Private Tour: Ayutthaya Temples, Ruins and Lunch on River Cruise
Description
Over and out to the UNESCO World's Heritage Site of Ayutthaya the Historic City. A complete day packed with the best of Ayutthaya, which will give you an overview of this ancient city plus a scenic cruise along the Ayutthaya Rivers with Thai Lunch. Plus the convenient transport with air-conditioned Van and live-commentary from your friendly private guide.
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Itinerary
Make merits at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, or the Great Monastery of Auspicious Victory. The temple features a large chedi surrounded by an elegant gallery of smaller Buddha statues. Walk around the temple to see different Buddhas statues located inside including Phra Putta Chaiya Mongkhon.
Wat Ratchaburana was built in the early Ayutthaya period with a Khmer-style pagoda as the main structure. Treasures and artifacts were kept in the vault beneath the temple and were looted as soon as its existence is known to the public. Most items discovered from the vault are now displayed in the Chao Sam Phraya National Museum.
Continue to the nearby Wat Mahathat which is famous for the Buddha's head entwined in the roots of Bodhi Tree. Renown as the Monastery of the Great Relic, Wat Mahathat was one of the most temple complexes on Ayutthaya Island being the Royal Temple that serves as the religious center and enshrining the relics of the Buddha. It is also where the supreme patriarch of the city lived.
After the long walk, we will board the cruise (not private cruise) for our Thai lunch and ride along the Ayutthaya rivers. Enjoy the scenic view of Ayutthaya Island as you try delicious dishes.
The last two temples are located near one another. Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, the signature temple of Ayutthaya Historical Park featuring the three Bell shape Stupa on the elevated platform. It was a royal temple without any resident monk and considered as the most important temple in Ayutthaya.
Before our return, visit Wihan Mongkhon Bophit. The active temple with huge gilded Buddha statue measuring almost 17 meters high.
An impressive temple located by the side of Ayutthaya rivers, the Khmer style Wat Chaiwattanaram is a Royal temple that was used by the King and other members of the Royal family.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up from hotels in Bangkok city area. Please advise your hotel name if not listed
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
Our guide, Bella, was absolutely delightful. She was friendly and very very knowledgeable about the history of the area. The tour was awesome and the river cruise was icing on the cake. Excellent lunch while cruising around the island. Really great time.
We really enjoyed our day trip to Ayutthaya. Our guide, Bella was so passionate and knowledgeable about the history of the temples. We learned a lot and had fun doing so. We highly recommend her!!!
Our family had a great experience visiting the ruins of Ayutthaya. Beautiful scenery and awesome lunch on the river boat. Our tour guide was very knekegeabke and friendly. Sharky made our adventure very enjoyable.
Definitely choose a private tour. Our guide Kenny was excellent & the historical information at each temple interesting & not to heavy with over information. The pace to visit each site was excellent as well. A lovely day in our air-conditioned car. The driver drive smoothly too. We added a tip to both men at the end of the day.
Amazing day trip and would highly recommend. The sites we got to see were stunning and gives you a sense of how grand the capital once was. The river cruise was super relaxing and great to be out on the water to see life along the river. Lunch was amazing. Most importantly our guide, Kenny, was spectacular. He provided us with great insights into the history of Thailand and Buddhism and overall was just super considerate and attentive. He went out of his way to make sure we were always in the shade (very hot day) and helped us with taking pictures. Great guide.
