We toured Thailand from 12 Dec – 18 Dec 2017 (Dry, Cool Season) for 7 days with 2 children (9 yrs old and 2 yrs old). Here’s a summary of our Thailand Pattaya Bangkok Ayutthaya Itinerary. The Airline we took was Jetstar Airways (not in operation now) and the flight hours was about 2.5 hours. 

We visited 3 main locations: Pattaya, Bangkok and Ayutthaya and a total of 23 places. Our Accommodations were Mercure Pattaya , Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square.

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7-DAYS FAMILY ITINERARY FOR PATTAYA | BANGKOK | AYUTTHAYA

DAY 1 (Pattaya)

0110 – Jetstar Flight to Bangkok
0842 – Taxi Transfer to Pattaya

• Arrived at Mercure Pattaya
• Pattaya City for Jasmin’s Cafe early dinner
• Explore Walkabout Pattaya Street to Pattaya Beach Road Area and to Harbor Mall
• Reached Harbor Pattaya Mall for Harborland Indoor Playground (around 3 hrs until closing time at 9pm)
• Shopping at Supermarket on the first level of Harbor Mall Pattaya

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DAY 2 (Pattaya)

• Breakfast at The Avenue (near hotel) with some hawker stalls for local cheap food
• Cartoon Network Amazone Waterpark (35 mins journey)
• Lunch at Cartoon Network Amazone Waterpark
• Back to Hotel to nap
• Head to Khao Pattaya View Point for sunset and night scene
• Jomtien Night Market for dinner and shopping

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DAY 3 (Pattaya)

• Breakfast at The Avenue again
• Khao Kheow Open Zoo (50 mins journey)
• Lunch Take-away from nearby restaurant to hotel
• Hotel Pool Swim
• Harbor Mall for dinner and wanted to do Snow World or Ice-Skate (plans cancelled and did some Kiddy Rides/Electronic Games instead)
• Back to Hotel / Rest

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DAY 4 (Pattaya/ Bangkok)

• Breakfast takeaway from The Avenue (as it was more comfortable to eat in our room)
• Sanctuary of Truth (30 mins journey)
• Check-out from Mercure Pattaya
• The Pattaya Kart Speedway
• Lunch take-away from a MacDonald’s on the roadtrip to Bangkok

Bangkok (late afternoon to night)

• Bad afternoon to evening jam to Bangkok (3 hrs 40mins to reach, usual 1.5~2hrs)
• Check-in Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square at 6.34pm
• Dinner at Restaurant opposite hotel
• Explore Siam Paragon – Siam Center – Siam Discovery

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DAY 5 (Pattaya)

• Breakfast at See Fah in Siam Square (Only breakfast place we could find)
• Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World
• Lunch at Food Republic in Siam Center
• Took BTS Skytrain to Mochit Skytrain Station
• 10 mins walk (crowded narrow walkway) to Chatuchak Weekend Market
• Chatuchak Weekend Market – Shopping and Eating Street Food
• Took MRT Ride to Sukhumvit Station and short walk to Terminal 21 shopping mall.
• Explored Terminal 21 Mall (levels with different country themes)
• Shopped at Terminal 21’s Supermarket in Basement for drinks/thailand snacks
• Bought fast-food/supper to eat at basement Terminal 21’s Gourmet Market

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DAY 6 (Ayutthaya)

*Day Trip to Ayutthaya via Rental Car Self-Drive*

• Taxi To Hertz Rental Car Services
• Rented a Toyota Camry with baby car seat
• Take-away curry croissant and muffin from Novotel Cafe /thai snack as breakfast during car journey to Ayutthaya Historical Park
• Arrived at Ayutthaya Historical Park – First Attraction Wat Lokaya Sutha – Reclining Buddha and ruins
• Wat Phra Si Sanphet – Ruins with Three Pagodas
• Wat Racha Burana – Treasures excavated and interesting crypt
• Lunch at opposite Burinda Restaurant (great food!)
• Wat Mahathat – Tree with Buddha’s face
• Elephant Stay to feed elephants

Bangkok (Evening)

• Travel back to Bangkok / Rental Car Return
• Back to Hotel Wash-up
• Siam Paragon Toy Section Level 3 for shopping
• BTS Skytrain to MBK Center to explore, shop
• Walk to Central World for Toys“R”Us and dinner
• Dinner at Sukishi Charcoal Grill & Japanese Restaurant

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DAY 7 (Bangkok)

• Taxi to Chinatown Bangkok
• Breakfast at Odean Restaurant in Chinatown Bangkok (tried their Crab Noodles, Dim Sum)
• Explore Chinatown Bangkok, shop for snacks/gifts/toys
• First Bangkok Tuk-Tuk ride back to Hotel
• Check-out from Novotel
• To Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport
• Fast-food snack as quick lunch
• Flight back to Singapore

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:: TIPS ON TRAVEL IN THAILAND ::

1. Time

• Thailand’s Timing is 1 hour behind Singapore’s time.
• Our Conversion was 1 SGD ~ 23.9 Thai Baht

2. Food & Drink

• Tap Water isn’t safe for consumption so purchase bottled water or boil water in your hotel kettle and bring them along in water bottles (That’s what we usually do). Alas, I forgot all about ice-cubes. though we drank plenty of fruit juices with ice or crushed ice and nothing happened.
• If you are not used to street food in Asia, better try only a little. Stomach flu, diarrhoea and vomiting are common problems. (Our boy vomitted once after eating at Chatuchak…but fortunately nothing serious)

3. Clothing To Wear

Religious places requires visitors to cover up their shoulders and thighs. Hence, to prevent being stopped from entering, wear covered t-shirts, blouses and long pants or long skirts for your trip. I’m sensitive to sharing clothing with others, so even if sarongs were given freely for me to cover temporarily, I would not want it. Who knows whether they actually cleaned it or not? Yikes, imagine how many people borrowed the same thing to wear….O_O Thus, bring along your own sarong if you absolutely need to wear sleeveless…

It was extremely sunny so we wore sunscreen, UV protection hats while out and about and light clothing such as dri-fit wear and cotton t-shirts.

4. Money Exchange

• A bank for money exchange could be found in Chatuchak market. If you ran out of cash in the middle of shopping (like us), just go there and exchange more Thai Baht. Hence, bring along your local currency too. An ATM was also available at the bank.

5. Get From Klook – Attraction Tickets

• We got most of our attraction tickets/services from Klook, which were cheaper than buying them direct.