A One-Day Tour of Bangkok's Chao Phraya Riverside: BTS Skytrain, Chinese Cultural Temples, Ancient Temples, and Shopping Malls - Perfect for Leisurely Strolls and Photo Ops
#Bangkok Itinerary
Bangkok, Thailand is a world-famous tourist resort city. Every day, thousands of tourists come to Bangkok for sightseeing and vacation. The Chao Phraya River is the mother river of Bangkok and even the whole of Thailand. There are many tourist attractions and shopping malls along the Chao Phraya River. This time, we will introduce a one-day tour of the old town along the Chao Phraya River. All attractions are free to visit and take photos📸, no tickets are required.
Itinerary introduction: First take the BTS Skytrain to Pho Nimit โพธิ์นิมิตร station, come out of Exit 1 and walk back a few hundred meters to the first attraction: Thailand Shen Clan Association ศาลเจ้าแซ่ซิ้มกรุงเทพ ตากสิ, which is an ancestral temple established by the first generation of Chinese who came to Thailand. The temple architecture is very distinctive, designed in the Chinese cultural and artistic style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is simple and elegant, and very photogenic. Praying in the temple is very effective, and local residents come here to pray. After visiting this attraction, walk forward more than 800 meters to the second attraction: Wat Krachap Phinit วัดกระจับพินิจ. The temple was built during the Ayutthaya era in the early Siamese dynasty and has hundreds of years of history. It is a veritable historical monument and royal temple. The temple building is tall and majestic, and the exterior decorative structure is full of Siamese cultural and artistic style design. It is exquisite and very photogenic. You need to take off your shoes to enter the temple building. Then walk further and you will see an ancient ancestral temple of Chinese culture: the Huang Clan Ancestral Hall of Thailand. It is a Chinese cultural ancestral temple built by the first generation of Chinese who came to Thailand. The architectural style of the temple is also the Chinese cultural and artistic style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is simple and elegant, very suitable for taking pictures. After visiting this attraction, walk a few hundred meters along the Chao Phraya River tributary to arrive at the largest shopping mall in the area: The Mall Tha Phraเดอะมอลล์ไลฟ์สโตร์ ท่าพระ. This shopping mall has five floors in total and is very large. It houses a variety of local Thai specialty brands, as well as large supermarkets and restaurants from international chain catering brands. You can buy Bangkok's local specialties here. The prices are not expensive and the products are complete. You can have a meal and rest here if you are tired of shopping. The air conditioning in the mall is fully turned on.
Attraction address:
The Mall Lifestore Tha Phraเดอะมอลล์ไลฟ์สโตร์ ท่าพระ:129 Ratchadaphisek Rd, Bukkhalo, Thon Buri, Bangkok 10600
Thailand Shen Clan Association ศาลเจ้าแซ่ซิ้มกรุงเทพ ตากสิ:656 Somdet Phra Chao Tak Sin Rd, Bang Yi Ruea, Thon Buri, Bangkok 10600
Wat Krachap Phinit: วัดกระจับพินิจ ตลาด, Bukkhalo, Thon Buri, Bangkok 10600