Bangkok Itineray

One of my colleague ask me to list down activities in Bangkok. His wife gonna have girl's trip with friend on November. The main activities is shopping. I never been to Bangkok yet but I try to make this itinerary. Maybe look unorganize.

Let' check it out.

Day1
-Arrive Bangkok
-Check in Hotel
-Free and easy

Day2
-Heading to Pattaya by minivan (2 hours drive from Bangkok)
-Check in hotel in Pattaya
-visit the sanctuary of truth (temple)
-Mini Siam
-Pattaya Elephant village
-walking street (like night market for shopping)
-at night join tiffany show (lady boy carbaret show) – must see
-nice beach (if spend more days can go island hoping in pattaya)
-Pattaya similar to bali

Day 3
-visit Pattaya Floating Market in the morning
-Back to Bangkok by mini van
-Check in hotel
-shopping at MBK mall & Platinum mall (like bukit bintang in Kuala Lumpur)
-Siam Paragon, Siam Center, Siam Discovery Center
-Patpong night market (designer bag and watch are Patpong speciality, but of course not original)
-Patpong open from 7pm-1am. Stop at Sky Train Sala Daeng station or stop at Metro Silom station

Day 4
-Explore Chatuchak market (pls take note, this market open during weekend only)
-If have time Continue shopping at Siam Paragon area
-as I know you can spend the whole day in Chatuchak market. Have thousand of shop lot

Day 5
-visit Ko Ratanakosin area (Royal area)
=Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of Emerald Buddha). 8.30am-3.30pm
=Grand Palace
=Dusit Palace Park (free with grand palace ticket)
-River boat at Me Nam Chao Phraya(have Lai Kratong event early november)
-China Town & Phahurat (shopping and eating place)
-back to hotel

>>> actually day 5 areas are famous amongst backpackers. Easy to find hostel and budget hotel. The backpackers street located at khao san road.

Day 6
-Day trip to Ayuthaya, the ancient thai history(2 hours from Bangkok, also temple place)
-visit Wat Phra Si Sanphet
-visit Wihaan Phra Monkhon Bophit (huge bronze seated Buddha)
-Ayuthaya Historical study centre
-Back to Bangkok
-Last shopping

Day 7
-Fly back to Indonesia

-to those don't like temple maybe can spend more days at Pattaya or shopping activities.
-If 7 days are too long, just rearrange or cancel some activities
- if just for shopping only, maybe can exclude pattaya and ayuthaya trip and can make it for 4D3N.

References :
Lonelyplanet book
Thai's friend

Additional place : find silom road for nightlife entertainment.