BKK 6D5N Itinerary

[sunnyosl]

As above title,

I will be going BKK 6D5N next week, my first trip to BKK and appreciate if some BKK "old birds" here can give me some advice on my itinerary. I'll be staying at Pratunam area, just opposite Platinum Fashion Mall.

Day 1, Thurs

Reach BKK Don Mueang Airport
Cab to hotel, Pratunam approx 400 baht

Lunch @ Saebx2 Wanton Noodles Pratunam
Walk to Super Rich Thailand to exchange Currency
Walk to Erawan Shrine to pray for safety
and, bts from Chitlom to Nana to tailor clothes @ Crown Tailor.

After that, to Night Market @ Khao San Road.
[BTS to Saphan Taksin BTS Station and board Chao Phraya Express Boat and alight @ Phra Arthit Pier. 2 mins walk to Khao San Road]

Return to Hotel via taxi.

and after bath, Taxi to Lebua State Tower, Sky Bar for drinking and chilling session.

Return to hotel, nights off.

Day 2, Fri

Visit Wat Pho "Reclining Buddha" & Thai Massage @ Wat Pho

Taxi, to Kaiton Chicken Rice for lunch.

Afternoon, Shopping Time
CentralWorld to Siam Paragon to Siam Center to MBK and end the night with night market @ Siam Square.

will try out:
1. Krispy Kreme @ Siam Paragon
2. Salted Baked Fish along the streets @ CentralWorld
3. Som Tam Nua
4. Mango Tango just opp Som Tam Nua

Day 3, Sat

Early Morning, BTS to Mo Chit Station and head to Weekend Chatuchak Market.
Return to Hotel to unload loots.
Head to Major Ratchyothin Market, Cineplex [BTS to Mo Chit, and Taxi to MR Cineplex]
Night Market @ Talad Rot Fai [BTS to Udom Suk Station, and taxi to Seacon Square]

Day 4, Sun

Brunch @ Greyhound Cafe Siam Center
Head to Rajamangala Stadium for Liverpool vs Thailand
After match, head to Ramkhamhaeng Night Market
and, taxi back to hotel.

Day 5, Mon

Breakfast @ Pratunam Streets,
Shopping time @
Pratunam Market
Platinum Fashion Mall
Pantip Plaza

Return to hotel to unload loots,

Head to Terminal 21 for second round of Shopping.
After that,
BTS to Saphan Taksin and walk towards Sathon Pier, transfer to Chao Phraya Express Boat to Ratchawong Pier and walk to Chinatown.

will go to:
T & K Seafood
Nam Sing Bird Nest
Lim Jing Hieng

and walk around the streets.

Turning dark,

will take taxi to Asiatique.

Return to hotel after exploring Asiatique.

Day 6, Tues

Breakfast

Head to Healthland Spa for good massage session.

and depart w heavy heart back to Singapore.



Quite a packed schedule, so wonder if I can accomplish all my planned itinerary within the time frame. Looking forward to constructive suggestions, and better so, cheap and nice foods around Pratunam area

 

[paladin]

Very well researched. Depends on how much time u spend on shopping e.g. mon you go pratunam, platinum and pantip, then go terminal 21? These places are huge with many floors and after that you still go chinatown? If u go with female companion, it is not practical.

 

[sunnyosl]

I will be going w my gf, which i think shopping shld be fine w her?

Pantip will not cover much, cos we are not much of an IT ppl.
Chinatown we will only go ard evening time which I hope give us ample time to shop ard the shopping malls mentioned.

I know Platinum is huge, is Terminal 21 a huge mall as well?

 

[sneggg]

nicely done i can use it for my Oct trip too!

 

[paladin]

I will be going w my gf, which i think shopping shld be fine w her?

Pantip will not cover much, cos we are not much of an IT ppl.
Chinatown we will only go ard evening time which I hope give us ample time to shop ard the shopping malls mentioned.

I know Platinum is huge, is Terminal 21 a huge mall as well?

As mentioned, depends on how much time you spend in Pratunam and platinum. If you covered CTC well, you may need to spend less time. Since you stay at Pratunam, might as well walk around whenever your taxi drops you in the area.

Terminal 21 is quite big because you will likely clear all floors to see the interior decor e.g the toilets.

 

[paladin]

Depending on what clothes you tailor, you need to fit in a fitting on Fri or Sat and collection on Mon or Tues.

 

[sunnyosl]

Depending on what clothes you tailor, you need to fit in a fitting on Fri or Sat and collection on Mon or Tues.

oh, i did not put this into consideration.
thanks for the kind advice. i might need to be prepared for this.

in that case, i might need to cut short the time of pratunam market and platinum fashion mall so that i can have enough time for terminal 21 and chinatown for the start of late afternoon.

so far, are taxis reliable enough to take? even after midnight?

 

[applefreak]

don't go with too much expectation for the chicken rice
may be nice to some (from other countries) but SG version definitely better..

better to change in SG unless you are sure thai baht will depreciate when you are there
difference not much and SG rate seem better

pratunam is an area which is really big
platinum mall is a mall that has six floors of shops
one can spend one whole day in platinum and another in pratunam if shopping is the main purpose
half a day for all seems... idk... very rush?

if you're not IT kind of person, just skip pantip totally
the only thing cheaper there is pirated cds/vcd/dvd
not sure about HDD though

for me, siam paragon/centralworld nothing much to shop unless you are into thai brands
european brands are all cheaper in SG
they are like another Ngee Ann City or ION orchard...

as pratunam/platinum is kinda like a wholesale area
you might want to start here first since you'll have a feel of what's in (in thailand) and price range
else you might find yourself beating yourself up because you paid more for the same item elsewhere earlier

 

[sunnyosl]

don't go with too much expectation for the chicken rice
may be nice to some (from other countries) but SG version definitely better..

better to change in SG unless you are sure thai baht will depreciate when you are there
difference not much and SG rate seem better

pratunam is an area which is really big
platinum mall is a mall that has six floors of shops
one can spend one whole day in platinum and another in pratunam if shopping is the main purpose
half a day for all seems... idk... very rush?

if you're not IT kind of person, just skip pantip totally
the only thing cheaper there is pirated cds/vcd/dvd
not sure about HDD though

for me, siam paragon/centralworld nothing much to shop unless you are into thai brands
european brands are all cheaper in SG
they are like another Ngee Ann City or ION orchard...

as pratunam/platinum is kinda like a wholesale area
you might want to start here first since you'll have a feel of what's in (in thailand) and price range
else you might find yourself beating yourself up because you paid more for the same item elsewhere earlier

that's v true
i might look to switch my day 5 to day 2.
centralworld/siam paragon will be just exploring to get an experience since both of us are going bkk first time to see what's all about.

based on what i see on the website of super rich thailand, it seems that they are always offering better rates than singapore eh. or it might be a gimmick for tourists to go there and it might offer at a lousier rate actually? haha i hope not.

thanks so much for your input. i will put into my final revision of my itinerary.

 

[dreamer75]

Save the trouble by changing thai baht in SG bah.

When is Thailand vs Liverpool?

 

[sunnyosl]

Save the trouble by changing thai baht in SG bah.

When is Thailand vs Liverpool?

28 July, next Sunday.

You going?

 

[dreamer75]

28 July, next Sunday.

You going?

Nope. I will watch online

 

[LittleFox]

Many shops in platinum mall opens after 11

 

[sunnyosl]

Nope. I will watch online

liverpool fan?

 

[turtlezhu]

day 1

nana plaza

day 2

soi cowboy

day 3

nana plaza

day 4

soi cowboy

day 5

nana plaza / soi cowboy

day 6

relax rest wait to go back sg

 

[applefreak]

day 1

nana plaza

day 2

soi cowboy

day 3

nana plaza

day 4

soi cowboy

day 5

nana plaza / soi cowboy

day 6

relax rest wait to go back sg