What Can I Do in Bangkok?

Travel as the locals do, by Tuk Tuk! This is a great way to get an introduction to the city. I would recommend this to be your first activity. You can go by yourself in a Tuk Tuk, but the great advanges of this 6-hour tour is, that you have an English speaking guide. You visit some of Bangkok's most famous sights: Phra Sumeru Fortress, the bustling Amulet Market, Wat Pho and its Reclining Buddha, Thieves Market and the colorful flower market of Dheves on this fun and exciting tour through The capital of Thailand.

If you are spending some time in Bangkok and you have or discover a weakness for Thai food, why not spend half a day or a day to learn the basics of Thai cooking. The time and the money spent on a cooking class in Bangkok will give you benefits long after you are back home again. Imagine cooking a Thai dinner for your friends!

The Baipai Thai Cooking School Class in Bangkok do a half-day cooking class, that will introduce you to the wonderful world of Thai flavors, allowing you to take your knowledge home with you, so you can make authentic Thai dishes when you are back in your own kitchen. (Approximately $54.37 / 4 hours)

Thai Cooking Classes at The Nipa Restaurant at the Landmark Hotel in Bangkok is one of the best places to learn the basics or advanced methods of Thai cooking. Students are taught the key ingredients for traditional recipes and use the 'hands on' concept to training.(Approximately $101.92 / 2 hours)

Since opening its doors over fifteen years ago, The Oriental Hotel Thai Cooking School has taught thousands of people from all over the world the art of preparing fine Thai cuisine. The joy of Thai cooking starts here. You are encouraged to undertake the task of grinding pastes, chopping up meat and vegetables, stir-frying, deep-frying and stewing food, and finally proudly tasting the most delicious dishes you have ever cooked. (Approximately$188.75 / 3 hours)

Thinking back on my visit to Thailand, what really sticks out in my memory was the meeting with the elephants. The one on the picture is a baby, and though it might seem like the elephant has a crush on me...I'm still not sure whether it was me or the bananas in my hand!

Do not miss a ride on the elephant. It is a grand experience to move through the jungle at the same height as the treetops.

From Bangkok you can explore the protected green landscapes of Khao Yai National Park on a full-day guided excursion. The ideal city escape if you are looking to get back to nature during your stay in Bangkok. You'll have the opportunity to sample indigenous fruit and search local wildlife including tigers, black bears and leopards.
The highlight is a 45-minute elephant ride through the lush forest at Pakchong Creek.

There are two walk routes available at present, either the back streets of China Town or the quieter side of the city over the Chao Praya River to Thonburi, then on to the Famous Pak Khlong Talat Fresh Fruit and Flower Market.

You will be taken around by Jonathan Taylor himself, his twenty years of living in Thailand means not only does he speak Thai fluently he also knows all the most fabulous locations for great photography. You will experience so much more of the city and its people than you ever could alone or on a mixed group tour.

Each tour begins with instruction on how to get the best from your camera, finally learn how to use it and not it use you. Then enjoy the photography walk, these normally last around four hours but you can go at your own pace. The walk is then followed by a critique of your pictures back at the school.

Arrangements can be made for you to be picked up and dropped off at your hotel.

If you like shopping you will go bananas in Bangkok. Head down to China Town, which is like a giant flee-market. Silk, clothes, gems, herbs and electronics just to mention a few of the things you can buy . ..You'll find a labyrinth of shops and vendors selling all kinds of colourful textiles. You can do bargains you would never imagine.
I had to buy an extra suitcase to carry home silk, kimonos and clothes, and that in spite of doing Bangkok on a budget. It is dead cheap!