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