Ayuthaya
Ancient Capital
Thailand, The Land Of Smiles, Is A nation With
A Long History Of Over 1000 Years. Before Bangkok,Sukhothai,Ayutthaya
And Thonburi Were Sucessively The Capitals Of
The Country.
Ayutthaya Used To Be A Flourishing And Prosperous
Capital In The Past. It Was The Capital - for
417 Years. And during This Long Period There Arose
A Great Deal Of Construction, Among Them were
numberous palace and Temples. As More Than 30
Monarches Ruled Over Ayutthaya, innumerable Events
Occurred,
Some
Of Which Were Historically Recorded, While Others
Became Exciting Legends, Still Narrated Nowadays,
The Ruined Temples And Palaces Either Naturally
Worn Out By Time Or Destroyed By Wars, Were No
Doubt The Valuable Ancient Sites, A Perfect Reflection
Of Golden And Legendary Glorious Past.
As A Lucky Tourist Who Has A Chance To Visit Thailand.
Hence We Would Highly Recommend You To Participate
In The So-Called
Tour Of Retraced Epoch, In Order That You Will
Have A Close Touch With Reality, Living Mode Of
The Common People, And Enjoy A Pure Nature. All
These Can Be Achieved By A One-Day Excursion Which
Is Both Informative And Impressively Delightful.
For Your Comfort, The Tour Is Divide Into Two
Parts Namely:
MORNING :
Leave Bangkok
By Air-Conditioned Coach To Ayuthaya. Drive Pass
The Lush Green Paddy Fields Alternated With Growing
Industrial Areas. Upon Arrival In Ayuthaya, You
Will Be - Thrilled By The Trace Of Bygone Glory
And Grandeur Of Our Former Capital. There Are
Teeming Ruins Of Palaces, Temples And Pagodas.
VIHARA PHRA MONGKOL BOPIT
This Temple
Houses The Largest Bronze Buddha Image In Thailand.
Very Surprising Indeed to see how the people In
Those Days Could Manage To Build Such A Gigantic
Buddha Without The Help Of Our Modern-Day Devices.
BANG PA-IN PALACE
It Was The
Favourite Summer Resort For Thai Kings From Ayutthaya
To Rattanakosin Time. Various Royal Halls Were
Beautifully Restored And Decorated With A Great
Variety Of Nice Flower Plants. The Halls Themselves
Are In Diverse Architectural Designs Including
Thai, European And Chinese, For Example,The Exquisite
Vehaschamroon Hall, The Superb Aisawan Thiphaya-
Art Pavillion. To Be Profoundly Touched By The
Inscription Of King Rama V Mourning Over The -
Sudden Death Of His Most Beloved Consort, Queen
Sunantha.
AFTERNOON
Enjoy International
buffet at local hotel in Ayuthaya Capital
.After Lunch return to Bangkok Around 2-3 pm