stucco for decades.
Talat Noi
An old riverside workshop quarter where the Chinese shrine of Sien Khong and plenty of street art are tucked in among the car spare parts.
Sampeng Lane
A kilometre-long, shoulder-width market lane for fabrics, buttons and toys, with handcarts pushing their way through.
Evening: Yaowarat Road
From nightfall, food stalls set up their woks on the pavement beneath the old neon signs of the gold shops.
Day 4Modern Bangkok: Siam, Lumphini, Silom
Jim Thompson House
Six teak houses joined together beside a khlong, where the silk merchant who vanished without trace left behind his collection of Asian art.
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
A white circular building with a spiral ramp, whose upper floors host changing exhibitions of contemporary Thai art.
Erawan Shrine
At the Ratchaprasong intersection, hired temple dancers perform for the four-faced Brahma while the traffic stands still all around.
Lumphini Park
The city's green heart, with pedal boats on the lake and monitor lizards crossing the paths between the joggers.
Sri Mariamman Temple
The South Indian Hindu temple on Silom Road has a gopuram crowded with colourful figures above the entrance.
Mahanakhon SkyWalk
An observation deck on the 78th floor with a glass floor panel — at sunset the whole bend of the river lies below.
Evening: Patpong Night Market
Between Silom and Surawong, market stalls stand cheek by jowl in the evening, with the old jazz bars of Soi 4 in between.
Day 5Marble Temple and departure
Wat Benchamabophit
The Marble Temple of Carrara stone in the Dusit district, whose cloister gathers 52 Buddha figures from all over Asia.
Wat Ratchanatdaram & Loha Prasat
The Iron Palace with its 37 metal spires can be climbed; from the top you can see along the Ratchadamnoen axis as far as the Golden Mount.
Departure from Bangkok
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