Ayuthaya UNESSCO World Heritage Day Tour
Itinerary
07:30 am Meet with the group at meeting point (Century the movie plaza rangnam)
Depart Bangkok head to Ayutthaya historical city. Learn more Ayutthaya history during your journey from
the tour guide. Ayutthaya thrives today but only as a country town and the prevailing atmosphere is a far
cry from the regal splendor, pageantry and cosmopolitan air than once pervaded the site. Nevertheless,
there are sufficient ruins, now preserved as a UNESCO world heritage site, to capture the imagination.
First visit Wat Chai Wattanaram, One of the most visited historical sites of Ayutthaya. The temple was
ordered to built in 1630 A.D. by King Prasat Thong to honor his mother, featuring the architectural style
influenced by Angkor temple in Cambodia.
Then Wat Lokayasutha assumed that it was built in the early Ayutthaya period. This temple has the largest
reclining buddha image in the island city of Ayutthaya. Enshrined outdoor with 42 meters long and 8 meters
high. And visit Wat Phra Srisanphet was a royal temple, and the holiest temple on the site of the old royal
palace of Ayutthaya. It was the grandest and most beautiful temple in Ayutthaya. Main attractions of this
temple are big three chedis (Ceylonese style stupa). The terrace of the chedis and mondops was
surrounded by a cloister (Phrarabieng) at the middle of temple and also surrounded with many smaller
ceylones stye stupas.
Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit
This wihan houses the Phra Mongkon Bophit Buddha image, one of Thailand’s biggest bronze buddha
image, one of the few statues to survive the sacking of Ayutthaya by the Burmese armies in 1767. the
image may have been first constructed in the early Ayutthaya period as it bears traces of Sukhothai
influence, a style that rose to prominence during the reign of King Borom Trailokanath (r. 1448-88).
The last temple on this trip Mahathat temple, Wat Mahathat was one of the oldest and most significant
temples in the history of Ayutthaya as it housed the Buddha’s holy relic. One of the temple‘s most
photographed object is the head of a sand-stone buddha image entwined with the roots of a tree.
Enjoy having lunch at local Thai restaurant, after lunch transfer back to Bangkok and group will drop off at
MBK shopping mall at about 3:00 pm.
Includes :
-English speaking guide, Air-conditioned van transfer roundtrip, Admission fee for temples, Lunch,
Drinking water and cool towel, Travel accident insurance.