Pay homage at nine temples of Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya in one day

1. 07.00Meet at the company meeting point, where Ananda Travel staff help you board an air-conditioned van to Ayutthaya. Snack (1) and drinks served on the way.
2. Wat Phanan Choeng, for thriving trade and success at work. On the Pa Sak River, it houses Luang Pho To (Sam Po Kong), the largest surviving early-Ayutthaya seated Buddha.
3. Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, for victory and goodwill. Its Chai Mongkhon chedi honours King Naresuan’s elephant-duel victory, and it has a large reclining Buddha.
4. Wat Phra Yat, for goodwill, with an Ayutthaya-period sandstone Buddha in the ordination hall.
5. Wat Samana Kotharam, honouring past kings and gratitude, with an unusual large prang and an old Ayutthaya-period Buddha.
6. 12.00Lunch: Ayutthaya’s famous clay-pot noodles (2).
7. AfternoonWat Pradu Songtham with its Rattanakosin-era murals, then the Buddha relics at Chao Sam Phraya National Museum, found in the prang of Wat Mahathat.
8. Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit, the great bronze guardian Buddha of Ayutthaya, then Wat Thammikarat for protection from illness and harm.
9. Last stop: Wat Na Phra Men, the only temple in Ayutthaya left undamaged, with the best-preserved Ayutthaya architecture. Return to Bangkok.
10. 18.30Arrive safely in Bangkok.