Bang Pa-In Summer Palace and Ayutthaya ruins with TukTuk - Private Day trip

Bang Pa-In Summer Palace and Ayutthaya ruins with TukTuk - Private Day trip

Bang Pa-In summer palace, Ayutthaya’s ruins and TukTuk tour

Depart from Bangkok and drive to visit the Bang Pa-In Summer Palace, which was originally a village and only later converted into a palace. Continue to Autthaya, the ancient Thai capital that has been enlisted as world heritage since 1991. Explore highlight locations such as Wat Pra Sri Sanphet, Wat Yai Chaimongkol and Wat Mahathat and go for a TukTuk ride to get a great view of these scenic ruins. Enjoy a local Thai lunch before travelling back to Bangkok.

Brief itinerary:
• 7.00 AM we leave from meeting point / hotel
• 9.30 AM sightseeing at the Summer palace and Ayutthaya’s ruins
•  The Bang Pa-In Summer palace lies along the Chao Phraya river about 60Km north of Bangkok. It is known for its beautiful gardens and scenery and was constructed by King Prasat Thong in 1632.

Ayutthaya
• Wat Pra Sri Sanphet used to be the king’s palace and state temple. It once had a golden Buddha but in 1767, after ruling for 417 years, the city fell to Burmese invasion and the Buddha was melted into nuggets to take back to Burma.
• Wat Yai Chaimongkol has a 67 meters 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.
• Tuk Tuk ride around Ayutthaya for a great view of these scenic ruins
• lunch
• 2.30 PM head back to Bangkok
• 4 PM approximately back at the hotel / meeting point