Parks · Bangkok
Lumphini Park
สวนลุมพินี
142 acres of green at the heart of the city.
Address
Lumphini, Pathum Wan
About
Bangkok's oldest public park (1925), named after the Buddha's birthplace. Famous for tai chi dawn, free aerobics at 17:30, Chinese-opera weekends — and the resident population of two-meter monitor lizards sunning on the lawns.
Best time to visit
06:00 for dawn tai chi, or 17:30 for aerobics and the golden-hour fountains
Tips
Free. Boat rentals on the lake. Don't feed or touch the monitor lizards.
Nearest transit
- Si Lom
- Lumphini
Tags
- Green lung
- Jogging
- Monitor lizards