Things to Do in Bangkok This Summer
While summer in Bangkok is the rainiest time of year, there’s still plenty to see and do that won’t leave you soaking wet at the end of the day. Here are our top picks for how to spend your Bangkok summer vacation.
- Learn how to cook traditional Thai cuisine using the bounty of the season by signing up for a cooking class.
- Relax tired muscles by treating yourself to a Thai Massage.
- Visit the city’s most important art museums and cultural centers — many of them temperature-controlled — on an art tour.
- Take a private day trip to Ayutthaya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Explore Wat Pho, famous for its reclining Buddha, at your own pace by downloading a self-guided audio tour.
- See architecture from across Thailand in one spot with a visit to the Jim Thompson House.
- Hit up Bangkok’s Grand Palace and the city’s most important temples on a city tour.
- Make reservations for lunch with fantastic views at the Baiyoke Sky Tower.
- Book ringside seats to a Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) match.
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Hands-on Thai Cooking Class & Market Tour in Sukhumvit, Bangkok
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Master the basics of Thai cuisine on this tour, with a guided market visit followed by a cooking class with a professional chef in Bangkok. Shop for fresh ingredients at the Khlong Toei market and learn to make traditional Thai dishes like spicy coconut soup, "pad Thai" noodles, and red curry with chicken during a hands-on cooking class. Then sit down to feast on a delicious homemade lunch or dinner.
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$39.81
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Choose 5 Dishes: Half-Day Cooking Class in Sukhumvit with Market Tour
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Learn about Thai cuisine during a half-day cooking class in Bangkok. Start with a look at the ingredients at the local market, then return to your air-conditioned kitchen to begin your small-group cooking lesson. Choose five dishes from a choice of more than 20—including pineapple fried rice and green curry—to make under the guidance of your chef-instructor, who conducts the class in a kitchen conveniently located near a BTS (Skytrain) station. Enjoy your creations plus a complimentary dessert and fruit.
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Royal Grand Palace and Bangkok Temples: Half Day Tour
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Explore Bangkok’s most important cultural sights on a half-day private tour of the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Traimit. Learn about the country’s royal heritage as you explore the palace, whose elaborate stepped roofs are the height of Siamese design. Visit the funeral and coronation halls, and see the sacred Buddha carved from solid jade. Circle the reclining Buddha at Wat Pho then stroll cool halls lined with hundreds of Buddha images. Continue to Wat Traimit to see a centuries-old golden Buddha, and leave an offering in the gleaming sanctuary.
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$109.33
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$109.33
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From Bangkok: Magical Day Tour to Ayutthaya with Private Transport
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Visit the ancient home of the Siamese kings on a full-day, private tour from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, a former imperial capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See the ornate Bang Pa-In, or Summer Palace, a Buddha image in a Bodhi tree, and historic temple complexes, then take a slow boat ride around Ayutthaya island. This full-day tour accommodates up to eight people, and includes all activities and round-trip transport from centrally-located Bangkok hotels.
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$214.37
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
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Muay Thai Boxing Experience Bangkok with optional round trip hotel transfers
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Muay Thai boxing is a combat sport that dates back hundreds of years. Witness this energetic sport up close by pre-booking your ticket to guarantee entry and secure a ringside seat. It’s a rare opportunity to see an authentic Muay Thai boxing match, and as an added bonus, the venue itself is one of the oldest and most famous boxing venues in Thailand—Rajadamnern Stadium.
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$79.63
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$79.63
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