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10 hours
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya is a must-visit day trip destination from Bangkok. This tour is the easy way to get there as you won’t have to worry about catching a bus on your own. You’ll spend a whole day touring the archaeological sites, palaces, and temples of the former capital of Thailand. The tour includes a delicious lunch and a river cruise back to Bangkok.
- Entry tickets to attractions are included
- Hotel transfers will be provided
- Avoid the traffic with a one-way river cruise back to Bangkok
- A convenient way of visiting this unmissable town
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Please note: Sleeveless shirt, short top, see-through, short pants, tight pants and mini skirt are not allowed to enter Grand Palace & all Temples in Thailand.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Return back to Bangkok by cruise from Ayutthaya
Professional english speaking tour guide
Lunch
Air-conditioned vehicle
Hotel pickup and drop off
Gratuities
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Bangkok
After hotel pickup, your vehicle makes the journey north from Bangkok to Ayutthaya Historical Park, located 53 miles (85 km) away. The old capital of Thailand (aka the Kingdom of Siam) from 1350 until 1767, Ayutthaya was largely destroyed by the Burmese and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site full of intact temples, monasteries, palace ruins and beheaded Buddhist statues. 06:00 – 07:15 hrs. Pick up from hotel and transfer to the river city shopping complex, Siphraya, next to Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel. Morning By bus: 08:00 hrs. Departure from Bangkok by Grand Pearl luxury air–conditioned coach with English speaking guide.
Historic City of Ayutthaya
09:30 hrs. Arrival at Ayutthaya, a World Heritage City and historic capital of Thailand in the period of 1350-1767 A.D. The most interesting historical sites in the country, to visit a few famous Buddhist Temples.
with Grand Pearl River Cruise
Pickup included
5 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Dan C,
Feb 29, 2024
- Review from Viator
This is an excellent tour and highlights the ancient capital of Thailand, Ayutthaya, and the Angkor Wat style ruins. Our guide Ken provided an interesting and historical narrative during the 60 minute bus ride, and continuing at the different temples, with plenty of time to explore on your own. After another 30 minute bus ride we boarded a river boat for lunch and a two hour cruise downstream back to Bangkok.
lesliecB5801GS,
Jul 3, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
This tour's guide, "Donna," was humorous, gave clear instruction on when and where to return to the tour bus when touring three sights, pointed out where to take good photos of the ruins. Donna's English was fairly easy to understand despite some words took me a while to get it; "renovate." The paths between and surrounding the ruins were well paved with red bricks. Fairly easy to walk on with sandals or tennis shoes. However, one still needs to be able to navigate some steps; ie. without major hip, knee or ankle issue. Please be warned that despite well air-conditioned bus, getting out and walking around to see the ruins in the heat and humidity can be a challenge. Cold water got warm quickly. The second part of the tour involved a 2-hour easy boat ride on the river. The buffet lunch on the big boat was delicious. Various entrees for various people's taste. Fresh fruits. And afternoon tea/coffee. While the tour was kind of fast-pace for me, the sacred environment actually made me very peaceful inside. It helped when there were not many tourists during beginning low season. Minus one star for leaving me stranded after the tour. The afternoon driver was not the same person, who picked me up from my hotel in the early morning. Contrary to what the tour guide reiterated. There should be a head count before driving off. After I got a hold of someone at the tour office by phone, he was able to reach the driver, who came back to pick me up, after he dropped off a couple from my same hotel. Other passengers had to ride along to my hotel twice. Their time were not respected this way. The passengers told the driver someone was missing. He drove off anyway. Language barrier?

ClassyTraveller248,
Nov 4, 2019
- Review from Viator
Being there was like in a time capsule, travel back to 14th century. The murals were magnificent, awesome, and breathtaking in a time long gone. A UNESCO World Heritage Site indeed!
Philippe M,
Sep 29, 2019
- Review from Viator
No hotel pick-up and impossible to get a precise meeting point. I found the place to meet the groupe by chance. Start delayed of more than one hour. Number of visits reduced and time of each visit reduced. Guide was very bad and useless. He had a very poor english (quite ununderstandable) Cruise from Ayutthaya was canceled and replaced by a short cruise in the Bangkok harbour. Total visit lasted less than 8h instead of the 10.5 hours announced Nobody told me that before the event which I would have canceled if I had knowledge of these changes. The Thaî agency connected with Viator is not professionnal and very bad. I would like to get reimbursed of that event
Doris V,
Sep 28, 2019
- Review from Viator
The only good thing was that they let me know pickup time. The day before I asked if I need special clothing to be able to enter the sites, very polite they responded “no” as you wish. The guide jack did take us to the sites and Did not bother giving us any information, we needed to use our imagination, and I did need special clothing so I needed to buy it. For the palace which is a large place there was only one hour which only gave a change to see it from the outside very quickly. Please don’t use this company, take a taxi and learn about the ruins, don’t bother, wasted day and money.
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