Bangkok travel guide 3 days itinerary
Welcome to the Big Mango city!
Huge with its own rules and tempo of life.
Multilevel huge megapolis with speed highways and skyscrapers from one hand and splendid temples, world’s tastiest street food and wander around every corner of tiny lanes from the other.
Love it or hate it – this is Bangkok city.
Find out the best experience in three days!
Day 1
Get lost in the biggest Chinatown in the world
An opinion that the largest crowd of people are in temples and tourist places is completely wrong.
They all are here.
At first, it seems that you got into a movie – everything around looks like decorations, thrown in a chaotic manner. Permanent traffic, crowds of people, bright signs with Chinese characters and many shops, cafes and street vendors.
Want some exotics?
Bird’s nest soup, shark fins, Peking duck, cuttlefish and crabs, roasted chestnuts — I don’t know how to name even 10% of all that.
Get lost in Chinatown for a few hours and you will not regret!
Be brave and eat like a local
Food is the way to understand Thai people.
The secret of a happy Thai life is covered in three words – ‚sabai‘ ‚sanuk‘ and ‚suai‘. Joy, happiness and beauty.
Thai man either eats or thinks about food – food this is the biggest ‚sabai‘. And if he is eating in the company, it is also a ‚sanuk‘.
Therefore, you may find food in Bangkok at every step in the literal sense of the word.
Do not worry about the quality – it is always tasty and fresh.
Very often, you can see how local expensive car stops at carriages, man order food and sit right on the road, or at cheap plastic tables and enjoy the food.
Don’t miss a chance to try:
✔️ Pad Thai 70-110 baht
✔️ Mango sticky rice.80-120 baht
✔️ Tom Yam 50-80
✔️ Satay 10-20 baht
✔️ Tom Kha 40-80 baht
✔️ Thai pancakes 60-100 baht
✔️ Crispy Butter 70-00 baht
Have a drink in a Rooftop bar
Watching the sunset on a rooftop with a cocktail is a good choice to close the first day in Bangkok.
There is a big amount of bars on the roof – you may choose the bar on the 26th, 45th or even on an 83rd floor.
Most of them have a dress code, so better check it before coming.
HI-SO is an exclusive rooftop bar on the 29th floor overlooking Lumpini Park and glowing Bangkok along the skyline.
Day 2
Bangkok temples
Wat – Thai designation of the word temple.
There are more than 400 of them in the city – they are literally everywhere.
Luxurious, with gold, marble and hundreds of tourists, small and deserted, but still fascinatingly beautiful.
If you walk down the street and see the temple, be sure to look into it! Sometimes the modest temples are much nicer and more atmospheric than the popular and marked in all tourist guides.
Most of the temples are located along the river, it simplifies movement between them.
You can buy a ticket to the excursion boat for 150 baht and move around the temples on it all day. But after the third wat, you realize that they are all beautiful, but you should not attend every. An ordinary boat ticket costs 5-32 baht, depending on the route.
Please note that on the territory of the temples your shoulders and legs should be covered. Near each temple, you can buy typical Thai pants with elephants worth only 100 baht.
For the entrance to some temples, you need to pay 50-100 baht per person.
Markets
The largest cluster of markets in the world is here – on the streets of Bangkok. Floating markets, food markets, flower markets, souvenir markets, fruit markets – there are a lot of them.
They work on weekends, in the mornings, in the evenings, once a week and every day. Under the open sky, under the cover, on the side of the road – they are everywhere!
There are markets for tourists, there are for local. I advise you to visit as much as possible – the real life of the city is here!
Lumpini park
Do not be alarmed if you see a crocodile. This is just a thick monitor lizard and there are hundreds of them in the park!
Lumpini Park is known for precisely these large lizards and its calmness and freshness right in the middle of the skyscrapers.
Almost a hundred years ago it was built on the outskirts of the city, but today the city has grown so much that now the park is almost in the center. It is forbidden to smoke, drink alcohol and even walk the dogs here.
But for the rest, this is a heavenly place that turns into a sports section in the evenings – it gathers runners of all ages from children to senior citizens, group fitness, yoga.
Day 3
Chatuchak
It’s time for shopping. And no, I’m not talking about glass shopping malls and expensive purchases!
One of the most colorful markets is Chatuchak. It only works on weekends, so I advise you to plan your visit in advance.
The market itself is divided into 27 sections – by topic. It’s easy to get lost there, so I advise you to get a map or keep it on your phone.
Souvenirs, antiques, decor, paintings, clothing, products, ceramics, furniture, accessories – everything is here.
Sometimes Chatuchak looks like a flea market, but after two rows it turns into a stylish art gallery, then you find yourself in a cluster of showrooms of contemporary Thai designers, where each merchant creates the unique atmosphere of his trade box.
Often here you can buy things much cheaper than in any other place.
If something has attracted, buy immediately, and do not forget to bargain!
Swim in pool on the 10th floor
Daily heat is the best time to dive into the water.
Recommend you to chose the pool on the hight overlooking the city and take some cool shots.
The swimming pool itself is located in the Sofitel Hotel, but anyone can get there – you just need to buy a ticket for 600 baht.
Hipster district
Bangrak will be a discovery for you. It looks like an ordinary wound, where antiques, gold, and precious stones are sold on the main street. But if you look into the alley and open a few doors, Bangkok will open for you from the new side.
Be sure to check the dates – we hit the design week in Thailand and were amazed.
Thai Brooklyn – modern youth, stylish places, exhibitions, and concerts.
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