Bangkok travel guide

Best Things to Do in Bangkok

The number one thing to do in Bangkok is the Grand Palace with Wat Phra Kaew — Thailand’s most sacred temple complex. Arrive at the 8:30am opening with shoulders and knees covered, then walk ten minutes to Wat Pho’s reclining Buddha and cross the river to Wat Arun for sunset.

What to do in Bangkok

Bangkok planning is about heat management: temples early, malls or museums at midday, river and rooftops at golden hour, street food after dark. The Chao Phraya express boat doubles as transport and sightseeing.

The best things to do in Bangkok

Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew · Palace & temple

Thailand’s holiest site — gold spires, mythical guardians, the Emerald Buddha

Area: Old Town · Time needed: 2–3 hours · Cost: ฿500
Wat Pho · Temple

The 46-metre reclining Buddha and Thailand’s oldest massage school

Area: Old Town · Time needed: 1.5 hours · Cost: ฿300
Wat Arun · Temple

Porcelain-mosaic spire on the riverbank, best at sunset from across the water

Area: Thonburi · Time needed: 1 hour · Cost: ฿200
Chatuchak Weekend Market · Market

15,000 stalls — one of the world’s largest markets

Area: Chatuchak (Sat–Sun) · Time needed: 2–4 hours · Cost: Free
Khlong canal longtail boat · Boat trip

Stilted wooden houses and temple-backed canals of Thonburi, old Bangkok preserved

Area: Thonburi · Time needed: 1.5–2 hours · Cost: ฿1,000–1,500 per boat
Yaowarat (Chinatown) night crawl · Street food

Neon-lit wok smoke and Bangkok’s greatest grazing street

Area: Chinatown · Time needed: 2–3 hours · Cost: Free (dishes ฿50–150)

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