Travel Through The Earth

View Original

Bangkok, Thailand: A Concise 3-Day Itinerary & Tips

Fatima Datoo

Need a super simple 3-day itinerary for Bangkok? Want to know where you can find a spot for prayers amongst a busy day of site seeing? We’ve got you covered! We’ve also included a few tips for what to book in advance, where to stay and our general advice to exploring Bangkok.

Stay tuned for our detailed version coming soon! It’ll cover the costs, opening times and our own advice for all the sites.


Things to Book Before Your Trip:

Before your trip, here are a few things you might want to book in advance.

Sites:

  • Muay Thai boxing at Rajadamnern Stadium. Book via Klook to get your tickets in advance. We’d suggest getting the 2nd class tickets - the view is great and you sit near the local stand so you can also witness the excitement of people betting first hand. The ring-side seats didn’t really seem worth it for the extra cost.

  • Floating Market and Maeklong Railway Market. There are quite a few floating markets to choose from. Some run on weekends only and some are purely there for tourists. We went to the Damnoen Saduak floating market which is aimed at tourists but was the only option for the day we wanted to go. It still was a fun experience! Have a look on Klook to see your options, but if you fancy doing the same one we did, check out the link here. 

Food:

If you’re a foodie and you’ve watched Street Food on Netflix, you won’t want to miss out on Raan Jay Fai’s spot. It’s not like many other street food stalls in that you need to book way in advance. We’re talking at least 2 months, sometimes more! But if you don’t want to miss out on her famous crab omelette, send an email to book a reservation at jayfaibangok@gmail.com. Prices are also higher than what you’d typically expect for street food so have a look in advance and make sure you’re comfortable with the menu.

Unfortunately we had no idea about the reservation situation so didn’t get a chance to eat there but we did hang around just to watch her in her element and it was incredible - she really does wear those giant goggles!

Where to Stay:

We’d suggest making sure breakfast is included in your hotel booking so that you can be out early and are able to make the most of the few days you have in Bangkok.

Sukhumvit is quite a busy area and there are plenty of hotels here close to various dining options. Just be wary that Sukhumvit can get very busy with traffic, so you want to take advantage of the train system (which is really efficient!). If you want something more upscale, then look closer to the river.


General Tips:

  • Grab is a really easy and safe taxi service to use in Thailand (it’s similar to Uber). It’s also fairly cheap too. 

  • Getting the train / MRT is also extremely cheap and very simple to use. You can buy single journey tickets at every station. Most of our MRT journeys cost 32 Baht (B) each.

  • Many fast food places have specific items on their menus that are halal - just check which ones with the staff.

  • Klook has great deals for any tours / day trips and you can also search online for discount codes for Klook too.

  • To exchange money you’ll need some form of ID with you like a driving licence. There are plenty of currency exchangers but Superrich is supposed to be a trustworthy place.


3-Day Itinerary

Day 1:

Sites / Things to do:

  • Grand Palace (royal buildings and temple)

  • Wat Pho (temple and massage school) 

  • 1 hour boat tour on Chao Phraya River

  • Wat Arun (temple)

  • Patpong night market

  • Artbox night market

Food:

  • Lunch at The Sixth (not halal)

  • Ice cream at Molthip on Maha Road near Wat Pho

  • Pomegranate juice on Maha Road near Wat Pho

  • Dinner at Yellow Rice (halal)

Prayer Areas:


Day 2:

Sites / Things to do:

  • Damnoen Saduak floating market and Maeklong Railway day trip

  • Chinatown - Pak Khlong flower and fruit market, Yaowarat Road for all the gold shops and Phahurat Market for Little India

  • Muay Thai boxing match at Rajadamnern Stadium

Food:

  • Lunch at the Floating Market restaurants

  • Dinner at Thip Samai or Raan Jai Fai (if you can get a booking - see above)

Prayer Area:

  • Prayer portacabin next to the only halal restaurant at the floating market (ask your guide where this is).


Day 3:

Sites / Things to do:

  • Jim Thompson House Museum (guided house tour)

  • MBK mall

  • Chatuchak weekend market

  • Asiatique night market and ferris wheel

Food:

  • Lunch at market outside MBK mall (halal) or Yana Restaurant (halal) 

  • Dinner at White Elephant at Asiatique market

Prayer Area:

Other things to do if you have time:

  • Explore Arab street near Asok station

  • Go to Terminal 21 mall - each floor is decorated based on a different country. Also, the 5th floor has a super cheap food court and one of the stalls does a really good mango sticky rice!