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Bangkok, Thailand
Arrive use sky train from lower floor of airport or grab (from grab pick up). No bolt. Pre book bolt to get back to airport.
11th temples get tourist river boat from saphon pier hop on hop off. Get off at grand palace IGNORE ANYONE TRYING TO TALK TO YOU OR SELL YOU THINGS go to entrance and buy ticket, ignore anyone who tells you it’s closed. Full trousers and men and t shirt. Then walk to Wat Pho. Then cross the river to Wat Arun. Theres other stops if you have time or you could do the capybara cafe Silom which is ten mins walk from Easton grand .
12th Jan 10am Ayutthaya with Tug @ Tupee Transport 3400 bht cash
13th Jan flight 13.30 BKK airport. Pre book a bolt of grab.
Extras-
Icon Siam huge mall, highest Starbucks, great river views. Lots of restaurants but more expensive, street food on ground floor. Get here from Easton hotel by tube or boat. From avani grab or bolt.
Lumphini park- monitor lizards - tube. Defo do this
manhanakhon sky building- sky scraper very high outdoor viewing area plus glass floor (optional). This is walking distance from Lumphini park
Khao San road- back packers, bit crazy but could be fun.
Capybara cafe silom walking from grand eastin. From Avani prob best yo get the boat from hotel to saphan taskin pier then walk 17 min (11 min from surasak station) or jump in a grab/bolt
Restaurants-
Grand Eastin
- laab ubon kontrakron very authentic, cheap near hotel
- Asiatique (with the ferris wheel) can get boat from pier or grab bolt. Loads of restaurants and also street food.
Icon Siam loads of restaurants but close at 9.
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
Arrival airport pay fixed taxi at baggage claim 150thb. Then going back to airport from hotel grab or bolt.
Jan 15th Parinya Pattanaslip Doi inthanon 7.30 TBC 3500 per person. Dress warmer layers.
16th Jan Elephant friends 8.30am pick up cash 2900 each cash
13th
14th
Temples all within the main walls of old town, use google map. The best one is wat chedi luang. Need legs and shoulders covered inside.
On the next day get a bolt or grab to The Monks Trail, walk up to the temple, very beautiful. Then get a songthow to Doi Suthep. Get songthow back to city
Get massages
Restaurants
Any highly rated Thai place
Night market Chang phuak gate very close to your hotel cheap street food
Must try Khao Soi Thai it’s a northern Thai curry from chiang mai. You’ll see it sold in lots of places.
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Ao Nang Beach, Thailand
Taxi booked round trip airport to hotel 499 bhat each way cash to driver. Pick up 8.15 from hotel
Activities
Hong island day trip
Four islands day trip
Get a longtail boat over to railay beach, I saw monkeys here. It’s iconic beach. Get longtail back before dark. Spend as long as you like on beach this would be good for first day.
Temple temple trip LOTS of steps doing first thing or evening due to heat
Phi phi island day trip is an optional includes maya bay (the beach film) and may include snorkelling.
Food
Any highly rated Thai place
Night market is amazing!! You need to get a grab of bolt it’s a bit of a walk. You can get a shared “taxi” back which is more like a songthow which will be quicker as not many grabs etc in this area just say your hotel it will drop you.
Tab hostel cafe for coffee, smoothies and brunch
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Bangkok, Thailand