Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Bangkok, Thailand

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 7.5 km
Ascend 94 m
Descend 94 m

Explore Bangkok in Thailand with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in BangkokIndividual Sights in Bangkok

Sight 1: Wat Pathum Khongkha Ratchaworawihan

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Wat Pathum Khongkha RatchaworawihanMcKay Savage from London, UK / CC BY 2.0

Wat Pathum Khongkha Ratchaworawihan, or simple known as Wat Pathum Khongkha is a second class royal temple in the Talat Noi area of Bangkok's Chinatown near Tri Mit Road, which leads to Odeon Circle, the beginning of Yaowarat Road.

Wikipedia: Wat Pathum Khongkha (EN)

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Samphanthawong Museum

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Samphanthawong Museum, also known as the Bangkok Local Museum, is a museum in Samphanthawong District, Bangkok, Thailand. The museum focuses on the history of early Chinese immigrants in the Samphanthawong district. Exhibits are presented in both Thai and English, with accompanying visuals.

Wikipedia: Samphanthawong Museum (EN)

630 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Yaowarat Road

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Yaowarat Road in Samphanthawong District is the main artery of Bangkok's Chinatown. Modern Chinatown now covers a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung Road. It has been the main centre for trading by the Chinese community since they moved from their old site some 200 years ago to make way for the construction of Wat Phra Kaew, the Grand Palace. Nearby is the Phahurat or Little India. The area is bordered by the Chao Phraya River to the south. Yaowarat Road is well known for its variety of foodstuffs, and at night turns into a large "food street" that draws tourists and locals from all over the city.

Wikipedia: Yaowarat Road (EN)

409 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Leng Buai Ia Shrine

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Leng Buai Ia Shrine This Photo was taken by Supanut Arunoprayote. Feel free to use any of my images, but please mention me as the author and may send me a message. (สามารถใช้ภาพได้อิสระ แต่กรุณาใส่เครดิตผู้ถ่ายและอาจส่งข้อความบอกกล่าวด้วย) Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract. / CC BY 4.0

Leng Buai Ia Shrine is a Chinese shrine, in the Samphanthawong district of Bangkok's Chinatown. It is located within Talat Kao market on Yaowarat Soi 6, off Yaowarat Road.

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343 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Wat Khanika Phon

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Wat Khanikaphon is a Thai private temple in the Maha Nikaya tradition of Buddhism, It is at Phlapphla Chai, Khwaeng Pom Prap, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok, in front of the Phlapphla Chai police station.

Wikipedia: Wat Khanikaphon (EN)

275 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Wat Mangkon Kamalawat

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Wat Mangkon Kamalawat

Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, previously known as Wat Leng Noei Yi, is the largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It hosts celebrations of a number of year-round events, including Chinese New Year, and the annual Chinese vegetarian festival.

Wikipedia: Wat Mangkon Kamalawat (EN)

370 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Wat Kan Matuyaram

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Wat Kanmatuyaram, or written as Wat Kanma Tuyaram is a small Thai civilian temple in Bangkok, located on Mangkon Road, Samphanthawong Sub-district, Samphanthawong District, regarded as another Thai temple located in the area of Bangkok's Chinatown, in addition to Wat Traimit. The entrance of the temple on Charoen Krung Road located diagonally from Chinese temple Wat Mangkon Kamalawat. The temple belongs to Dhammayuttika Nikaya of Theravada Buddhism.

Wikipedia: Wat Kanmatuyaram (EN)

684 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 8: Wat Chakkrawat Rachawat Woramahawihan

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Raja Vasorn Mahawiharn Temple, popularly called Chakravarat Temple, was originally a Rat temple named Wat Nang Pluem. Built the Ayutthaya period. Later in the Rattanakosin period, it was called. It is assumed that it was built by three women together, and probably because it was close to Sampeng or Sam Peng. Similar to the Sam Chin Temple or Wat Traimit Wittayaram Worawihan that is close to each other. Chao Phrayabdindradecha restored the entire monastery around 1819 and presented it to His Majesty the King as a royal monastery and gave it the name Rajawas Imperial Temple around 1825. The sculptor sculpted from a painting of a statue of King Harirak Ramathibodi (the beetle monk). King of Cambodia to build at Udon Mi Chai

Wikipedia: วัดจักรวรรดิราชาวาสวรมหาวิหาร (TH)

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Wat Bophit Phimuk Worawihan

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Wat Bophit Phimuk Worawihan, or simple known as Wat Bophit Phimuk is a second grade royal temple in Bangkok, located on Chakkrawat Road, Chakkrawat Sub-district, Samphanthawong District near the foot of Phra Pok Klao Bridge on periphery of Chakkrawat Sub-district, Samphanthawong District and Wang Burapha Phirom Sub-district, Phra Nakhon District. Regarded as another Thai temple located in the area known as Chinatown, in addition to the Wat Traimit or the Wat Chakkrawat.

Wikipedia: Wat Bophit Phimuk (EN)

932 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha

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Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha

Located in Bangkok's Phahurat district, the Sri Guru Singh Sabha gurdwara is the place of worship of a Sikh community that has been living in Thailand for about a century and has created textile businesses that are still thriving today.

Wikipedia: Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha (FR)

1730 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 11: Wat Prayurawongsawat

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Wat Prayurawongsawat This Photo was taken by Supanut Arunoprayote. Feel free to use any of my images, but please mention me as the author and may send me a message. (สามารถใช้ภาพได้อิสระ แต่กรุณาใส่เครดิตผู้ถ่ายและอาจส่งข้อความบอกกล่าวด้วย) Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract. / CC BY 4.0

Wat Prayurawongsawat Worawihan, known in short as Wat Prayun is a 19th century Buddhist temple complex, located near the Memorial Bridge in Bangkok, Thailand.

Wikipedia: Wat Prayurawongsawat (EN)

1332 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 12: Wat Anongkharam Worawihan

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Wat Anongkharam Worawihan is a second grade royal temple of Worawihan. It was built in 1850 in dedication for King Rama III. The formerly named was Wat Noi Khamthaem (วัดน้อยขำแถม) after its founder Dame Noi, wife of a noble, Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Phichai Yat, the temple was built along with neighbouring Wat Phichai Yat. It was later renamed Wat Anongkharam by King Rama IV.

Wikipedia: Wat Anongkharam (EN)

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Wat Phitchaya Yatikaram Worawihan

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Wat Phichaya Yatikaram Worawihan, also referred to as Wat Phichai Yat is a Thai Buddhist temple in Bangkok, regarded as one of the most beautiful and outstanding temples of Bangkok and Thonburi side. The temple is located by the waterside of Khlong Somdet Chao Phraya in Khlong San District near present Wongwian Lek.

Wikipedia: Wat Phichai Yat (EN)

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