BANGKOK

Dynamic, exotic and richly cosmopolitan, Bangkok is one of South East Asia’s mosvibrant and cherished travel destinations. A city of contrasts, this cultural epicentrand shopping paradise entices millions of travellers each year to its bountifumarkets, luxury hotels, stunning scenery and tantalizing cuisine. Where ancient anmodern coincide, Bangkok’s glorious golden temples and world-class skyscraperawait. Revel in the frenetic pace as you soak up the sights, shop until you drop thetuk-tuk around town for a zesty slice of Bangkok’s indulgent and risqué nightlifetrends blend and thrive with cutting edge sophistication.

To arrive in Bangkok is to be thrust into the pulsing hearof the Orient, a sprawling mega city encompassing 5districts and six ever-expanding provinces. Truly, thengine room behind ‘Amazing Thailand’, Bangkok wilamaze, dazzle and humble the most seasoned global
wanderers with its exciting fusion of cultural, spirituahistorical and cosmopolitan charm.
Dusit is the political core of Thailand, home to lavisarchitecture and gardens, while Bangkok’s rustic ‘OlTown’ Rattanakosin holds ‘must see’ sights such as thGrand Palace, Wat Pho and royal gardens of Sanam LuangThe city throbs and pulses with relentless heat and frantic
pace, as tuk-tuks zip along concrete boulevards anSkytrains zoom overhead. Glitzy Siam Square carves thcity’s commercial core with an array of shops, malls anboutiques - a true shopper’s paradise. MulticulturaYaowarat and Pahurat provide a feast for the senses, with
the cuisine of Chinatown and furry of Indian marketsSensational Sukhumvit Road roars at nightwith nrestaurants, bars and raunchy clubs, while thever-indelible Khaosan Road areaisadelight for budgetravellers and revellers alike, buzzing with curbsidvendors, stallsandwildnightspots. Known to the Thai’s a’Krung Thep,’ South East Asia’s own ’CityofAngels’epitomizes the East meets West tradition, where ancient
to Sapan Thaksin and jump on a river boat to Phra Arthipier.

With a relentless array of sights, sounds, scents and tasteall immersed in a bevy of hidden treasures, Bangkok haan overwhelming variety of things to discover and absorbHere is a brief list of the city’s highlights:
Chinatown & Nightmarkets

Experience the vibrannightmarkets of Chinatown oa Bangkok walking tourSavour delicious cuisineexplore clothing, fruit, and  flower markets, anexperience the city’s diverse heritage.
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Grand Palace
Home to the famous Emerald Buddha, the most revereBuddha image in Thailand, the Grand Palace is a spirituahub and glorious architectural feat. Get in early to bypasthe bustle and crowds, and remember to show respect bwearing long pants – no shorts allowed! Take a taxi or tuk-tuk direct to the palace. Alternatively, catch a Skytrainwhite porcelain spires of the iconic 19th-century ‘Templof Dawn.’ Linger in mythical gardens, climb the steep whitstairs and soak up the romantic views at sunset. Take taxi or a river ferry at Tha Tien Pier on Thai Wang Road across the Chao Praya River to the Thonburi area 

Wat Saket and Phu Khao Thong (The GoldeMounThailand’s revered King Rama IV built this temple’s larggolden chedi atop the ruins of previous temple buildingsThe chedi is layered with centuries of gold leaf. Visitorcan take the easy winding stairs that encircle the mount to
the viewpoint at the top. A small entrance fee allows yoto enter the terrace and the temple area where you’ll hava 360-degree view of Bangkok

If nothing else, Bangkok serves as an epicentre of SoutEast Asian culinary sensation, with endless cuisinvarieties and f avours to boot. Tantalize your taste budwith a journey thorough Bangkok’s endless fury of nrestaurants, delectable eateries and simmering roadside
food stalls. Comprising the best places to dine with such short list is an impossible task. However, here’s what eacof Bangkok’s main culinary areas have to ofer thgastronomic acionado, with a sneak selection of some othe stand outsYaowarat RoaAlso known as Bangkok’s Chinatown, this is a bustlingfrenetic, neon artery featuring an impressive trail of
Chinese and oriental-inspired eateries and restaurantSavour some of the best dim sum lunches in all of South