Bangkok Essentials — 3 days

Golden temples and lively markets in a weekend. Day-by-day itinerary: Grand Palace & Rattanakosin; Wat Arun & Chinatown; Chatuchak & Departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Grand Palace & Rattanakosin

• 09:00 — Arrival at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)
• 10:30 — Airport Rail Link train + taxi → centre — BKK → Rattanakosin
• 12:30 — Hotel check-in — Rattanakosin / Riverside
• Walk to the Grand Palace — Rattanakosin / Riverside → Rattanakosin
• 14:30 — Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew — Rattanakosin
• 17:00 — Wat Pho — Reclining Buddha — Rattanakosin
• Taxi to Chinatown — Rattanakosin → Yaowarat
• 20:00 — Street food dinner in Chinatown — Yaowarat

Day 2 — Wat Arun & Chinatown

• 09:00 — Boat on the Chao Phraya → Wat Arun — Rattanakosin → Wat Arun
• Boat to Wat Arun — Rattanakosin → Wat Arun → Thonburi
• 09:30 — Wat Arun — Temple of Dawn — Thonburi
• Boat back to the riverside — Thonburi → Riverside
• 12:30 — Street pad thai lunch — Riverside
• Longtail boat to the klongs — Riverside → Thonburi
• 15:00 — Boat ride through the klongs (canals) — Thonburi
• Taxi to Silom — Thonburi → Silom
• 19:00 — Rooftop bar with skyline views — Silom
• 21:00 — Refined Thai dinner — Silom

Day 3 — Chatuchak & Departure

• 09:00 — BTS Skytrain → Chatuchak — Centre → Mo Chit
• 09:30 — Chatuchak Weekend Market — Chatuchak
• 13:00 — Lunch at the market — Chatuchak
• 15:00 — Airport Rail Link → BKK airport
• 18:30 — Return flight