Bangkok
The other Bangkok: gold, merchants and Chinatown's secrets
Historical
Ready-made route
From the European riverfront to the gold shops and the old lanes.
- 4.5 hDuration
- 4.9 kmDistance
- 15Stops
- 9 people are looking at this
- Last unlocked about 3 hours ago
What's included
- Audio guide for every stop
- Works offline once downloaded
- Walking map with the exact order
- Yours to keep, no subscription
A walk from the trading bank of the Chao Phraya into the Chinese city, not another Chinatown-only tour. Assumption Cathedral, the old customs house, Talat Noi, the Golden Buddha, Hua Lamphong, Sampeng and Wat Chakrawat. Start at 9:30–10:00 so the temples at the end are still open. Yaowarat is a story stop in the middle. Food and neon come after the finish, with no second recording. Hear So Heng Tai from the street. Poh Teck Tung stays short. Before recording, check that the crocodiles are still in the pond at Wat Chakrawat. About 4.9 km in a straight line, and 4.5–6 hours on foot.
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You can browse the whole walk now. Buying opens a little later.
The walk, stop by stop
The first three stops are free to read here — the rest come with the route in the app.
Assumption Cathedral
23 Oriental Avenue
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
Soi Oriental Avenue 48
East Asiatic Company Building
Soi Charoen Krung 40
What comes after the free stops
Titles and photos, without the stories: those are what you unlock. Nothing here is a spoiler.
Old Customs House
This riverside customs building once collected duties from arriving ships and became a haunting symbol of Bangkok's nineteenth-century trading boom.
Bangkok General Post Office
1940 Art Deco post office on Charoen Krung with Garuda statues, on the site of the first post office of Siam.
Holy Rosary Church
A historic Roman Catholic church with Gothic Revival architecture.
Siam Commercial Bank Talat Noi Branch
The ornate riverside branch recalls the creation of Thailand's first indigenous commercial bank and Talat Noi's importance to mercantile finance.
So Heng Tai Mansion
This rare nineteenth-century Hokkien courtyard mansion preserves the domestic world of a wealthy Chinese merchant family in Talat Noi.
Wat Traimit
The Golden Buddha statue, a solid-gold image revealed in 1955.
Hua Lamphong railway station
Hua Lamphong is best known as the former central railway station and transport hub of Bangkok.
Yaowarat Road
Yaowarat Road is best known for its vibrant street food scene and as the main artery of Bangkok's Chinatown.
Sampeng Lane
A historic market in Bangkok's Chinatown known for its wholesale goods.
Wat Kanikaphon
A temple built with funds from a brothel, reflecting an unusual historical background.
Poh Teck Tung Foundation
Chinese charity founded over a century ago to bury unidentified dead, with a shrine on Plaeng Nam Road.
Wat Chakrawat
Crocodiles live in the pond of this Chinatown temple, and the neighbourhood likes to tell the story of how they got there.
How it works
- Unlock it here or in the app — one payment, no subscription.
- Download it once; the audio and the map work without signal.
- Walk at your own pace, start and stop whenever you want.
Coming soon
You can browse the whole walk now. Buying opens a little later.
