🛺 5-Day Bangkok Itinerary — Temples, Street Food & Chaos
Bangkok is overwhelming in the best possible way — a tuk-tuk-filled maze of royal palaces, gilded temples, floating markets, rooftop bars, and street food that will ruin restaurant dining for you forever. Five days is enough to love it.
Top highlights
The places Plannit always recommends for Bangkok.
Wat Phra Kaew & Grand Palace
The most sacred site in Thailand: a dazzling complex of golden spires housing the Emerald Buddha, draped in different robes each season.
Wat Arun
The Temple of Dawn, covered in porcelain fragments, is best admired from across the Chao Phraya at sunset.
Chatuchak Weekend Market
One of the world's largest markets — 15,000 stalls selling everything from vintage clothes to orchids and street food.
Khao San Road
Backpacker central by day, street food paradise by night — pad thai, mango sticky rice, and fresh coconuts.
Asiatique The Riverfront
An evening riverside market built in converted warehouses — restaurants, shopping, and a giant Ferris wheel.
Insider tips
Dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered) for all temple visits.
Grab-hailing (like Uber) is the safest way to get metered prices on taxis.
Avoid tuk-tuk tours that take 'detours' to gem or suit shops.
The BTS Skytrain and MRT metro avoid the notorious traffic jams.
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