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ConLenLs. The C|Ly, |o & See, |aL|ng, Bars & N|ghL||le, Shopp|ng, S|eep|ng, |ssenL|a|
|nlormaL|on, Naps
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|ynam|c, exoL|c and r|ch|y cosmopo||Lan, Bangkok |s one ol SouLh |asL /s|as mosL
v|oranL and cher|shed Lrave| desL|naL|ons. / c|Ly ol conLrasLs, Lh|s cu|Lura| ep|cenLre
and shopp|ng parad|se enL|ces m||||ons ol Lrave||ers each year Lo |Ls oounL|lu|
markeLs, |uxury hoLe|s, sLunn|ng scenery and LanLa||.|ng cu|s|ne. where anc|enL and
modern co|nc|de, Bangkoks g|or|ous go|den Lemp|es and wor|dc|ass skyscrapers
awa|L. |eve| |n Lhe lreneL|c pace as you soak up Lhe s|ghLs, shop unL|| you drop Lhen
LukLuk around Lown lor a .esLy s||ce ol Bangkoks |ndu|genL and r|sque n|ghL||le.
opuIaIion
Approx. 9,804,600
Lurrency
Thal BahI
1 BahI = 100 SaIang
Dpening hours
Shops are genera||y open Monday Io SaIurday, 8.00 Io 21.00.
Banks are genera||y open Monday Io Frlday, 9.30 Io 1T.00
excepI on pub|lc and bank ho|ldays. Banks |ocaIed ln na|or
shopplng na||s are genera||y open Monday Io Sunday (T days
a week) 10.00 Io 19.00.
lnIerneI
www.IourlsnIhal|and.org
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Lmergency numbers
TourlsI Po|lce: 1155
Po|lce, Anbu|ance: 191
Flre: 199
1ourisI informaIion
Tourlsn AuIhorlIy oI Thal|and TAT
Address: 1600 New PheIchaburl Road
Makkasan, Ra|aIevee
Te|: +66 2 250 5500
Hours: Monday Io Frlday, 8.30 Io 16.30. L|osed on weekends
and pub|lc ho|ldays.
www.IourlsnIhal|and.org
1HL Ll1Y
/r|an Zwegers
To arr|ve |n Bangkok |s Lo oe LhrusL |nLo Lhe pu|s|ng hearL
ol Lhe 0r|enL, a spraw||ng mega c|Ly encompass|ng b0
d|sLr|cLs and s|x everexpand|ng prov|nces. Tru|y, Lhe
eng|ne room oeh|nd 1 /ma.|ng Tha||and, Bangkok w|||
ama.e, da..|e and humo|e Lhe mosL seasoned g|ooa|
wanderers w|Lh |Ls exc|L|ng lus|on ol cu|Lura|, sp|r|Lua|,
h|sLor|ca| and cosmopo||Lan charm.
|us|L |s Lhe po||L|ca| core ol Tha||and, home Lo |av|sh
arch|LecLure and gardens, wh||e Bangkoks rusL|c 1 0|d
Town |aLLanakos|n ho|ds 1 musL see s|ghLs such as Lhe
0rand |a|ace, waL |ho and roya| gardens ol Sanam |uang.
The c|Ly Lhroos and pu|ses w|Lh re|enL|ess heaL and lranL|c
pace, as LukLuks .|p a|ong concreLe oou|evards and
SkyLra|ns .oom overhead. 0||L.y S|am Square carves Lhe
c|Lys commerc|a| core w|Lh an array ol shops, ma||s and
oouL|ques a Lrue shoppers parad|se. Nu|L|cu|Lura|
YaowaraL and |ahuraL prov|de a leasL lor Lhe senses, w|Lh
Lhe cu|s|ne ol Ch|naLown and lurry ol |nd|an markeLs.
SensaL|ona| Sukhumv|L |oad roars aL n|ghL w|Lh lne
resLauranLs, oars and raunchy c|uos, wh||e Lhe
ever|nde||o|e |haosan |oad area |s a de||ghL lor oudgeL
Lrave||ers and reve||ers a||ke, ou..|ng w|Lh curos|de
vendors, sLa||s and w||d n|ghLspoLs. |nown Lo Lhe Tha|s as
|rung Thep, SouLh |asL /s|as own C|Ly ol /nge|s
ep|Lom|.es Lhe |asL meeLs wesL Lrad|L|on, where anc|enL
Lrends o|end and Lhr|ve w|Lh cuLL|ng edge soph|sL|caL|on.
DD & 5LL
w||||am Chr|sL|ansen
w|Lh a re|enL|ess array ol s|ghLs, sounds, scenLs and LasLes
a|| |mmersed |n a oevy ol h|dden Lreasures, Bangkok has
an overwhe|m|ng var|eLy ol Lh|ngs Lo d|scover and aosoro.
|ere |s a or|el ||sL ol Lhe c|Lys h|gh||ghLs.
LhinaIown & NighImarkeIs
|xper|ence Lhe v|oranL
n|ghLmarkeLs ol Ch|naLown on
a Bangkok wa|k|ng Lour.
Savour de||c|ous cu|s|ne,
exp|ore c|oLh|ng, lru|L, and
lower markeLs, and
exper|ence Lhe c|Lys d|verse her|Lage.
Tours run da||y. Nore wa|k|ng Lours are ava||ao|e lrom
Uroan /dvenLures.
|hone. 66 8I 842 3bb4
|nLerneL. www.uroanadvenLures.com
Nore |nlo. |o|ders ol Lh|s gu|de rece|ve I0/ o1. Book on||ne and use
promo code /0|U aL checkouL.
Grand aIace
|ome Lo Lhe lamous |mera|d Buddha, Lhe mosL revered
Buddha |mage |n Tha||and, Lhe 0rand |a|ace |s a sp|r|Lua|
huo and g|or|ous arch|LecLura| leaL. 0eL |n ear|y Lo oypass
Lhe ousL|e and crowds, and rememoer Lo show respecL oy
wear|ng |ong panLs - no shorLs a||owed' Take a Lax| or
LukLuk d|recL Lo Lhe pa|ace. /|LernaL|ve|y, caLch a SkyLra|n
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Lo Sapan Thaks|n and ,ump on a r|ver ooaL Lo |hra /rLh|L
p|er.
/ddress. Na |hra |an |oad
0pen|ng hours. 08.30 - Ib.30
T|ckeLs. /dm|ss|on lee
Nore |nlo. |ress code. |ong Lrousers/sk|rLs, |ongs|eeve sh|rLs,
looLcover|ng looLwear. /ppropr|aLe Lrousers/sk|rLs and sh|rLs prov|ded aL
enLry w|Lh relundao|e depos|L.
waI hra Kaew {1empIe of Ihe LmeraId
Buddha)
||recL|y ad,acenL Lhe 0rand |a|ace, waL |hra |aew |s
known as Lhe Temp|e ol Lhe |mera|d Buddha and |s Lhe
mosL sacred Buddh|sL Lemp|e |n Lhe counLry. |L houses Lhe
magn|lcenL sLaLue ol Lhe |mera|d Buddha, carved lrom a
s|ng|e p|ece ol ,ade.
/ddress. Na |hra |an |oad
0pen|ng hours. 08.30 - I2.00, I3.00 - Ib.30
T|ckeLs. /dm|ss|on lee
Nore |nlo. S|LuaLed on Lhe 0rand |a|ace grounds.
|ress code. |ong Lrousers/sk|rLs, |ongs|eeve sh|rLs, looLcover|ng
looLwear. /ppropr|aLe Lrousers/sk|rLs and sh|rLs prov|ded aL 0rand
|a|ace enLry w|Lh relundao|e depos|L.
waI hra LheIIuphon {waI ho)
||recL|y ad,acenL Lo Lhe 0rand |a|ace, waL |ho |s known
as Lhe Temp|e ol Lhe |ec||n|ng Buddha, Lhe |argesL
rec||n|ng |mage ol Buddha |n Lhe naL|on, aL an |mpress|ve
46m |ong and Ibm h|gh. |L |s adorned w|Lh moLher ol pear|
and go|d p|aL|ng. NoL ||m|Led Lo Lhe one aLLracL|on, waL
|ho Lemp|e |s home Lo over I,000 |mages ol Lhe Buddha,
Lower|ng sLaLues, ou||d|ngs and sLupas. |L |s a|so home Lo
Lhe renowned Tha| massage schoo| lor monks, and v|s|Lors
can have Lh|s excepL|ona| serv|ce on Lhe grounds.
/ddress. Sanam Cha| |oad and Nahara, |oad
0pen|ng hours. 08.00 - I7.00 da||y
|nLerneL. www.waLpho.com
Nore |nlo. NexL Lo Lhe 0rand |a|ace.
|ress po||Le. no shorLs, l|plops, LankLop sh|rLs or shorL sk|rLs.
waI Arun {1he 1empIe of Dawn)
Named alLer Lhe |nd|an 0od /runa. Take |n Lhe ma,esL|c
wh|Le porce|a|n sp|res ol Lhe |con|c I9LhcenLury 1 Temp|e
ol |awn. ||nger |n myLh|ca| gardens, c||mo Lhe sLeep wh|Le
sLa|rs and soak up Lhe romanL|c v|ews aL sunseL. Take a
Lax| or a r|ver lerry aL Tha T|en ||er on Tha| wang |oad
across Lhe Chao |raya ||ver Lo Lhe Thonour| area.
/ddress. 34 /run /mar|n |oad
|nLerneL. www.waLarun.org
Nore |nlo. 0n Lhe wesL s|de ol Lhe Chao |hraya ||ver.
waI 5akeI and hu Khao 1hong {1he GoIden
MounI)
Tha||ands revered ||ng |ama |V ou||L Lh|s Lemp|es |arge
go|den ched| aLop Lhe ru|ns ol prev|ous Lemp|e ou||d|ngs.
The ched| |s |ayered w|Lh cenLur|es ol go|d |eal. V|s|Lors
can Lake Lhe easy w|nd|ng sLa|rs LhaL enc|rc|e Lhe mounL Lo
Lhe v|ewpo|nL aL Lhe Lop. / sma|| enLrance lee a||ows you
Lo enLer Lhe Lerrace and Lhe Lemp|e area where you|| have
a 360degree v|ew ol Bangkok.
/ddress. |aLchadamnoen ||ong
0pen|ng hours. 9.00 - I7.00
Nore |nlo. |aLchadamnoen ||ong (Cana|) and Bor|p|haL |oad
5iam Dcean worId
|ound |n S|am |aragon Na|| |n Lhe S|am shopp|ng d|sLr|cL,
S|am 0cean word |s Bangkoks modern, s|eek aquar|um
comp|ex, and Lhe |argesL aquaL|c cenLre |n SouLh |asL /s|a.
||ds and adu|Ls a||ke w||| en,oy 0cean wor|ds 30,000
aquaL|c creaLures lrom 400 d|1erenL spec|es. Narve| aL
Lh|s remarkao|e underwaLer wor|d and d|ve w|Lh Lhe sharks
|l you dare'
/ddress. 99I |ama | |oad
|hone. 66 2 687 2000
|nLerneL. www.s|amoceanwor|d.co.Lh
Nore |nlo. S|am |aragon, BasemenL |eve|, 99I |ama | |oad
Lumphini ark
|xpans|ve, |ush green |umph|n| |ark |s Bangkoks green
|ung - a magn|lcenL spraw||ng park w|Lh gardens, ponds,
|awns and sLages |n Lhe hearL ol Lhe c|Ly ousL|e. Named
alLer Buddhas Nepa|ese o|rLhp|ace, |L |s rep|eLe w|Lh
karaoke s|ngers, La| ch| arL|sLs, ,oggers and k|Le lyers. Jo|n
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Lhe Lhrong and Lake a oreak lrom Bangkok w|LhouL hav|ng
Lo |eave Lhe c|Ly.
/ddress. |ama |V |oad
Suoway. N|T (underground Lrans|L Lra|n). |umph|n| SLaL|on or S||om
SLaL|on
BTS (e|evaLed SkyLra|n). Sa|a |aeng SLaL|on
0pen|ng hours. 04.30 (am) - 2I.00
Nore |nlo. |ama |V |oad, wangma| Suod|sLr|cL, |aLumwan
Abhisek DusiI 1hrone HaII
Th|s p|nnac|e |asLmeeLswesL sLrucLure was ou||L oy ||ng
Chu|a|ongkorn, Lhe lrsL Tha| monarch Lo v|s|L |urope.
V|s|ons ol h|s Lrave|s musL have sL||| oeen sw|mm|ng |n h|s
head when he comm|ss|oned Lh|s sLunn|ng, grand|ose
ou||d|ng w|Lh d|sL|ncL wesLern |nluences lus|ng w|Lh a
g|or|ous Tha| exLer|or and or|enLa| charm.
/ddress. |aLchaw|Lh| |oad
|hone. 66 2 628 6300
Nore |nlo. /cross lrom |us|L Zoo
JaIujak weekend MarkeI {aIso: LhaIuchak)
Tha||ands |argesL weekend markeL |s a shoppers dream,
w|Lh |oca|s and Lour|sLs h|LL|ng JaLu,aks |aoyr|nLh|ne sLa||s
en masse. |ous|ng more Lhan I0,000 sLa||s, you||
d|scover ama.|ng pr|ces on s||ks, hand|cralLs, c|oLhes,
anL|ques, co||ecL|o|es and p|anLs, Lo name a lew. 0eL Lhere
ear|y Lo avo|d alLernoon crowds and Lhe sweaLy husL|e and
ousL|e.
/ddress. |amphaeng |heL 2 |oad
Suoway. N|T (underground Lrans|L Lra|n). ChaLuchak |ark or
|amphaengpheL SLaL|ons
BTS (e|evaLed SkyLra|n). No Ch|L SLaL|on
0pen|ng hours. SaLurday and Sunday
|nLerneL. www.,aLu,akgu|de.com/home/
Nore |nlo. waLch ouL lor p|ckpockeLs'
5aIa LhaIermkrung 1heaIre: Khon Masked
Dance
Savour Tha||ands c|ass|ca| masked dance aL Lhe Sa|a
Cha|ermkrung TheaLre, regarded as one ol Lhe mosL
relned sLy|es ol perlorm|ng arL |n Lhe wor|d. 0nce pr|vy
on|y Lo Lhe roya| courL ol Lhe ||ng, |hons masked dance |s
he|d every Thursday and |r|day even|ng and |s a rare LreaL
lor Lhe cu|Lura||y savvy.
/ddress. 66 Charoen |rung |oad, |hra Nakhon
|hone. 66 2 222 0434
|nLerneL. www.sa|acha|ermkrung.com
Damnoen 5aduak FIoaIing MarkeI
Th|s loaL|ng markeL |s Lru|y an |mpress|ve s|ghL as
vendors on |ong ooaLs or|mm|ng w|Lh lru|Ls or or|ghL|y
co|oured Lr|nkeLs, nav|gaLe Lhe k|ong (cana|) Lo se|| Lhe|r
produce Lo Lhe Lour|sLs and |oca|s sLand|ng a|ong Lhe
cana|s edge. Th|s wor|dlamous markeL lrom Lhe James
Bond mov|e |s 80km ouLs|de ol Bangkok, ouL |Ls cerLa|n|y
worLh Lhe ,ourney. Take an organ|sed Lour, or a regu|ar ous
lrom Lhe SouLhern Bus Term|na| and see whaL a|| Lhe
hype |s aoouL.
/ddress. SamuL Sangkhram |aLchaour| |rov|nce
0pen|ng hours. 07.00 - II.00 (am) da||y
Khaosan Road
|nLer a ousL||ng, exc|L|ng, v|oranL m|x ol eaLer|es, oars and
||nes ol sLreeL sLa||s se|||ng c|oLhes, ,ewe||ery and
LanLa||.|ng Tha||and souven|rs. w|Lh Lhe r|ch smoky scenLs
ol vendors cook|ng lresh |ad Tha| on Lhe curos|de, Lsh|rL
and ,ewe||ery sLa||s decoraL|ng Lhe road wa|kways, and a
ma.e ol lerny a||eys ||ned w|Lh |oca| and Lrave|||ng
characLers, a Lr|p Lo Bangkok |s |ncomp|eLe w|LhouL a sLro||
Lhrough |Ls mosL ||ve|y, acL|onpacked area. The area was
once Lhe |nlamous oackpackers haunL, ouL |s now a
lam||ylr|end|y area where Lour|sLs Low|ng prams and e||Le
Bangkok|ans come Lo spend Lhe day. N|ghL||le here |s sL|||
roousL however, and many are up unL|| dawn en,oy|ng Lhe
reve|r|es on Lh|s sLreeL.
/ddress. Bang|amphu
|nLerneL. www.khaosanroad.com
Nore |nlo. Bang|amphu o|d c|Ly near Lhe Chao |raya ||ver and Lhe 0rand
|a|ace
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LA1lNG
maLLmangum
|l noLh|ng e|se, Bangkok serves as an ep|cenLre ol SouLh
|asL /s|an cu||nary sensaL|on, w|Lh end|ess cu|s|ne
var|eL|es and lavours Lo oooL. TanLa||.e your LasLe ouds
w|Lh a ,ourney Lhorough Bangkoks end|ess lurry ol lne
resLauranLs, de|ecLao|e eaLer|es and s|mmer|ng roads|de
lood sLa||s. Compr|s|ng Lhe oesL p|aces Lo d|ne w|Lh such a
shorL ||sL |s an |mposs|o|e Lask. |owever, heres whaL each
ol Bangkoks ma|n cu||nary areas have Lo o1er Lhe
gasLronom|c alc|onado, w|Lh a sneak se|ecL|on ol some ol
Lhe sLand ouLs.
YaowaraI Road
/|so known as Bangkoks Ch|naLown, Lh|s |s a ousL||ng,
lreneL|c, neon arLery leaLur|ng an |mpress|ve Lra|| ol
Ch|nese and or|enLa||nsp|red eaLer|es and resLauranLs.
Savour some ol Lhe oesL d|m sum |unches |n a|| ol SouLh
|asL /s|a.
/ddress. YaowaraL |oad
hahuraI Road
JusL a shorL sLreLch away lrom YaowaraL, s|..|e Lhe LasLe
ouds w|Lh Lhe reg|ons ha||mark |nd|an lare noL Lo
menL|on a sp|cy array ol |ak|sLan| and |un,ao| de||cac|es.
/ddress. |hahuraL |oad
5iam 5quare
|or a more modern, cosmopo||Lan a|r, check ouL Lhe S|am
shopp|ng d|sLr|cL and |ndu|ge |n de|ecLao|e cho|ces ol Tha|,
Ch|nese, Japanese, wesLern and |uropean lare. Choose
lrom resLauranLs, |a|d oack ou1eLs, or casua| lood courL
d|ne|ns.
/ddress. S|am Square
5ukhumviI Road
Var|eLy |s |ndeed Lhe sp|ce ol ||le, a manLra LhaL Sukhumv|L
|d has Laken Lo hearL, o1er|ng a seasoned se|ecL|on ol
|oca| and |nLernaL|ona| lood opL|ons. |n,oy qua||Ly Tha|
a|ongs|de |uropean, /mer|can, Nex|can, |nd|an, N|dd|e
|asLern or Japanese. The menu |s end|ess a|ong
Sukhumv|L.
/ddress. Sukhumv|L |oad
5iIom Road
Bangkoks ous|ness core |s a cu||nary cornucop|a. Take a
|ong |unch aL Lhe So| |a|a|s |unch markeL, sup lresh
sealood oy Lhe Sa|adaeng |nLersecL|on, |ndones|an near
ConvenL |oad, Japanese oy So| Than|ya, or Lrad|L|ona| Tha|
around So| ||paL.
Khaosan Road
/s we|| as |Ls pu|s|ng, energeL|c n|ghL||le, |haosan |s a huo
lor exce||enL |oca| and mu|L|cu|Lura| eaLer|es ooLh
a1ordao|e and enL|c|ng. |nd|an, |orean, Japanese, wesLern
and Tha| a|| v|e lor aLLenL|on a|ong Lh|s ousy sLreLch. ||ne
|n, ouLs|de, or |ndu|ge |n a sLeam|ng lresh p|aLe ol |ad Tha|
oy Lhe curos|de.
LaI Me ResIauranI
||eganL and coo|, reserved and unassum|ng, de||ghL
yourse|l w|Lh Lhe arL|sL|c v|oe ol |aL Ne |esLauranL. Savour
|Ls decadenL modern, |nLernaL|ona| and reg|ona| p|aLes,
w|Lh s|..||ng meaL and pou|Lry, sumpLuous sealood and
hearLy vegeLar|an opL|ons.
/ddress. S||om
|hone. 66 2 238 093I
|nLerneL. www.eaLmeresLauranL.com
Nore |nlo. ConvenL |d, S||om, So| ||paL 2
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Los Labos LaIifornia Mexican GriII
uench your Lh|rsL w|Lh |cy margar|Las and d|ne on gr|||ed
rock |oosLer |n Lh|s gorgeous co|on|a| sLy|e ou||d|ng, Lhe
one L|me home ol Tha||ands |rench /moassador. w|Lh a
romanL|c veranda and ou..|ng opena|r paL|o, |os Caoos |s
exce||enL va|ue lor money. Ca||lorn|an|nsp|red Nex|cana,
de||ver|ng Lop qua||Ly lare |n a rare, de||ghLlu| nove|Ly
seLL|ng oy Lhe hum and d|n ol Sukhumv|L.
/ddress. No. I Sukhumv|L So| I4
|hone. 66 2 6b3 3900
|nLerneL. www.|oscaoosoangkok.com
5uda ResIauranI
Suda |esLauranL |s one ol Lhe o|desL Lrad|L|ona|
Tha|Ch|nese lam||yrun resLauranLs on Sukhumv|L |oad,
and |s conven|enL|y s|LuaLed underneaLh Lhe /soke
SkyTra|n sLaL|on. The lam||y owners have an eye lor Lhe
lreshesL |ngred|enLs and one lavour|Le |s Lhe|r pork saLay.
/s a oonus, Lhe|r pr|ces are noL much h|gher Lhan whaL
you lnd aL mosL sLreeL vendor sLa||s, so |Ls very popu|ar
w|Lh Lhe |oca|s as we||. V|s|L|ng ear|y even|ng shou|d assure
you |mmed|aLe seaL|ng. |l you are a group, p|ease ca|| and
oook oelorehand.
/ddress. 66/I Sukhumv|L So| I4
|hone. 66 2 2b8 4I8I
Baan KhaniIha
w|Lh |Ls wa||s ||ned w|Lh de||ghLlu| arLwork and home|y
Tha| amo|ence, Baan |han|Lha produces exce||enL
s|gnaLure Tha| d|shes. The rec|p|enL ol I0 consecuL|ve
1 oesL Tha| resLauranL awards. |ndu|ge |n de|ecLao|e
ha||mark d|shes ol sp|cy r|ver prawn soup w|Lh g|ass
nood|es, and prawns w|Lh Lamar|nd sauce, roasLed duck,
mango and sL|cky r|ce.
/ddress. 36/I So| 23, Sukhumv|L |oad
|hone. 66 2 2b8 4I8I
|nLerneL. www.oaankhan|Lha.com
La DaIaI lndochine
/ charm|ng V|eLnamese resLauranL on ousL||ng So| 23, a
shorL wa|k lrom Sukhumv|L |oad and So| Cowooy. The
resLauranL |s housed |n a charm|ng converLed I9b0s v|||a,
adorned w|Lh |ush p|anLs, modern arL and |rench
V|eLnamese memorao|||a. Savour |a |a|aLs cr|sp
oagueLLes and oou|||aoa|sse, mouLhwaLer|ng |oca| sealood
and lour|sh|ng characLer.
/ddress. b7 So| |rasanrnm|Lr Sukhumv|L 23 |oad ||ongLoey Nua,
waLLana
|hone. 66 2 66I7 9678
|nLerneL. www.|eda|aLokk.com
RoIi MaIaba
|enowned lor |Ls nolr|||s, lasL, LasLy lood and comlorLao|e,
||ve|y seLL|ng, |oL| NaLaoa prov|des LopnoLch oudgeL
|nd|an cu|s|ne LhaL wonL |eave a denL |n Lhe wa||eL. |or
nexL Lo n|cke|s, Lake |n a cosy leasL ol Nassaman Curry,
cr|sp gar||c roL| and LanLa||s|ng ch|cken |orma, and wash |L
down w|Lh rounds ol |ceco|d T|ger oeer.
/ddress. I36 |hra /Lh|L |oad, |hra Nakorn
|hone. 66 282 2II9
|nLerneL. www.roL|maLaoa.neL
1ook Lae Dee
||Lera||y Lrans|aLed as 1 Cheap and 0ood, |ook no lurLher
Lhan Took |ae |ee lor exce||enL Tha| and wesLern cu|s|ne
LhaL goes eversoeasy on Lhe oack pockeL. 0n Lhe |ong
counLer armed w|Lh chels, de||ghL |n Lhe s|mp||c|Ly, r|ch
characLers, ousy acL|on and hearLy lare aL Lh|s much
revered Bangkok |nsL|LuL|on.
/ddress. Sukhumv|L So| b
Nore |nlo. |ood|and SupermarkeL
Lan Na 1hai - Face bar
The |av|sh |ace Bar comp|ex |s home Lo Lh|s wonderlu|
Tha| huo, wh||e a|so hous|ng an |nd|an (|a.ara) and a
Japanese (N|.ak|) resLauranL. Trad|L|ona| Tha| arL|lacLs and
decor prov|de perlecL amo|ence lor a romanL|c mea|. Sup
aper|L|ls |n Lhe oar premea|, |ndu|ge |n suo||me cu|s|ne and
cap Lhe n|ghL w|Lh a decadenL d|gesL|ve. |onL m|ss Lhe
pasLry and choco|aLe shop V|sage on Lhe way ouL lor
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unlorgeLLao|e desserLs.
/ddress. 29 Sukhumv|L |d, So| 38, |rakanong ||ongLoey
Suoway. BTS Thong |o
|hone. 66 2 7I3 6048
|nLerneL. www.laceoars.com
BAR5 & NlGH1LlFL
|ev|n |oh
when Lhe sun comes down, Bangkok |s we||versed on
how Lo have a ser|ous|y good L|me. / c|Ly |nlamous lor |Ls
w||d n|ghL||le, Bangkoks oars, c|uos, Laverns and |ounges
||ghL up Lhe sLreeLs, ousL||ng and oursL|ng w|Lh acL|on.
|arL|ers and reve||ers w||| re,o|ce w|Lh an aoundance ol
rock puos, ,a.. cales and s|eek cockLa|| oars. Nany
n|ghLspoLs have lree enLrance, Lhough some more popu|ar
venues charge a modesL enLry lee. The c|Ly a|so y|e|ds an
array ol soph|sL|caLed enLerLa|nmenL lor more relned
p|easure seekers, |nc|ud|ng Broadway|nsp|red sLage
shows, Lrad|L|ona| perlormances and n|ghL L|me r|ver
cru|ses.
Khaosan Road Area
Bangkoks oackpacker huo caLers |n spades w|Lh an
exce||enL co||ecL|on ol |a|doack oars, lrequenLed oy
swaLhes ol |nLernaL|ona| Lour|sLs and |oca|s a||ke. |n,oy |ce
co|d dr|nks aL |nsL|LuL|ons ||ke 0u|||vers and Nu|||gans,
soak up exce||enL v|ews ol Lhe sLreeL lrom S||k Bar, and
dance Lhe n|ghL away Lo smooLh grooves aL |eggae Bar.
Be seen aL |oca| lavour|Les The C|uo and |ava, w|Lh a
m|dn|ghL p|aLe ol lresh |ad Tha| and pancakes Lo keep Lhe
lesL|v|L|es go|ng.
/ddress. |haosan |oad
RLA - RoyaI LiIy Avenue
|C/ y|e|ds an array ol oars, c|uos and n|ghLspoLs huge|y
popu|ar w|Lh Tha| |oca|s. Venues such as |ouLe 66, S||m
and /sLra pu|se w|Lh n|ghLround acL|on, ||ve oands, Lechno
ha||s, and sp|nn|ng |Js de|v|ng |nLo h|phop, house, rock
and oeyond. N|ghL groovers are Lru|y spo||L lor cho|ce aL
|C/.
/ddress. |oya| C|Ly /venue
Suoway. Suoway sLaL|on (N|T) |haram 9 SkyLra|n (BTS) sLaL|on /soke or
|hrom |hong
Dbar
u|Le s|mp|y one ol Lhe hoLLesL and c|ass|esL spoLs |n Lown
caLer|ng Lo Bangkoks lash|onao|e, soph|sL|caLed and
uncomprom|s|ng|y h|p. w|Lh a de|ecLao|e se|ecL|on ol
sp|r|Ls, dr|nks are reasonao|y pr|ced and Lhe decadenL
decor and smooLh sounds w||| have you com|ng oack lor
more.
/ddress. 34 Sukhumv|L So| II
|hone. 66 2 2b2 3274
|nLerneL. www.qoaroangkok.com
Bamboo Bar
|or sensaL|ona| ||ve ,a.., de||caLe serv|ce and a
soph|sL|caLed array ol decor, ||quors and sve|Le cockLa||s,
Lh|s |egendary oamooo and pa|m lesLooned 1 Jung|e
Speakeasy |s a one ol a k|nd |n Bangkok. /n |nsL|LuL|on |n
|Ls own r|ghL, Bamooo Bar |s a de||ghLlu| nook Lo wh||e
away a hoL Lrop|ca| n|ghL.
/ddress. 48 0r|enLa| /venue
|hone. 66 2 6b9 9000
|nLerneL. www.mandar|nor|enLa|.com/oangkok/d|n|ng/|ounge.and.oar/L
he.oamooo.oar
Lheap LharIie's
/s Lhe name suggesLs, Lh|s |s Lhe p|ace Lo meeL lor
|nexpens|ve dr|nks and greaL conversaL|ons. Trave||ers
ha|||ng lrom lar and w|de sLand shou|der Lo shou|der
chaLL|ng aoouL Lhe|r advenLures over a co|d oeverage.
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Nore an ouLdoor shack Lhan a oar, Cheap Char||es opLs lor
Lhe m|n|ma||sL rouLe a1ord|ng a oas|c, comly opena|r
seLup and a nolr|||s v|oe. |Ls everyones lavour|Le p|ace Lo
s|p orews and peop|e waLch on ousy So| II.
/ddress. So| II
verIigo
VerL|go ||ngers |olL||y aoove Lhe c|Ly on Lhe 6IsL loor ol Lhe
|av|sh Banyan Tree |oLe|, w|Lh a recherche opena|r
|ounge and su|Lry se|ecL|on ol lne sp|r|Ls and ||quors.
|aLrons can en,oy a cr|sp cockLa|| and aper|L|l wh||e Lak|ng
|n Lhe ama.|ng n|ghLL|me v|sLas ol ousL||ng Bangkok
oe|ow.
/ddress. 2I SaLon Ta| |oad
|hone. 66 2 679 I200
|nLerneL. www.oanyanLree.com
5irrocco
/L Bangkoks h|ghesL opena|r oar and resLauranL, Lake a
seaL amongsL Lhe /||sL aL c|assy S|rrocco. SmooLh ,a..,
cr|sp dr|nks and de|ecLao|e decor. |l VerL|gos v|ews donL
cuL |L, Lhen S|rroccos spraw||ng panorama w||| deln|Le|y
Lake your oreaLh away.
/ddress. I0bb/III S||om |oad
|hone. 6I 2 624 9bbb
|nLerneL. www.|eoua.com/en/Lhedomed|n|ng/s|roccoresLauranL
Bed 5uppercIub
Youve arr|ved |n Bangkoks hoLLesL c|uo, where posh
oeauL|es sporL Lhe |aLesL |n c|oLh|ng Lrends. Shaped ||ke a
luLur|sL|c spacesh|p, Bed sp||Ls |Lse|l |nLo Lwo secL|ons. one
lor dr|nk|ng and danc|ng, Lhe oLher lor d|n|ng and ch||||ng
ouL. Th|s concepL c|uo |ays on g|am w|Lh rea| oeds lor
c||enLe|e Lo sLreLch ouL on and show o1 Lhe|r lnery.
/ddress. 26 So| Sukhumv|L II, Sukhumv|L |oad
|hone. 66 2 6bI 3b37
|nLerneL. www.oedsupperc|uo.com
hra Nakorn Bar
|uge|y popu|ar w|Lh un|vers|Ly sLudenLs and oackpackers,
|hra Nakorn |s Lhe perlecL spoL Lo ch||| and knock oack a
lew ooLL|es ol Chang |n Lhe summer sLeam, |ocaLed ,usL a
shorL saunLer lrom Lhe ousL||ng |haosan |oad.
/ddress. b8/2 So| |amnoen ||ong Ta|
|hone. 66 2 222 0282
Nore |nlo. 01 ol |aLchadamnoen |oad
5HDlNG
e0u|de Trave|
|ave we menL|oned LhaL Bangkok |s a ver|Lao|e shoppers
parad|se7 You|| lnd preLLy much everyLh|ng and anyLh|ng
you cou|d ever wanL, need or des|re |n Lh|s Lown lrom
lash|on Lo e|ecLron|cs, nove|L|es and cralLs. ||L up and
|ndu|ge |n Bangkoks enormous array ol modern shopp|ng
huos, conLemporary sLores, cosmopo||Lan oouL|ques and
exoL|c, |aoyr|nLh|ne markeLs lor every conce|vao|e
consum|ng penchanL.
LIoIhing & 1aiIors
Bangkok |s known lor |Ls |nexpens|ve c|oLh|ng and La|enLed
La||or|ng |ndusLry. There are La||or shops LhroughouL Lhe
c|Ly, ouL |L |s oesL Lo ask around lor repuLao|e p|aces. Some
La||or shops w||| Lake your money, ouL wonL de||ver qua||Ly
producLs.
JaIujak weekend MarkeI {aIso: LhaIuchak)
w|Lh over I0,000 sLa||s, you|| lnd ||Lera||y everyLh|ng and
anyLh|ng aL Lh|s exLravaganL weekend oa.aar, lrom p|anLs
Lo cralLs, peLs, c|oLhes, lood and anL|ques - you name |L.
You|| need a map so you donL geL |osL |n Lhe ma.e ol
a|s|es, Lhough Lhe markeL |s |ncred|o|y organ|sed
cons|der|ng |Ls oehemoLh s|.e. Take Lhe BTS SkyLra|n Lo
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No Ch|L SLaL|on, or Lhe underground N|T Lo ChaLuchak
|ark SLaL|on.
waLch ouL lor p|ckpockeLs'
aIpong NighI Bazaar
|nlamous |aLpong |s home Lo Lhe sLeam|er s|de ol
Bangkoks n|ghL scene, ouL a|so caLers lor d|e hard
shopaho||cs Lhese days. /L around 7pm every day, Lhe
s|dewa|ks ol |aLpong and S||om |d come a||ve w|Lh a
p|eLhora ol sLa||s o1er|ng c|oLh|ng, Lr|nkeLs, mus|c, waLches
and myr|ad var|eL|es ol LreaLs.
AnIiques
/nL|que sa|es |n Bangkok are sLrong, ouL anL|ques arenL
a|ways whaL are so|d. The word anL|que cou|d acLua||y
mean LhaL |L was made Lo |ook o|d yesLerday. ThaL oe|ng
sa|d, Tha||and anL|ques, wheLher o|d or young, d|sp|ay
|nLr|caLe cralLsmansh|p and make lor greaL g|lLs and
decoraL|on. There are anL|que sLores around Lhe c|Ly,
espec|a||y |n Lhe more Lour|sLy areas ol S|am, S||om,
Sukhumv|L and |haosan |oad.
Mahboonkrong {MBK) LenIer
The 1 granddaddy ol Bangkoks o|g shopp|ng cenLres
y|e|ds a markeL lee| |n |ndoor a|rcond|L|oned comlorL, w|Lh
loor upon loor ol shops se|||ng ,usL aoouL anyLh|ng, and |s
Lopped w|Lh a mov|e LheaLre. /n enL|re loor |s devoLed Lo
moo||e phones and d|g|La| cameras. /mp|e c|oLhes, oag
and lurn|Lure sLores spread across Lhe rema|n|ng |eve|s.
Tour|sLs can app|y lor a spec|a| Tour|sL ||scounL Card
(NB|) aL Lhe |nlormaL|on desk, wh|ch enL|L|es you Lo
oeLween b-30 percenL d|scounLs on se|ecLed merchand|se
and |n some resLauranLs.
/ddress. |hayaLha| |oad
|nLerneL. www.mokcenLer.co.Lh
5iam aragon
|o|d|ng cenLre sLage |n Lhe hearL ol Lhe S|am shopp|ng
d|sLr|cL, |aragon |s modern, s|eek and spac|ous. w|Lh
names ||ke /rman|, Chane| and NaseraL| on hand, Lhe
|aragon |s dec|ded|y h|ghend, ouL |Ls monumenLa| c|nema
screens, de|ecLao|e lood courL opL|ons and /s|as |argesL
aquar|um w||| keep you she|Lered lrom Lhe heaL.
/ddress. 999I/I |ama I |oad, |aLhumwan
|hone. 66 2 690 I000
|nLerneL. www.s|amparagon.co.Lh
1he Lmporium
The empor|um |s a h|ghc|ass cenLre |ocaLed on Sukhumv|L
|oad aL Lhe |hromphong SkyLra|n sLaL|on. w|Lh a var|eLy
ol h|gh and m|dend sLores, Lh|s happen|ng huo |s popu|ar
w|Lh lore|gn res|denLs and wea|Lhy |oca|s lor oeauLy,
lash|on, Lhreads and more.
/ddress. 622 Sukhumv|L |d., ||ong Ton Neua, ||ongLoey
|hone. 66 2 269 I000 |xL. I726, I727
|nLerneL. www.empor|umLha||and.com
5iam LenIre & 5iam Discovery
SeL s|deoys|de and connecLed oy a sky wa|k on Lhe lourLh
loor, Lhese s|sLer ma||s are yeL Lwo more laou|ous
shopp|ng cenLres |n Lhe S|am shopp|ng d|sLr|cL. S|am
CenLre |s geared Loward Lhe Leenager crowd w|Lh lrequenL
s|ng|ng and lash|on shows and a ||ve rad|o oroadcasL|ng
oooLh where upandcom|ng pop sLars cuL Lhe|r Lunes.
||scovery |s more upsca|e, w|Lh many arLsy lurn|Lure
sLores and upsca|e c|oLh|ng sLores.
/ddress. 999I/I |ama I |oad, |aLhumwan
|hone. 66 2 690 I000
|nLerneL. www.s|amparagon.co.Lh
anIhip Iaza raIunam
|n Lhe hearL ol Lhe S|am shopp|ng d|sLr|cL, |anLh|p ||a.a |s
a mecca ol a|| Lh|ngs |T. |rom v|deo games, Lo compuLers,
solLware Lo mov|es, anyLh|ng you need Lo |ncrease your
Lech connecL|ons can oe lound here.
/ddress. 22 New |heLchaour| |oad
0pen|ng hours. I0.00 - 2I.00
|hone. 66 2 2b4 9797
|nLerneL. www.panL|pp|a.a.com
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5LLLlNG
|| UggBoy1 Ugg0|r| || ||0T0 || w0||| || T|/V|| ||
Bu||L lor Lour|sm and Lrave||ers, Bangkok o1ers an
|ncred|o|e var|eLy ol hoLe|s, guesLhouses and hosLe|
opL|ons, lrom Lhe |av|sh|y h|ghend Lo nolr|||s oudgeL
a1ordao|||Ly. Narrow your cho|ces down accord|ng Lo area
and prox|m|Ly Lo Bangkoks mu|L|Lude ol s|ghLs and
happen|ng acL|v|L|es. |n Lhe |nLer|m, geL sLarLed w|Lh Lh|s
shorL ||sL ol some ol Bangkoks sLandouL exc|us|ve,
m|drange and oudgeL s|eep|ng cho|ces.
1he eninsuIa
/esLheL|ca||y sLunn|ng, Lhe |en|nsu|a |s Bangkoks oasL|on
ol soph|sL|caLed lvesLar comlorL. Su|Les are warm,
wood|aced and |nv|L|ng, noL Lo menL|on spac|ous, w|Lh
specLacu|ar oa|cony v|ews, romanL|c Lerraces and opu|enL
,acu..|s.
/ddress. 333 Charoennakorn |oad, ||ongsan
|hone. 66 2 86I 2888
|nLerneL. www.oangkok.pen|nsu|a.com
1he Mandarin DrienIaI
Th|s hoLe| |s ha||ed oy many Lo oe Lhe oesL hoLe| |n
Bangkok. The 0r|enLa| Bangkok hoLe| has won an
|mpress|ve amounL ol awards and |s w|LhouL a douoL one
ol Lhe oesL lvesLar hoLe|s |n Bangkok.
/ddress. 48 0r|enLa| /venue
|hone. 66 2 6b9 9000
|nLerneL. www.mandar|nor|enLa|.com/oangkok
Grand MiIIennium 5ukhumviI
Th|s |s one ol Lhe newesL lvesLar hoLe|s on Lhe Sukhumv|L
sLr|p, and conven|enL|y w|Lh|n wa|k|ng d|sLance lrom ooLh
Lhe Sky Tra|n and underground sLaL|ons /soke and
Sukhumv|L. |L |s a|so one ol Lhe c|osesL hoLe|s Lo Lhe new
/|rporL||nk c|Ly (Nakasan) sLaL|on. /parL lrom some
exqu|s|Le resLauranL cho|ces, |nc|ud|ng a scrumpL|ous
Lapas venue, Lhey leaLure a lu|| spa LreaLmenL, Lenn|s
courLs and sw|mm|ng poo| w|Lh a c|Ly v|ew. The rooms are
spac|ous and generous|y appo|nLed w|Lh a |uropean
Louch. / good lam||y venue lor exp|oraL|on ol Lhe c|Ly.
/ddress. 30 Sukhumv|L So| 2I /soke |oad
|hone. 66 2 204 4000
|nLerneL. www.grandm|||enn|umskv.com
lndra RegenI HoIeI
0ne ol Lhe more |mpress|ve m|drange opL|ons |n Bangkok,
Lhe |ndra |egenLs ch|c, we||appo|nLed su|Les are
aLLracL|ve and c|assy, housed |n a d|gn|led and sLy||sh
h|ghr|se seLup. w|Lh exce||enL sw|mm|ng poo| and
lac|||L|es, comp||menLary oreaklasL, |nv|L|ng cockLa|| oar
and Lop prox|m|Ly Lo |raLunam markeLs and S|am Square,
Lhe |ndra de||vers qua||Ly and modesL |uxury |n spades.
/ddress. I20/I26 |a,prarop |d
|hone. 66 2 208 0022 33
|nLerneL. www.|ndrahoLe|.com
Baan Dinso
Charm|ng, cuLe and de||ghLlu||y comlorLao|e, Baan ||nso
prov|des a qua|nL, qu|eL co|on|a||nsp|red guesLhouse
exper|ence, ,usL a sLro|| lrom Lhe acL|on ol Lhe |haosan
|oad. You|| oe Lhr|||ed w|Lh Lhe aLLenL|on Lo deLa||,
exce||enL, warm serv|ce and |mmacu|aLe|y modesL
a|rcond|L|oned su|Les. / rea| LreaL a1ordao|e and
unlorgeLLao|e.
/ddress. II3 Trok S|n, ||nso |d., Borvornn|vaLe, |ranakorn
|hone. 66 2 622 0b60 3
|nLerneL. www.oaand|nso.com
New Road GuesIhouse
NoL a|| Bangkoks oackpacker nooks ||e oy Lhe |haosan |d.
w|Lh c|ean, comlorLao|e dorms and a1ordao|e s|ng|e,
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douo|e and Lr|p|e su|Les, Lhe New |oad 0uesLhouse d|shes
ouL lr|end|y, mu|L|||ngua| serv|ce and |s an |nv|L|ng, oudgeL
spoL Lo resL your weary head, w|Lh an aoundance ol ch|||
ouL .ones, resLauranL and oar and lam||y lr|end|y
aLmosphere.
/ddress. I2I6/I Charoen |rung
|hone. 66 2 630 699
|nLerneL. www.newroadguesLhouse.hosLe|.com
Nore |nlo. I2I6/I Charoen |rung oeLween So| 34 and 36
wendy House
whaL Lh|s qua|nL guesLhouse |acks |n sh|mmer and sheen,
|L makes up lor |n charm, cos|ness and lanLasL|c prox|m|Ly
Lo Lhe hearL ol Bangkoks acL|on. w|Lh lree h|gh speed
|nLerneL, comp||menLary oreaklasL, hoL showers, comly
rooms and cheerlu| serv|ce, wendy |ouse prov|des a so||d,
a1ordao|e cho|ce lor Lhe oudgeL Lrave||er.
/ddress. 36/2 So| |asemson I, |amaI |oad, |aLumwan
|hone. 66 2 2I4 II49
|nLerneL. www.wendyguesLhouse.com
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AirporIs
Suvarnaohum| |nLernaL|ona| /|rporL Bangkok
/ ma,or |nLernaL|ona| gaLeway Lo /s|a, Lhe |mmacu|aLe,
sh|n|ng Suvarnaohum| /|rporL |s Lhe newesL ol Bangkoks
a|rway huos. |L |s |ocaLed |n SamuL |rakan |rov|nce, ,usL
30 km easL ol Bangkok. Suvarnaohum| - pronounced
soow/|Nahpoom, means 1 go|den |and |n Tha| - and
Lh|s new a|rporL we|comes Lhousands ol v|s|Lors da||y who
are anx|ous Lo see Lhe counLrys go|den aLLracL|ons.
0eLL|ng |nLo Bangkok |s easy w|Lh regu|ar shuLL|e ous and
a|rporL Lax| serv|ce. The recenL|y opened Suvarnaohum|
/|rporL ||nk prov|des d|recL Lra|n serv|ce |nLo Lhe Lerm|na|
c|Ly sLaL|on |n Lhe morn|ngs and even|ngs (a|| day serv|ce
w||| open soon). /|rporL |xpress a|so prov|des lour ma|n
d|recL ous serv|ces Lo var|ous |nner c|Ly hoLe|s lor a lee ol
Ib0 BahL. / 24hour puo||c ous serv|ce |s a|so prov|ded
lrom Lhe Bus Term|na| aL Lhe TransporL CenLre.
Tax|s can oe lound on |eve| I ol Lhe Lerm|na|.
/|LernaL|ve|y, Lake a shuLL|e ous (|xpress rouLe) Lo Lhe
TransporL CenLre Lax| sLand. NeLered Lax| lare p|us b0
BahL a|rporL surcharge and expressway lees w||| app|y lor
Lr|ps |nLo Lown.
|hone. 66 2 I32 I888
weo. www.suvarnaohum|a|rporL.com

|on Nuang |nLernaL|ona| /|rporL
Bangkoks lrsL a|rporL now serves ma|n|y shorLhau| l|ghLs
lor oudgeL a|r||nes on domesL|c rouLes. |L ||es 2bkm norLh
ol cenLra| Bangkok. Theres a b00 m wa|kway LhaL
connecLs Lhe |nLernaL|ona| and |omesL|c Lerm|na|s, w|Lh a
lree Tha| /|rways shuLL|e ous ava||ao|e.
|hone. /|rporL ||recLory 66 2 b3b IIII
weo. www.a|rporLLha|.co.Lh
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The SkyLra|n (BTS) |s an exLens|ve, modern a|rcond|L|oned
monora|| neLwork. |L |s composed ol Lwo ||nes LhaL reach
Lhe popu|ar desL|naL|ons ol Bangkok. 0ne ||ne sLreLches
easL Lo Sukhumv|L So| 77 aL Lhe 0n NuL Lerm|nus a|| Lhe
way norLh Lo JaLu,ak |ark and Lhe NorLhern Bus Term|na|
aL Lhe No Ch|L Lerm|nus. |Ls oLher ||ne runs lrom NaL|ona|
SLad|um aL NB| Shopp|ng CenLre souLh across Lo Lhe
wesL s|de ol Lhe Chao |raya ||ver aL Lhe wongwan Ya|
Lerm|nus. |nd|v|dua| L|ckeL lares are ava||ao|e, as we|| as a
conL|nuous Lopup card.
weo. www.oLs.co.Lh/en
T|ckeLs. lares vary w|Lh desL|naL|on, genera||y oeLween
20b0 BahL

Tuk Tuk
Bangkoks |con|c LransporL, Lhe Lhreewhee|ed m|n| Lax|s
known as LukLuks, are noL as common lor LransporL Lhese
days. |roduc|ng new LukLuks has oeen oanned oy Lhe
governmenL due Lo Lhe po||uL|on Lhey produce. |owever,
Lhese Lhreewhee|er 1 moo||e |awnmowers are a Lrue
advenLure r|de. |eL your |ocks low |n Lhe oree.e as you
aosoro Lhe s|ghLs, sounds and lreneL|c chaos ol Bangkoks
ousL||ng roads |n Lhese ha|rra|s|ng opena|r carLs. |r|ce
depends on d|sLance, L|me ol day (peak hour alLernoons)
and Lhe mood ol Lhe dr|ver. / common o1er oy LukLuk
dr|vers |s a Len oahL r|de around Lhe c|Ly as |ong as you
sLop o1 aL an overpr|ced La||or or ,ewe||er alLerward. Be
wary ol Lhese o1ers.

Bus
Bus ||nes are a very common lorm ol LransporL lor |oca|s
geLL|ng Lo work and around Lhe c|Ly. |or v|s|Lors lrom
lore|gn counLr|es, |L |s |ess |dea| as Lhe ||nes lo||ow ma,or
Lrac arLer|es LhaL are olLen c|ogged w|Lh Lrac. The ous
rouLes arenL |a|d ouL |n |ng||sh, so lnd a Tha| speaker Lo
he|p ouL w|Lh geLL|ng lrom here Lo Lhere. The Bangkok
Nass Trans|L /uLhor|Ly does have a weos|Le |n |ng||sh lor
ous numoers LhaL reach popu|ar Lour|sL aLLracL|ons.
weo. www.omLa.co.Lh

|nv|s|oned as a key ra|| arLery lrom Lhe c|Ly d|sLr|cLs Lo
Bangkoks ma,or a|r||ne huo, commerc|a| a|rporL ||nk
serv|ces connecL Suvarnaohum| /|rporL and Nakkasan
area |n downLown Bangkok.
The express serv|ce |s a Ibm|nuLe nonsLop ,ourney
oeLween Lhe C|Ly Term|na| and Lhe a|rporL w|Lh a lare aL
Ib0 BahL per Lr|p. /|LernaL|ve|y, Lhe commuLer ra|| serv|ce
|s expecLed Lo make sLops aL e|ghL d|1erenL sLaL|ons a|ong
Lhe neLwork, connecL|ng w|Lh ooLh Lhe suoway and
SkyLra|n serv|ces.
weo. www.oangkoka|rporLLra|n.com

N|T
The underground N|T Lra|n ||ne runs norLh Lo souLh and
covers Lhe easLern edge ol Lhe c|Ly LhaL Lhe SkyLra|n
doesnL serve. |Ls norLhern Lerm|nus |s Bang Sue SLaL|on |n
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Lhe NorLhern Bus Term|na|/JaLu,ak |ark area. |Ls souLhern
Lerm|nus Lakes passengers Lo Lhe edge ol Ch|naLown
(YaowaraL) aL |ua |amphong SLaL|on.
weo. www.oangkokmeLro.co.Lh
T|ckeLs. lares vary w|Lh desL|naL|on, genera||y oeLween
20b0 BahL
1axi
Tax|s are read||y ava||ao|e a|| over Lhe c|Ly. Be sure Lo
make sure Lhe dr|ver shows a work|ng meLer pr|or Lo Lhe
r|de. The Lax| lare lrom Lhe a|rporL Lo Lhe c|Ly cenLre shou|d
cosL lrom 200400 Tha| BahL. /vo|d LouLs o1er|ng a Lax|
serv|ce lor a lxed lee, wh|ch |s |||ega| and unsale.
osI
0enera||y, posL oces are open lrom 8.30am Lo 4.30pm,
Lhough some reluse |nLernaL|ona| parce| sh|pmenLs alLer
3.30pm. Nany shopp|ng cenLres and sLores w||| send
purchases lrom Lhe|r |ocaL|ons dur|ng Lhe|r ous|ness hours.

CenLra| posL oce
0pen 24 hours. |nLernaL|ona| phone ca||s can a|so oe
made here.
/ddress. Charoen |rung |oad
harmacy
Tha||and pharmac|es are excepL|ona| w|Lh mosL
pharmac|sLs speak|ng exce||enL |ng||sh. |n Lour|sL areas,
many sLay open unL|| m|dn|ghL or Iam. Bangkok
pharmac|es w||| genera||y se|| mosL med|c|nes over Lhe
counLer w|LhouL prescr|pL|on. The pharmacy d|recL|y
across lrom Nana comp|ex |s open 24 hours.
DenIisI
Bangkok Sm||e |enLa| C||n|c
/ddress. 32/b6 Sukhumv|L 2I /soke |oad waLLana
|hone. 66 2 664 2800
|nLerneL. www.denLa|Lha||and.com
1eIephone
CounLry code. 66
/rea code cenLra| Bangkok. 02
LIecIriciIy
220 Vo|Ls
1axes
|n resLauranLs (noL nood|e shops or |oca| cales) a 7/ V/T
|s app||cao|e. / serv|ce charge ol around I0 Lo Ib/ |s olLen
added |n hoLe| resLauranLs and oars. |l your o||| doesnL
conLa|n a serv|ce charge, Lhen a L|p ol around I0/ |s
apprec|aLed |l Lhe serv|ce has meL your expecLaL|ons.
|owever, L|pp|ng |s noL expecLed |n Tha||and.
RoyaI Reverence: A 5peciaI Reminder
0ne ol Lhe lrsL Lh|ngs Lour|sLs arr|v|ng |n Tha||and w|||
noL|ce |s an aoundance ol porLra|Ls ol Lhe ||ng and Lhe
|oya| |am||y. Tha|s ho|d a prolound respecL lor Lhe|r ||ng,
and lore|gn v|s|Lors are expecLed Lo a|so respecL Lh|s
reverence. ||srespecL|ng Lhe ||ng |s a pun|shao|e o1ence
|n Tha||and, and |L |nc|udes ,a|| L|me, lnes and/or
deporLaL|on. wh||e youre |n Lhe |and ol Sm||es, rememoer
Lo oe respecLlu| ol Lhe cu|Lure, and your Lrave|s w||| oe a||
Lhe more p|easanL.
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