🛕 Thailand
Bangkok
Street food, gold-leaf temples, and rooftop bars — Asia at its loudest and best
Best for
Food, culture, nightlife, hub for the rest of Thailand
When to go
November to February (cool, dry)
Typical trip
5 days
Budget guide
~$1,800 AUD
TUA generates your custom brief — flights, hotels, daily itinerary — in under 90 seconds
Bangkok packs more flavor per square meter than almost any city on earth. World-class temples in the morning, $3 pad thai for lunch, sky bars by night. Use it as a hub: 9-hour direct from Australia and a launchpad to Phuket, Krabi, or Chiang Mai for a multi-stop Thailand trip.
Things you shouldn't miss
- 1.Grand Palace + Wat Pho reclining Buddha
- 2.Tuk-tuk through Chinatown at night
- 3.Damnoen Saduak floating market day trip
- 4.Sky Bar at Lebua (Hangover 2 spot)
- 5.Chatuchak weekend market — 15,000 stalls
- 6.Thai cooking class in a local home
- 7.Muay Thai night at Lumpinee Stadium
Sample 5-day itinerary
A realistic 5-day pace — TUA can build a custom version with your dates, budget, and pace preferences.
- DAY 1
Arrive + Old City
- Check in Sukhumvit
- Tuk-tuk to Khao San
- Street food dinner
- Sky Bar nightcap
- DAY 2
Temples
- Grand Palace early
- Wat Pho
- Wat Arun across river
- Riverside dinner cruise
- DAY 3
Floating market day
- Damnoen Saduak market
- Maeklong railway market
- Train ride back
- Massage in Sukhumvit
- DAY 4
Markets + Muay Thai
- Chatuchak weekend market
- Cooking class lunch
- Muay Thai at Lumpinee
- Late dinner Chinatown
- DAY 5
Final shop + fly
- MBK / Siam Paragon
- Last massage
- Airport flight home
What to eat
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