[Songkran Festival Limited] Visiting Ayutthaya Ruins and Celebrating Songkran with Elephants

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－Itinerary Features－

・Celebrate the Songkran Festival with the elephants, praying for peace and good luck throughout the year ・Professional Chinese and English tour guides, so you don't have to look at the flowers anymore


－Travel Information－

・Travel date: April 13th - April 15th (any day)
・Meeting time: 08:00
・Departure time: 08:30
・End time: 19:00
・Meeting location: BTS Phrom Phong (E5) Station, Exit 3, Adagio Bangkok Hotel lobby ・Meeting address: No.1/50-51 Sukhumvit 39 Alley (Prompong), Klongton-Nua Sub District ,Wattana District, Bangkok, Thailand


－Itinerary－

・Bang Pa-In Summer Palace
The Bang Pa-in Summer Palace of Emperor V is about 20 kilometers away from the center of Ayutthaya. It is the favorite summer resort of the kings of the Ayutthaya Dynasty. Later, it was destroyed under the flames of war because of the Burmese invasion. At the end of the nineteenth century, Rama IV began to rebuild, until Rama V continued to build, and became the Bang Pa-in Summer Palace we see today. The Summer Palace incorporates many western architectural elements, and has carefully planned and designed gardens, small bridges and flowing water. If you take a photo at any corner, you will have the illusion of being in Europe.
※Visiting the Bang Pa-in Summer Palace has clothing restrictions, please wear sleeves and trousers to show courtesy and respect.

・Anna Church Wat Niwet Thammaprawat
The shooting scene of the movie "Anna and the King", the first Western-style church in Thailand, and the only church in the world dedicated to Sakyamuni Buddha. The reason why it is called Anna Church is related to Anna, the British tutor hired by King Rama IV for King Rama V. It is said that the fourth emperor built it to allow Anna to have a place to pray; another said that the fourth emperor built it for the convenience of visiting near the Summer Palace, and invited Anna from England during the construction process. It is not only the exterior of the building, but also many details such as walls and window decorations, which are full of strong European style.

・Wat Yai Chaimongkhon
Yachamengkong Temple, built in 1357 AD, was the first king of the Ayutthaya Dynasty, King Utong. It was built to commemorate the victory over the Burmese army. It is the only one in Ayutthaya that survived the devastation of the war. . The Buddha statues in the temple are well preserved, and many local residents will come here to pay homage. The open-air reclining Buddha enshrined in the temple allows believers to donate cassocks to wear the reclining Buddha in order to pray or pray.

・Wat Mahathat
Wat Mahathat is the oldest temple in Ayutthaya, built in 1374. However, when it was captured by the Burmese army in 1767, the Burmese army severely damaged and burned the Buddha statues in order to obtain the gold that was said to be hidden on the Buddha's head and pagodas. There is almost no intact Buddha statue in the entire Buddhist temple. Among them, the most famous one is the Buddha head in the tree! According to legend, when the Burmese soldiers cut down the Buddha's head, the fallen Buddha's head rolled to the tree and was surrounded by the roots of the Bodhi tree for protection. The Burmese army was frightened by this spectacle and was able to keep the Buddhist temple we see now. scene

・Wat Phra Si Sanphet
Wat Phra Sisangbi is the mausoleum of past kings. There are three pagodas in the temple area, which were built in 1491 to commemorate the three kings of the Ayutthaya Dynasty. The ashes of the three kings are stored in the pagodas. The outer wall of the pagoda, which was originally covered with gold leaf, still stands proudly in the temple even though it was looted by the war.

・Celebrate the Songkran Festival with Elephants The annual Songkran Festival, well-dressed elephants, surrounded by the public, bathe Buddha for the Buddha statues enshrined in various tourist attractions, and then join the water-splashing army. The painted and tattooed elephants, like characters in mythology, pour water on the tourists who come to the festival, full of meaning of blessing.


－Important Information－

・After the order is completed, if it is not due to the number of people in the group, it cannot be canceled and refunded.
・Children under 100 cm in height who do not occupy a seat are free of charge, but they must pay an insurance fee of 165 baht per person. Please inform the number of people in the notes when ordering, and pay cash to the tour guide on the day of the trip; children above 100 cm occupying a seat share with an adult price, please order in advance.