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Cosmopolitan Bangkok blends evocative street markets with glitzy modern malls, Buddhist philosophy with animism, and traditional reserve with lashings of fun.
Inside Insight City Guide Bangkok:
A fully-overhauled edition by our resident expert author.
Stunning photography that brings this effervescent city and its people to life.
Highlights of the citys top attractions, from the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (containing Thailands most revered religious artefact) to the backpacker hub of Khao San Road and the frenzy of Chatuchak Market, the worlds largest flea market.
Descriptive area-by-area accounts cover the whole city from the royal city of Rattanakosin and its myriad shiny temples to the cluttered markets of Chinatown, and further afield to the white-sand beaches of the Eastern seaboard and the faded grandeur of Ayutthaya.
A comprehensive Travel Tips section includes all the practical information you will need for your trip, including getting around the city and budgeting for your trip.
Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip.
About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers needs. Insight Guides unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.
Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type. - Wanderlust Magazine
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This Insight CityGuide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Bangkok, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Bangkok. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
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All key attractions and sights in Bangkok are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
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About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
2017 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd
Bangkoks Top 10 Attractions
At a glance, the attractions in and around Bangkok that you cant afford to miss, from fairy-tale temples to flea markets and ancient ruins to idyllic beaches.
Top Attraction 1
Ayutthaya . Thailands former capital until the Burmese destroyed it in 1767, ancient Ayutthaya is now a Unesco World Heritage Site, where the ruins offer a glimpse into the citys glorious past. For more information, .
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Top Attraction 2
Islands of the Eastern Seaboard . From the small islands off Pattaya to Ko Samet and Ko Chang, there are white sand beaches with diving, sailing and delicious barbecue parties with succulent fresh seafood. For more information, .
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Top Attraction 3
Chatuchak Market . Join the 100,000 shoppers at the worlds largest flea market. Search hard and youll find what you are looking for; follow your nose and youll discover unimagined treasures. For more information, .
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Top Attraction 4
Wat Pho . Bangkoks oldest temple is known as Thailands first university, and it is still the main centre for learning Thai massage. It also holds the stunning Reclining Buddha image. For more information, .
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Top Attraction 5
Ancient City . Leave Bangkok for the bucolic surrounds of this Thailand-shaped park with near life-size, and painstakingly accurate, replicas of important temples and palaces, including some lost centuries ago. For more information, .
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Top Attraction 6
Khao Yai . You probably wont see a tiger in Thailands first national park, but you will see macaques, and possibly bears, and the waterfall from the film The Beach . And then you can tour wine country. For more information, .
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Top Attraction 7
The Mandarin Oriental . The Old Lady of Bangkok has provided lodgings since the 19th century. Guests have included many famous writers, who are honoured in its colonial-style Authors Wing, a lovely spot for afternoon tea. For more information, .
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Top Attraction 8
Erawan Falls . Climb the seven tiers to the top of this most famous of waterfalls, and youll be rewarded with stunning views over the national park countryside towards the border with Burma (Myanmar). For more information, .
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Top Attraction 9
Wat Phra Kaew . The fairy-tale royal temple attached to Bangkoks Grand Palace glitters golden in the sun. It contains several important religious buildings and the most sacred Buddha image in Thailand, over which yaksha (demon) statues stand guard. For more information, .
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Top Attraction 10
The Bridge over the River Kwai . In one of the most scenic parts of Thailand yet close to Bangkok, Kanchanaburi has been drawing tourists for its abundant natural scenery and host of war-time attractions. The bridge, made famous in the movie of the same name, isnt far from the town centre and is a moving experience. Try walking across the bridge, or taking one of the daily trains which cross it. For more information, .
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