Stop 01 · about 3 nights
Bangkok
Where nearly every trip begins. River, street food, temples, and rooftops that go all night.
Good for · first landing, food, energy
Signature route · Thailand
The grand tour
BangkokAyutthayaChiang MaiPhuket
12 nights, 4 stops. This is one of the routes we actually run across Thailand. It is the spine of a trip, not the trip. Tell us how you travel and the plan reshapes it into yours.
Make this route yours5 questions · about 3 minutes · nothing to pay
¶ 01 · The stops, in order
Where this route actually goes.
Each stop earns its nights. The quiz decides how long you stay in each, and whether a stop drops off entirely because it is not you.
Stop 02 · about 3 nights
Ayutthaya
The old capital's ruins and the river valley beyond, both an easy loop out of the city and back.
Good for · history, a couple of nights
Stop 03 · about 3 nights
Chiang Mai
Old-city temples, khao soi at the source, cooler air, and the trailheads into the northern hills.
Good for · temples, slow days, trekking
Stop 04 · about 3 nights
Phuket
West-coast beaches, the Khao Sok rainforest, and limestone islands rising out of the bay.
Good for · beaches, jungle, big views
¶ 02 · Along the way
Picks that sit on this route.
From the Thailand file. Real places, filed by people who went, not scraped from a Top 10 list.
Do · Bangkok & Ayutthaya
The Temple Circuit, Done Properly
Wat Pho, Grand Palace, Wat Arun in one day, with a guide who knows the real history, not just what the plaques say. This changes what you see forever.
Do · Chiang Mai & the north
The northern hills
Doi Suthep above the city, ethical elephant sanctuaries in the valleys, and hill treks that end at a hot spring. The reason people stay in the north longer than they planned.
Do · Bangkok · Rajadamnern
Muay Thai at Rajadamnern
Not a tourist show, actual professional Muay Thai with Thai audiences betting ringside. The pre-fight ritual alone is extraordinary.
Do · Bangkok
Nong's Street Food Night Walk
12 tastings, 4 neighbourhoods, Nong as your guide. The tour that converts you into someone who talks about Bangkok food for the rest of their life.
Eat · The north · Chiang Mai
Khao Soi
Egg noodles in a coconut curry, crisp fried noodles piled on top, pickled greens and lime on the side. It belongs to the north, and Chiang Mai does it best.
Eat · Bangkok · Chinatown
Yaowarat Roast Duck
The skin crackles, the duck is fatty and rich, served over rice with broth. No ambience. You eat standing up at a street-side table. It costs ฿80. It is the best meal you'll eat in Bangkok.
Eat · Bangkok · Riverside
Tropic City & Teens of Thailand
Bangkok's cocktail scene has quietly become one of Asia's best. Tropic City does Thai spirit-forward cocktails. Teens of Thailand specialises in gin. Both are solo-friendly, sit at the bar and you'll be in conversation within 20 minutes.
Eat · Bangkok · Ari
Café Culture: Ari
Rocket Coffeebar, Champion Coffee, Roots Coffee. Excellent espresso, great air conditioning, fast Wi-Fi. This is where Bangkok's young creative class actually works. Perfect for a slow morning.
¶ 03 · How it becomes yours
The route is the spine. You are the trip.
Five short questions, about three minutes. The plan starts from this route and a library of Thailand trips we have tested, then reshapes the nights, the food and the days to your pace and budget.
No sponsored stops, no filler days. If a place stays on your plan, it earned the spot.
RouteThe grand tour
CountryThailand
Nights12
Stops4
Sponsored picks0