If the Bangkok leg of Jet Set made you want to see the city for yourself, this bookable five-night wellness itinerary is your way in. Instead of racing across town, you slow down with a resort base, a spa day, and a cooking class, with a private car meeting you at the airport. The link below opens the full trip, where you can change, edit, or lengthen any part of it.

A Wellness Base

Bangkok is Thailand’s capital, a big, fast city, and the itinerary gives you somewhere calm to come back to. You spend five nights at Movenpick BDMS Wellness Resort Bangkok, on Wireless Road in the Lumpini district. A private car meets you at Don Mueang International Airport and takes you to the resort, so you skip the taxi line and arrive ready to settle in.

The Chao Phraya River runs through the city, and it is an easy way to see Bangkok from a different angle if you want to add time on the water.

The Spa Day

Start with the treatment built for a long flight. A private one-hour anti-jet-lag massage at a luxury spa is the first thing worth booking, a way to loosen up after the journey and reset before you explore. The itinerary pairs it with Oasis Spa, so you can spend the afternoon being looked after instead of watching a clock.

Cooking Thai Food

Next, you roll up your sleeves. A Thai cooking class runs three and a half hours, with a driver and guide who handle the getting-around, so you can focus on the food. You learn Thai dishes hands-on, then sit down to taste what you made. It is a souvenir you can recreate at home long after the trip.

Add the Tuk-Tuk Ride

Richard’s Bangkok leg is a tuk-tuk-versus-helicopter face-off, and you can bring the tuk-tuk into your own plans. Climb into one for a short whirl through the city, open to the air and the noise. It is the quickest way to feel Bangkok’s pace before you head back to the resort’s calm.

Open the trip below to see the full itinerary, then adjust the stops and extras to fit the way you want to travel.