Park
Lumphini Park
Bangkok's Central Park: 57 hectares of lake, jogging paths, outdoor gyms and very large monitor lizards.
WhereBangkok
Time needed1–2 hours
Best time6–8am
CostFree
The only place in the city where you can be surrounded by green in ten minutes. Early morning is best — aerobics, tai chi, and the lizards swimming across the lake.
How to visit it well
- Rent a swan boat on the lake for 40 baht.
- The monitor lizards are harmless; give them space.
- MRT Lumphini and BTS Sala Daeng both open onto the park.
Tours that include Lumphini Park
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