Sunflowers now bloom at Chatuchak Park

Fancy a bit of countryside without leaving the city? Bangkok covers you with a rather brilliant floral surprise. Chatuchak Park transforms into a sea of golden sunflowers, with over 30,000 blooms spread across the field.

They're all Vincent's Choice Brown Centre, a special breed that's completely pollen-free. Great news if you're one of those people who usually admire flowers from a distance (the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Environment Department clearly thinks this through).

The park itself is massive – 600,000 square metres, and comes packed with decent facilities like a botanical garden, museum, camping spots, sports centre and food court. So you can easily make a proper day of it.

Getting there is dead easy via either Mo Chit BTS or Chatuchak Park MRT station, and the whole thing's free. The park opens at 4.30am and stays open until 10pm, so early birds and night owls are both sorted.

You have until the end of April to catch the display before nature does its thing and the flowers fade away.