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Bang Pa-In Summer Palace and Ayutthaya ruins - Day trip
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Brief itinerary:
• 7.00 AM we leave from meeting point / hotel
• 9.30 AM sightseeing at the Bang Pa-In Summer palace and Ayutthaya’s ruins
• Thai lunch
• 2.30 PM head back to Bangkok
• 4 PM approximately back at the hotel / meeting point
Bang Pa-In Summer palace
The Bang Pa-In Royal palace was originally a village, only later converted into a palace. It is known for its beautiful gardens and scenery and was constructed by King Prasat Thong in 1632. King Mongkut (Rama IV) and King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) extended the site between 1872 and 1889.
Ayutthaya, founded in 1350 and located a little north of Bangkok, was the ancient Thai capital. In 1767, after ruling for 417 years, the city fell to Burmese invasion. It has been enlisted as world heritage since 1991.
Wat Pra Sri Sanphet used to be the king’s palace and state temple. It once had a golden Buddha but when the Burmese invaded and burned down the city, it was melted into nuggets to take back to Burma.
Wat Yai Chaimongkol has a 67 meter high pagoda which is the tallest in Ayutthaya. It was built to announce Ayutthaya’s regained independence after the Burmese were defeated by prince Naresuan’s army.
Wat Mahathat has the biggest pagoda foundation in Ayutthaya and used to house Buddha relics which are now kept in Bangkok. You can find a Buddha head embedded in the Bodhi tree in this temple.
Wat Chaiwatthanaram, built in early 17th century and burial site for Thai ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Wat Lokaya Sutha is a massive temple ruin stemming from the late Ayutthaya period with a prang build in Khmer-style. The reclining Buddha image is 37 meters long and 8 meters high and lays on the temple ground. The vertical arm is a characteristic of reclining Buddha images made in the Middle Ayutthaya period.
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• 7.00 AM we leave from meeting point / hotel
• 9.30 AM sightseeing at the Bang Pa-In Summer palace and Ayutthaya’s ruins
• Thai lunch
• 2.30 PM head back to Bangkok
• 4 PM approximately back at the hotel / meeting point
Bang Pa-In Summer palace
The Bang Pa-In Royal palace was originally a village, only later converted into a palace. It is known for its beautiful gardens and scenery and was constructed by King Prasat Thong in 1632. King Mongkut (Rama IV) and King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) extended the site between 1872 and 1889.
Ayutthaya, founded in 1350 and located a little north of Bangkok, was the ancient Thai capital. In 1767, after ruling for 417 years, the city fell to Burmese invasion. It has been enlisted as world heritage since 1991.
Wat Pra Sri Sanphet used to be the king’s palace and state temple. It once had a golden Buddha but when the Burmese invaded and burned down the city, it was melted into nuggets to take back to Burma.
Wat Yai Chaimongkol has a 67 meter high pagoda which is the tallest in Ayutthaya. It was built to announce Ayutthaya’s regained independence after the Burmese were defeated by prince Naresuan’s army.
Wat Mahathat has the biggest pagoda foundation in Ayutthaya and used to house Buddha relics which are now kept in Bangkok. You can find a Buddha head embedded in the Bodhi tree in this temple.
Wat Chaiwatthanaram, built in early 17th century and burial site for Thai ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Wat Lokaya Sutha is a massive temple ruin stemming from the late Ayutthaya period with a prang build in Khmer-style. The reclining Buddha image is 37 meters long and 8 meters high and lays on the temple ground. The vertical arm is a characteristic of reclining Buddha images made in the Middle Ayutthaya period.
Included
- Local guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan OR
- Transport by private vehicle
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Join tour
- On-tour Insurance
- Fuel surcharge
- Landing and facility fees
Not included
- Gratuities
- Any other personal expenses
- Any other costs which are not mentioned in the inclusion list
- In case of special dietary requirements, we need to be informed in advance and we try to accommodate accordingly. However, if any additional cost arise due to dietary requirements these are for the travelers own expense.
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Recommended to carry along a copy of your current valid passport on the day of travel.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
- Age and physical conditions must be considered by the travellers themselves
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 39 travelers
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The sites we visited were very attractive; however, our tour guide did not do his job at each site. Everytime when we arrived a site, he just gave one or two minutes of overview and asked us to walk around by ourselves. We saw other groups led by different tourguides who walked with their groups and provided in-depth information about each significant object. In addition, the location and the quality of the lunch buffet was unbelievable bad. We were treated as lowest class citizen.