Duration : 2 Days & 1 Night
Programme & Itinerary :
Ayutthaya. Ayutthaya is located in the Central plain, Ayutthaya is 82 kilometers by road. Ayutthaya lies in a river basin. The city itself is almost an island bound on all side by waterways. The site has been declared, UNESCO World Heritage and also Thailand’s National Historical Park.
Wat Maha That was built by either King Ramesuan or King Borom Racha Thirat I to enshrine the Buddha ‘s relics. The Main Prang is regarded as the earliest example of the Ayutthaya and has marked traits of the Khmer style. The prang tower is laterite in the lower part with bricks and mortar in the top part.
Wat Ratchaburana was built by King Borom Racha ThiratII(Chao Sam Phraya), dedicated to his father and two brothers. This temple is located on the cremation site of his two brothers, who were both killed while fighting each other for the throne. It is a Buddhist temple in Deravada sect but shown in Khmer architecture style.
Wat Phra Si Sanphet was built by King Borom Trilokanat on the old ground royal palace. This is a royal temple within the royal palace as same as temple of The Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, was used for royal religious functions with no residence monks. The temple was the largest and most beautiful in Ayutthaya. The Three Stupas are in the Ceylonese circular stupas which are the landmarks of the temple.
The Royal Palace was built by King Borom Trilokanat and added to in later reigns. Ayutthaya was sacked down and burnt down in 1767 A.D. when the city fell to the Burmese army. Of the royal palace, only the foundations remains of many the great and splendid halls.
Vihan Phra Mongkol Bophit was located south of the west of Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, enshrines the Buddha image named Phra Mongkol Bophit. The image is in the attitude of Subduing Mara, measuring 9.55 meters in width at the lap span and 12.45 meters in height.
Petch Fortress. Fortress and city walls were an important structures which defended Ayutthaya from the enemy. The Chao Phraya River was an important transportation route, all ships going to yutthaya would pass a fort known as “Pom Petch”, whose remain can still be seen nowadays.
Wat Chai Wattanaram was built in the reign of King Prasatthong in 1630 A.D., dedicated to his mother and commemoration in his victory over the Khmer. The construction layout was replica to symbolic the Buddhist Cosmology to believe Mount Meru is the center of Universe . This is the Buddhist temple in Thevarada Buddhism but shown in Khmer architecture style.
Wat Yai Chai Mongkol was built in the reign of King U-Thong in 1357 A.D. to support for monks who had received ordination from Phra Wanratna Mahathera Bureau and had studied Buddhism in Ceylon.In 1592 A.D. King Naresuan the Great built a large stupa to commemorate his victory over the Burmese prince.
Wat Phanan Choeng. Inside vihan to enshrine the large Buddha image is known as Phra Puttachao Phanan Choeng until King Rama IV of Bangkok had restored the temple and renamed it Phra Puttha Trirattana Nayok. The image is in a seated Buddha image in the attitude of Subduing Mara, made of gilded brick and plaster. Its size 14.10 meters in width at the lap span and 19 meters in height. It is clearly one of the largest of seated Buddha image in Ayutthaya.
Wat Suwandararam is noteworthy as the temple of the Chakri dynasty insofar as it founded by the father of King Rama I of Bangkok when Ayutthaya was still the capital of the kingdom. The Bot was built in 1785 A.D. The bot is distinctly of Ayutthaya style for the base shows the slight downward curve.
Wat Na Phra Main was built by Phra Ong-In in the reign of King Rama Thibodi II in 1503 A.D. and given the name of Wat Phra Merurachikaram, though the name is suggestive of the cremation site of Ayutthaya’s kings.
The Elephant Kraal are square-shaped enclosure with double walls. The inner walls consists of 226 stout posts fixed firmly to the ground at close intervals, leaving two openings: one for the decoy elephant to lure in the wild with elephant herd, and one to allow the captured elephant to be led out.
Bang Pa-In Palace. There is a small island in the Chao Phraya River on which are settled some households at Bang Pa-In. it was the birthplace of King of Ayutthaya named King Prasatthong the 24th reign of Ayutthaya. When he come to the throne, he dedicated his old home to be a temple named Wat Chumpol Nikayaram and built a palace and a lake on the island in 1632 A.D. given name of “Isawan Thipaya-At Hall”.
Day 1 :
06:30 a.m. Pick up from Hotel/Accommodation
08:00 a.m. Visit Wat Maha That
09:30 a.m. Visit wat Ratchaburana
10:30 a.m. Visit Wat Phra Si Sanphet & Royal Palace
12:00 a.m. Lunch
01:00 p.m. Visit Vihan Phra Mongkol Bophit
02:00 p.m. Visit Wat Yai Chai Mongkol
03:00 p.m. Visit Wat Phanan Choeng
04:00 p.m. Visit Wat Chai Wattanaram
05:00 p.m. Depart for Hotel/Accommodation in Ayutthaya
Day 2 :
07:30 a.m. Pick up from Hotel/Accommodation
07:45 a.m. Visit Wat Suwandararam
09:30 a.m. Visit Petch Fortress
10:00 a.m. Visit Wat Na Phra Main
11:30 a.m. Visit The Elephant Kraal
12:00 a.m. Lunch
01:00 p.m. Visit Bang Pa-In Palace
03:30 p.m. Depart Bang Pa-In Palace
05:00 p.m. Arrive Bangkok for Hotel/Accommodation in Bangkok
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