Bangkok Trips

Bangkok trips can be arranged through your hotel concierge or one of the many travel agents in the tourist areas, especially Khao San road. There are numerous options allowing you to experience Bangkok and all its attractions by foot, boat or bus. There are even some bicycle tours of the outlying areas. Standard tours visit all the main sites in a day, and then there is the option of speciality tours such as the Thon Buri canals which give you a glimpse of what Bangkok was like when it was known as the ‘Venice of the East’. There is also the floating market, the Ancient city historical park and a host of offbeat tours of Bangkok, such as shopping, culture and nightlife tours.

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The most common tours of Bangkok take in the Rattanokosin Island and its temples and palace that you can plan to be your walking tour. This is the Royal quarter of the city, close to the famous backpacker mecca of Khao San road – a tourist attraction in itself. Here you will start with the impressive Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew near Sanam Luang Park. This is perhaps the most famous and visited temple in all of Thailand and certainly the most spectacular with its massive gilded chedi, glittering temples and famous Emerald Buddha. Although the Royal Family no longer live here, there is a neo-baroque palace on the site. Right beside this is Wat Po, which is noted for its giant reclining Buddha and manifold chedis and another is Wat Mahathat which is an important centre for the study of Buddhism and meditation. Although most programmes are in Thai, there are some in English and the temple has become a popular place to learn the Vipassana meditation method. A third key attraction in Bangkok is found right across the river in the form of the exotic looking spired chedis of Wat Arun. This complex dates from before the founding of the present city in the 18th Century and offers a gorgeous silhouette against the setting sun (best seen from boats).

A few other attractions are found in this area, which some tours include on their itinerary of Bangkok. The Golden mount temple or Wat Saket is a lofty structure topped with a chedi and was once the tallest point in the city. The views from the top are good and the climb won’t kill you. Wat Ratchanada, near its base, is an unusual architectural piece which is easily visible when you approach the area down Rachadamnoen ave. Also on this avenue sits the distinctive art decor Democracy Monument which has been at the centre of political change over recent decades. Tucked away nearby is Wat Sutat which is famous for the giant swing situated in front of its main gates.

Another area that is popular with Bangkok tours is the Dusit area – a stately suburb of wide tree-lined boulevards, which was laid out by King Rama V at the end of the Nineteenth century. Today it houses many government buildings and residences but tourists will be more interested in the lovely Vimanmek Teak Palace that he built, along with the Baroque styled assembly hall. The Dusit Zoo and Chitralada Palace – where the Royals usually reside in Bangkok – are also found here.

Anyway the Floating Market is a favourite among foreign visitors who experience this delightful working market as their longtail boats guide tourist shoppers among all the wares. Located an hour’s drive southwest of Bangkok, it is colourful, chaotic, impressionable, and full of smells and unusual foods. You’ll need to get up early to get there in good time.

Tours of Bangkok invariably end up in the Siam square area, which is loaded with shopping malls. Tucked away down a quiet lane near the National Stadium BTS station is Jim Thompson’s teak house which now serves as a museum to Thai cultural artefacts. When the tours are over and you’ve worked up an appetite the best area for choice is the ex-pat avenue of Sukhumvit which sits in the shadow of the skytrain. There are numerous restaurants and pubs, as well as good mall and market shopping among all the plush hotels.

If you’re interested in walking tours of Bangkok then a visit to Chinatown and Phahurat is intriguing with its Sino-influenced culture and ancient lanes. A more modern but equally interesting culture can be seen by wandering the lanes of Banglamphu, which are adjacent to the bohemian cultural melting pot of the Khao San road, where east meets west in a tourism frenzy. Thankfully, the lanes that are a few minutes walk away have retained their character that has changed little over the decades of development in the city

Night tours of Bangkok are also an eye-opener. These usually centre on the go go bar area of Patpong, which is in the heart of the commercially busy Silom Road area. Nowadays these two lanes are full of vendors hawking fake watches and labels, but you can’t ignore the many entrances to the go go bars with their pole dancers and distasteful sex-orientated shows

To escape the urban madness you can find your way to Lumphini Park which sits in the centre of the city close to public transport lines and offers a large, lake-filled oasis in the city. A much better diversion are the tours to Koh Kret and the Ancient City or Muang Boran. It’s a wonderful day trip that is often overlooked. Similarly, tours to the highly recommended Ancient City , near the river mouth in Samut Prakarn is a fabulous chance to witness replicas of most of Thailand’s most important historical sites in a single day. From Bangkok, tours are the best way to see both and you are free to walk or cycle among the lovely grounds.

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