Where should we go in Thailand?

Question

We will be travelling to Thailand for 10 days. Do you know any day trips from Bankok?

Answer 1

the rose garden, visit the temples in Bangkok, i.e. Wat Phra Kae and the Grand Palace, Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn), Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha) and Wat Trai Mit Wittayaram (golden buddha). Visit to the River Kiwi and the floating market. Evening Boat trip along the Chao Phay on a diner cruise. Lots of great places to go shopping IE. mall like Siam Paragon, or local open air markets like JJ's weekend market or Suan Lum evening market. Any travel agent can arrange a trip for you, most hotels have a travel agent or your find one on every street corner. Also plan a few days at the beach, Pattaya is not far from Bangkok, and a good time can be had by those who are young or young at heart.

Answer 2

This is a list of things to do in and around Bangkok. Numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23 & 28 are day trips involving going out of central Bangkok.

1) Grand Palace - built by the first king of the present dynasty in the 1780s when the capital of Thailand was moved to Bangkok
2) Vimanmek Mansion (royal palace) - built in the early 1900s, the world's largest building made from teakwood
3) Thai Massage - the traditional massage is called 'Nuat Thai' and there are hundreds of places for this in Bangkok. However, there are also some places that cater for customers wanting something sexier.
4) Safari World - safari park - has shows in the morning (stunt show, dolphin show, etc). Most people watch the shows in the morning and tour the safari park in the afternoon
5) Dreamworld - amusement park (includes snow dome & grown-ups size go-kart track, rollercoasters, etc., nice gardens & elephant rides too)
6) Day trip to a Floating Market - try to find a tour to a floating market that hasn't become over-commercialized (eg. Amphawa floating market)
7) Day trip to Ayutthaya - old capital of Thailand - 50 miles north of Ayutthaya
8) Day trip to Kanchanaburi - west of Bangkok - Bridge Over the River Kwai. In the morning, having paid respects at the war cemetary, take a ride on the Thai-Burma railway (the Death Railway). In the afternoon have a look at Muang Singh (ancient Khmer city)
9) Weekend Market - an institution amongst Bangkokians
10) Suan Lum Night Market (also has a big wheel)
11) National Museum (Bangkok) - treasure house of Thai culture - having some background knowledge of Thai and Khmer art before going is an advantage - read a book before you come and you can enjoy it a lot more
12) Shopping - malls: MBK, Siam Paragon, Central World Plaza (they all have movie theaters too).
13) Shopping - local markets: Pratunam market, Chinatown - plenty of bargains but some negotiation required
14) Day trip to Khao Yai National Park - east of Bangkok
15) River Cruise on the Chao Phraya River - take a long-tailed boat (as known aa a James Bond boat) to see old Bangkok from the river
16) Dusit Zoo & Tropical Gardens - tigers, bears, etc. - also play park for children and a restored WWII air-raid shelter/WWII exhibition.
17) Temples - famous temples include Wat Pho, Wat Arun, Marble Temple, The Temple of the Golden Buddha
18) Go to the show at the Snake Farm - partly educational, partly fun-show with audience participation
19) Jim Thompson's House - home of the ex-US military intelligence officer that built up a successful Thai silk business in Thailand in the 60s and then disappeared when in Malaysia
20) Samphran Elephant Show & Crocodile Farm
21) Bang Pa-In Palace - royal palace,19th century, interesting blend of Thai & western architecture
22) Day trip to Nakhon Pathom - very old city, pre-Thai - also has a very impressive temple
23) Muang Boran (Ancient City) - reconstructions of the best places in Thailand from the past and present
24) Suan Pakkad Palace - small palace with a famous pavillion from the late-Ayutthaya period (17th,18th century) - good collection of stone/iron-age artifacts as well as
25) Golden Mount - man-made mountain - it seems likely that the idea for making such structures was dervied from the Cambodia pyramid-like structures from the time when the Cambodian empire covered much of what is now Thailand.
26) Muay Thai - Thai boxing - matches every night alternating between the two main stadia in Bangkok.
27) Dinner Cruise on the Chao Phraya River - there are different companies that do this - one has international food/bar/disco, another has Thai traditional food (or a seafood menu for people that can't eat pork/meat) and Thai traditional dancing.
28) Rose Gardens - gardens & Thai cultural show
29) Royal Barges Museum

Answer 3

Try the travel agent when you arrive in Thailand.
You might end up spending only a day or 2 in Bangkok (day trips). If you are interested to see more, chances is that you are on your way, flying up in the sky, to get to the next destination in Thailand.

Answer 4

Pattaya is a popular place for tourists, although I personally recommend going north and into the mountains somewhere. Chang Mai is particularly nice, in my opinion. When I lived in Thailand I would sometimes go up to Chang Mai to bike, it's a lot cooler up there and much more rural than the touristy areas around Bangkok.

Answer 5

ok, get on a skytrain to Saphin Thaksin then get the toursit boat which costs about 25 baht up river go to grand palace and the leaning buddha next to each other then get the a fast tail for about 200 bhat around the place you will stop at feeding fishes, snake circus and zoo etc, about 1 hour worth.

Then walk up to khoa san road have a beer or 2 then watch the world go bye.

shopping for a gurl like you go to Pratum Nam just near you be there for ages.

Nightclub normal place late night opening to 5 am in the morning near there opposite the World Trade Centre across the road, near the big C justfollow the taxis at 2 am in the morning, email me if you want more info [e-mail]

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Pattaya, Huahin and you might want to go to Nakorn Pathom too. I could list you like the previous post, but I'm wasting time if I do. You could search through Yahoo and you'll find countless avenues of your choice.

Good luck!

Answer 8

woodlands inn.. visit this site http://woodlandsinn.org they have package tours.

try to be here in April. we have a water festival, everyone will get drenched for 3 days.. yuhoo!! this festival is called Song Khran... that usually happens every 13,14 and 15th of april.

Answer 9

try www.sailortravel.com and look up tours for Bankok.

Jeff