My family and I visited Bangkok for the first time. The trip was amazing, but it would’ve been better if we avoided these 5 mistakes.

There are so many temples and sites to visit in Bangkok, and some are more elaborate and time-consuming than others.

We spent the first day following an itinerary we’d planned ourselves, and we thought doing a few activities each day would be perfect.

But we soon found that visiting more than two sites was both difficult and stressful because we didn’t have enough time to explore everything, learn about the history, and take pictures.

So, the following day, we only picked two temples to visit, which was a much more satisfying choice.

This story was originally published on April 7, 2025, and most recently updated on April 15, 2026.