Here are 4 lesser-known attractions in Bangkok with detailed guides
4 hidden gems in Bangkok to add to your wish list!
⭐ Immerse in local life - Explore a lesser-known floating market
Bangkok's floating markets are not limited to Damnoen Saduak. This one is frequented by locals, offering an authentic and simple market experience without overcharging tourists. Enjoy Thai-style fried fish with spices, crab shell stuffed with meat, and a variety of Thai pastries. Indulge yourself with delicious and affordable food, as well as miscellaneous goods, toys, clothes, fruits, homemade jams, and coffee shops, where you can leisurely eat and stroll for half a day.
🕙 Business hours: Weekends from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm
📍 Search for: Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market
⭐ A cafe hidden in the woods - A quiet retreat away from the hustle and bustle
Near the man-made island of Bang Kachao, to find this hidden paradise, you need to follow their designed route through a lush palm forest. The atmosphere is perfect for a leisurely vacation, with open-air seating where you can enjoy delicious food while watching the boats on the Chao Phraya River and enjoying the breeze. The cakes, ice cream, and fried chicken wings are all delicious, with no disappointments.
📍 Search for: Hiddenwoods cafe / e-scooter rental shop
🕙 Business hours: 10:30 am to 6:00 pm
⭐ Thai cooking class experience - Show off your cooking skills back home
Learn a few sour and spicy Thai dishes to impress your friends when they visit. Sompong Thai Cooking School offers a half-day course for over 200 RMB, where you can learn to make 4 classic dishes with a different menu each day: mango sticky rice, coconut curry shrimp, green papaya salad, panang curry chicken, etc. It's recommended to choose the morning class to go to the market with the teacher to pick ingredients. The teacher conducts the class in English and will mention the Chinese names of some ingredients when necessary. Just watch and learn.
🚗 Transportation: Take the BTS Silom Line to Chong Nonsi station, exit 3
📍 Search for: Sompong Thai Cooking School
⭐ Graffiti night market check-in
This area used to be an old canal residential area in Bangkok, which has been transformed into a night market with a strong graffiti culture in the past two years. The streets are lined with graffiti representing Thai, Chinese, and Indian customs. Just standing against any wall makes for a beautiful photo. The night lights are stunning, and you can stroll along the canal, eat and drink, or kayak in the river, slowly enjoying the beauty of old Bangkok.
📍 Search for: Ong Ang Walking Street
🚗 Transportation: Take the MRT to Sam Yot station, exit 1
🕙 Business hours: Weekend evenings
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Chao Phraya river is a mother river of Bangkok.alot of attractions and icon along the river including Wat Arun, grand palace, Wat Pho and etc.you may consider to take a river cruise too. enjoy!!
Excellent place to go to take a river cruise, very reasonable price Enjoy the buffet dinner n it cruises through the river with excellent night view and U can take lots of nice photos
The night tour of the Chao Phraya River is worth a visit. The boat is clean, the service is good, listen to music, eat food, and see the scenery. It is mainly cool. It is too hot during the day and I don't want to go anywhere. It is a good choice to visit the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok at night.
Very good experience, I was not very interested in the cruise ship in Thailand. I didn't go to Thailand many times. This time I took the children to travel, so I booked one. I tried it and it was OK. The children liked it very much. When choosing this ship, try to buy large boats and new boats. It is best to choose the deck position. The view is better and the atmosphere is much better. Although the view in the cabin is not bad, when I go downstairs, I see that there are not many people inside, and the river breeze is less pleasant. There is a band performance on the deck. The pier for boarding is also very good, it should be better than the other two piers. The music fountain on the mall square is intersecting with the music of the ship, just in time for the New Year, the mall has made a lot of lanterns, and the atmosphere is particularly good! It’s not bad to stroll around the mall during the time of the boat, and it won’t be boring or hot. There is a welcome ceremony when the boat arrives, and there is a feeling of being about to board a luxury cruise ship. Hahaha, it’s okay, it’s worth the price. Before boarding the ship, there is a number plate corresponding to the seat you booked, the waiter will help guide, it is still orderly. The location on the deck is not bad, the difference in which area is not very big, if you like lively, the bow is very good, the band is performing. If you like to be quiet and blow the hair and chat, the stern is better and the view is very good. The meals on the boat are still possible. There are dozens of varieties. There are more hard dishes. You don't have to rush to pick up the meal. I feel that the food is still quite sufficient. There is no food in the back. The paid drinks and wine at the bar are also good, not expensive. The drink included in the ticket is a small cup. The children are very satisfied with the food, the taste is OK, there is a small surprise in the middle of the river ~~
Easy to change tickets, very cost-effective! I chose the flight segment of 7.45 at night. The exterior view of the room is on the third floor. It will not be very hot at night. It will pass through many famous attractions all the way. The night view is very beautiful! Don't expect too much for the buffet, salmon is OK. Magnolia seems to be the only cruise ship with a demon show. Although it is only a few simple performances and interactions, it is also worth the fare. The whole voyage is about 2 hours. It is recommended to blow the evening wind on the boat and see the night view one night! The pier I chose is iconsiam, a large comprehensive mall, you can reserve 2 hours to stroll there before boarding.
The Chao Phraya is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the center of the country. I love this river when I pass by.