Bangkok 8-Day Tour Guide

### **📍8-day tour guide to Bangkok** **🏨 Accommodation recommendation**: Stay at "Ibis Styles Bangkok Silom" throughout the trip (convenient transportation, close to BTS Chong Nonsi Station) --- ### **👉Day 1: First visit to Bangkok's classic landmarks** **🧭Route**: Grand Palace→Temple of the Emerald Buddha→Wat Pho→Wat Arun→Khao San Road Night Market **✈️Transportation**: BTS+ferry (take a boat from the Grand Palace to Wat Arun) **🏖️Must Play**: - The Grand Palace (the pinnacle of Thai architecture) - Sunset at Wat Arun (a great photo spot) **🥘Food**: - Lunch: Tha Maharaj restaurant near the Grand Palace - Dinner: Mango sticky rice + Thai fried rice noodles from Khao San Road Night Market --- ### **👉Day 2: Culture + Shopping Day** **🧭Route**: Bangkok National Museum → ICONSIAM → Asiatique Riverside Night Market **✈️Transportation**: BTS+free shuttle boat (to ICONSIAM) **🏖️Must Play**: - ICONSIAM Indoor Floating Market (air-conditioned version of traditional market) - Asiatique Ferris Wheel Night View **🥘Food**: - Lunch: ICONSIAM "Kub Kao Kub Pla" (Internet-famous Thai food) - Dinner: Night Market Volcano Spare Ribs --- ### **👉Day 3: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market + Maeklong Railway Market** **🧭Route**: Half-day tour with a group (recommended departure at 6:00) → Return to Bangkok in the afternoon → Pixel Tower Observation Deck **✈️Transportation**: Chartered car/group tour (about 2 hours drive) **🏖️Must Play**: - The spectacle of the Maeklong train passing through the city - MahaNakhon 78th floor glass observation deck **🥘Food**: - Lunch: Coconut ice cream at the floating market + boat noodles - Dinner: T&K Seafood in Chinatown --- ### **👉Day 4: Modern Art + Night Market Carnival** **🧭Route**: Bangkok Art and Culture Center → Chatuchak Weekend Market (open only on weekends) → Ratchada Train Night Market **✈️Transportation**: BTS to Mo Chit Station **🏖️Must Play**: - Chatuchak Taobao (handicrafts, clothing) - Night market panoramic photo (The Esplanade shopping mall parking lot) **🥘Food**: - Lunch: Coconut ice + Thai milk tea in the market - Dinner: Ratchada Volcano Spareribs --- ### **👉Day 5: Suburban Adventure, Kanchanaburi** **🧭Route**: Death Railway → Bridge over the River Kwai → Erawan Waterfall (optional) **✈️Transportation**: Chartered car round trip (about 3 hours drive) **🏖️Must Play**: - Death Railway Bamboo Rafting - World War II Historical Sites on the River Kwai **🥘Food**: - Lunch: Grilled fish at a riverside restaurant - Dinner: Authentic Thai food at "Baan Ice" near the hotel --- ### **👉Day 6: Healing experience** **🧭Route**: Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market → Massage Experience → King Power Genting Tower Night View **✈️Transportation**: Taxi/Grab **🏖️Must Play**: - Locals’ favorite floating market (more authentic than Damnoen Saduak) - "Let's Relax" Thai Massage **🥘Food**: - Lunch: Grilled shrimp + durian at the market - Dinner: Buffet on the 76th floor of Genting Tower --- ### **👉Day 7: Ayutthaya Day Tour** **🧭Route**: Wat Mahathat (Buddha in a tree) → Wat Chaiwatthanaram → Bang Pa-In Palace **✈️Transportation**: Train/charter car (about 1.5 hours) **🏖️Must Play**: - Classic photo of holding a Buddha in a tree - Summer Palace European Garden **🥘Food**: - Lunch: Ayutthaya riverside restaurant --- ### **👉Day 8: Free shopping + return trip** **🧭Route**: Terminal 21 shopping → Big C shopping → airport **✈️Transportation**: BTS direct to Airport Express **🛍️Must buy**: - Supermarket: Xiao Lao Ban seaweed, Thai seasoning - Drugstore: Herbal cream, nasal decongestant --- ### **💡Tips**: 1. **Transportation**: BTS+Moovit APP to check routes; avoid taking taxis during peak hours (17:00-19:00) 2. **Tickets**: Grand Palace 500 baht (including the Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Wat Arun 100 baht 3. **Wear**: Long pants/skirts below the knee are required for temples, and bring sun protection clothes with you 4. **Cash**: Night markets/stalls only accept cash, 500-1000 baht per person per day as a backup **🌶️Hidden ways to play**: Take a night cruise on the Chao Phraya River "Wonderland Cruise" or experience a Muay Thai match!