What to do in Bangkok Old Town

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Places to Visit in Bangkok Old Town

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Activities

Chaophraya Dinner Cruise with Entertainment

Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise – Scenic Views & Live Performances

NZ$77
per adult
78% of travellers recommend
Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise – Scenic Views & Live Performances
Bangkok Canal Tour: 2-Hour Longtail Boat Ride

Bangkok Canal Tour: 2-Hour Longtail Boat Ride

NZ$59
per adult
90% of travellers recommend
Bangkok Canal Tour: 2-Hour Longtail Boat Ride
Lunch/Dinner @ Baiyoke Sky Hotel with Observation Deck

Baiyoke Sky Hotel Dining & Observation Deck – Bangkok’s Iconic Experience

NZ$33
per adult
78% of travellers recommend
Baiyoke Sky Hotel Dining & Observation Deck – Bangkok’s Iconic Experience
White Orchid Dinner Cruise

White Orchid Dinner Cruise – A Night of Food and Live Entertainment

NZ$67
per adult
78% of travellers recommend
White Orchid Dinner Cruise – A Night of Food and Live Entertainment
Jurassic World: The Experience Bangkok

Jurassic World: The Experience Bangkok – Immersive Dinosaur Encounter

NZ$50
per adult
92% of travellers recommend
Jurassic World: The Experience Bangkok – Immersive Dinosaur Encounter
Bangkok: Chao Phraya River Meridian Cruise with Buffet

Bangkok: Chao Phraya River Meridian Cruise with Buffet

NZ$46
per adult
92% of travellers recommend
Bangkok: Chao Phraya River Meridian Cruise with Buffet
Bangkok: Grand Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise with Live Show

Bangkok: Grand Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise with Live Show

NZ$77
per adult
Bangkok: Grand Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise with Live Show
Bangkok Green Oasis Nature Bike Tour

Bangkok Green Oasis Nature Bike Tour with Local Lunch

NZ$71
per adult
Bangkok Green Oasis Nature Bike Tour with Local Lunch
Bangkok: Ayutthaya Temples & Floating Market Boat experience

Bangkok: Ayutthaya UNESCO Temples & Chao Phraya River Cruise

NZ$43
per adult
Bangkok: Ayutthaya UNESCO Temples & Chao Phraya River Cruise
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Top places to visit

1. Khaosan Road

To some it's Bangkok's 'party-on-a-dollar' street. To others, the original backpacker's ghetto. For a few, it's even a place to become invisible. The one thing that Khao San Road is to all, is intense. A short crowded street in northern Rattanakosin, its chaotic jumble of clothes stores, street stalls, pad thai carts and tuk-tuks is where Thailand’s budget backpacking scene was born. Now this buzzing community has gone all 'post-modern'. From being a base for cash-strapped travellers to becoming the actual attraction itself. Tourists now come here to watch other tourists. Oh, the irony.
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2. Grand Palace

The Grand Palace is more than just the most famous landmark of Bangkok. In many ways it is Bangkok. The city we know today had its birth as the new capital city of King Rama I, the founder of the Chakri dynasty. He built the first Royal Palaces here in 1782, forming a world-within-a-world on the newly-created island of Rattanakosin, on the banks of the Chao Phraya River.
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3. Wat Pho

There's something about the Reclining Buddha that fascinates. The temple where the giant golden leisurely statue is housed – Wat Pho – isn't a pilgrimage site, but its gold-leafed lounging Buddha certainly draws in the crowds. Maybe it's the sheer size (at almost 49 metres in length, the largest Buddha in Thailand). Maybe it's the pose (most of the other 1,000 Buddha images at Wat Pho sit in standard cross-legged contemplation). But perhaps it's something else – that most enigmatic of smiles playing on the Buddha's lips. And there's a good reason why he might be smiling, while reclining here at length in Wat Pho.
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4. Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadara is much more than just another gilded Buddhist temple. It is a sacred place that literally protects and holds together the Thai nation. At the heart of this temple complex sits an object of national reverence – the 0.6 metre high statue of the Emerald Buddha. For many Buddhists, this figure is a powerful talisman, bringing prosperity where-ever it is housed – and guaranteeing good fortune to its rulers. It is said that if the Emerald Buddha is ever removed from the Temple, the ruling Thai Chakri dynasty will fall.
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5. Bangkok National Museum

Thai's are proud of their history, and rightly so. The Kingdom of Siam has been around for 7 centuries, surviving invasion, civil war and the encroaching colonisation of the European powers. Unlike its neighbours, Thailand avoided becoming a colony of the French or British. But it's a long and tangled tale. One of the best places to follow it is the National Museum of Bangkok. Here thousands of magnificent artefacts and documents from Thailand’s long story are displayed in the beautiful surroundings of the 200-year old Wang Na Palace.
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Khaosan Road

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With cheap hotels, diverse food, and cut-price clothing to bring in the back-packers, this street also offers fun, noise and eclectic cultural mix.
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Bangkok City Centre

Known for its stunning river views and popular shops, there's plenty to explore in Bangkok City Centre. Check out top attractions like Khaosan Road and MBK Center, and jump on the metro at Hua Lamphong Station or National Stadium BTS Station to see more of the city.

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Sukhumvit

Known for its fantastic nightlife and popular shops, there's plenty to explore in Sukhumvit. Check out top attractions like Terminal 21 Shopping Mall and EmSphere Shopping Center, and jump on the metro at Asok BTS Station or Sukhumvit Station to see more of the city.

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Siam

Enjoy the popular shops in Siam. MBK Center is a worthwhile stop, and you can jump on the metro at Ratchadamri BTS Station or Siam BTS Station to see more of Bangkok.

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Asoke

Asoke is popular for its popular shops. Explore top sights like Terminal 21 Shopping Mall and EmQuartier, and you can get around town on the metro at Sukhumvit Station.

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Silom

Known for its fantastic nightlife and popular shops, there's plenty to explore in Silom. Check out top attractions like King Power Mahanakhon and Silom Complex Shopping Mall, and jump on the metro at Chong Nonsi BTS Station or Sala Daeng BTS Station to see more of the city.

 

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