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A first Bangkok visit: palaces, canals, and a rooftop night
By TopVacay @topvacay. Inspired by The Blonde Abroad. Prices last checked 2026-10-27. Totals are estimates: $2,974 for 2 travelers.
Recomputed from the price lines stored on each trip. No live hotel, ticket, or airfare feed is connected.
Day by day
Day 1
Start with Grand Palace. After that: Wat Pho; Wat Arun. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Grand Palace
- Afternoon · Wat Pho
- Evening · Wat Arun
- Overnight · Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok
Day 2
Start with Long-tail boat canal (khlong) tour, Thonburi. After that: Asiatique the Riverfront evening. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Long-tail boat canal (khlong) tour, Thonburi
- Afternoon · Asiatique the Riverfront evening
- Overnight · Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok
Day 3
Start with Chatuchak Weekend Market. After that: ICONSIAM riverside mall; Sky bar at Lebua State Tower. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Chatuchak Weekend Market
- Afternoon · ICONSIAM riverside mall
- Evening · Sky bar at Lebua State Tower
- Overnight · Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok
Day 4
Start with Thai cooking class. After that: Chinatown dinner. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Thai cooking class
- Afternoon · Chinatown dinner
Packing
- Comfortable walking shoesThe plan is on foot more than in a car.
- Day bagA small bag holds the water, the layer, and the tickets.
- Light layerMuseums and evenings run cooler than the street.
- Compact umbrellaA short rain should not cancel the afternoon.
Reserve ahead
- American 1573day 1 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Delta 1591day 4 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkokday 1 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkokday 2 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkokday 3 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Chinatown dinnerday 4 once you set dates · Popular tables go early. Book the seating, then build the rest of the day around it.