13.5 Hour Layover At Bangkok - What To Do?

[joehark]

I will arrive 0645 and depart 13.5 hours that evening.

What can I see during that time? Can I pre-arrange for a guide and car to meet me at the airport and carry me around sightseeing for the day, then return me to the airport?

What can I see during that time? I'd be interested in the Grand Palace, floating markets, temples, public events, fairs or performances.

I absolutely do not want to be steered to commission shopping or women.

[LaoPo]

I will arrive 0645 and depart 13.5 hours that evening.

What can I see during that time? Can I pre-arrange for a guide and car to meet me at the airport and carry me around sightseeing for the day, then return me to the airport?

What can I see during that time? I'd be interested in the Grand Palace, floating markets, temples, public events, fairs or performances.

I absolutely do not want to be steered to commission shopping or women.

1. Arrange indeed a guide+car/Limo at the airport fore the whole time-period.

2. Have a head-massage+foot-massage + neck+shoulders at a good place (he/she will know where)

4. do a 'Klong'-tour in 1 of those Thai-style speedboats along the klongs.

5. Have a nice lunch along the route.

6. Ask for a tour along the Grand Palace.

by that time you're about 7/8 hours on the road.

7. treat yourself for a nice dinner in some luxurious 5-star hotel at the River-side (maybe Oriental Hotel)

8. if time....have another (body) massage (no-sex, as you said....!)

9 step in the car/Limo again and have yourself drove off to the airport.

10. Have a glass of champagne at the airport and tell your friends back-home...."I 'did' Bangkok'

Good Luck (I was serious with the above!)

LaoPo

[sbk]

There are some reputable travel agencies that may be able to arrange this for you, Diethelm has been around a long time and as far as I know, has a good reputation.

[mickybigears]

There used to be a free minibus tour (Don Muang) of Bangkok for transit passengers. Not sure whether it still exists in the new airport.