Bangkok City & Temple Tour: Wat Pho, Wat Trimitr, Wat Benchamabophit

This City & Temple Tours is specially designed as an introduction of Bangkok. Drive across the city into the Rattanakosin Island to see the contrast between old and new of Bangkok. Visit to the outstanding temples (Wat) such as - Wat Pho famous for its Reclining Buddha, Wat Trimitr, the world's largest Golden Buddha believed to be about 700 years old. Continue to Wat Benchamabophit, famous as the Marble Temple, which is built with white Carara Italian marble in a graceful architecture and house one of Thailand's most beautiful Buddha replica of Phra Phuttachinarat.

Tour Code: BKK-02
Departure: Every Day
Destination: Bangkok, Thailand
Duration: Half Day
Tour Session: Morning, Afternoon
Meal: None

Start from: 870 THB

Program:

08:00 / 12:30 - Pick up at your hotel and drive to the central district of Bangkok

09:00 / 13:30 - First visit Wat Trimitr, renowned for its Golden Buddha with 10 feet high and weighs 5 ton and a half. The image was built with pure gold with the fine art of Sukhothai period around 13th century. It was recorded as the world largest Buddha image made of gold by Guinness World Book of Record.

Continue further with a drive to Rattakosin Island passing through China Town and flower maket. It is amazing to see a bustling, but colorful life style of the locals.

10:00 / 14:30 - Arrive at Wat Pho, well-known for its huge Reclining Buddha, with 46 meter long and 15 meter high. Founded in 1781 by King Rama I of Chakri Dynasty, Wat Pho was the first university of Thailand that taught wide range of knowledge ranging from astrology, literature and medicine. It is also a temple museum that contains many hard-to-be found artifacts and inscriptions.

11:00 / 15:30 - Further on to Wat Benchamabophit, also known as the Marble Temple, famous for the modern work blended with Thai religious architecture. The main chapel was built with white carcra Italian Marble which houses a replica of the most beautiful Buddha image in Thailand, Praputthachinarat.

Duration: 3-4 hours

Include:

Pick up and drop off at the lobby of your hotel if in Bangkok city center
Sightseeing as described with transportation
English-speaking guide
Entrance fees

General Pick up Area / Road:

Asoke, Charoen Krung Road Soi 1-50, Chidlom, Chinatown, Pathumwan. Phayathai, Ploenchit, Pomprab, Pratunam, Petchburi Road from Soi 1 to Avani Atrium, Silom, Sathorn, Siam Square, Sukhumvit Soi 1-33 and Soi 2-24.
Pick up at the lobby of your hotel. If your hotel is out of route, a meeting point will be suggested

Pick up time: To Be Advice at the time of confirmation.

Morning Session: Pick up time: 07:00-08:00
Afternoon Session: Pick up time: 11:10-12:30

Remarks:

According to Thailand travel industry normal practice, there is a mandatory visit to Gems Factory or some shopping facilities for joined tour and optional visit for private one.
For Joined Group Tour on BKK-02 only, there is no pick up and drop off at the hotels in Pranakorn and Khao San Area which are in Bangkok Downtown

General Terms and Conditions

The given time frame is an estimate timing only and can deviate due to traffic, road conditions, weather, pace of tourists and/or any unforeseen reason