Ayutthaya One Day Tour from Bangkok 🇹🇭 | Must Visit places in Ayutthaya Thailand

hello everyone today i am going to take you on a beautiful trips to ayutthaya from bangkok we visited ayutthaya by tour bus starting from bangkok and we booked our ticket through klook application this is not a sponsored video i am simply sharing my personal travel experience with you if you are planning to visit bangkok and you are thinking about taking a day trip to ayutthaya then this video might really help you i'll show you the important places we visited share some useful tips and tell you what the experience was like so come along with me and let's explore the amazing historical city of ayutthaya together ayutthaya is one of the most fascinating historical sites in thailand it is located about 80 kilometer north of bangkok and was once the capital of powerful ayutthaya kingdom today the city is famous for its ancient temple giant buddha statue and beautiful ruins that tell the story of thailand's rich history the area is now protected as ayutthaya historical park which is also recognized as unesco world heritage site visitors from all around the world come here the first stop of our trip was beautiful bangpa in royal palace this palace is known for its beautiful garden golden pagodas and beautiful pools which makes this place looks very calm and elegant it was once used as a summer palace by thai royal family inside camera was not allowed so i could not record our next stoppage was wat chai watathanaram this temple is absolutely stunning and looks specially beautiful with all its tall towers and detailed architecture many people say it reminds them of angkor wat in cambodia in this video our tour guide will explain everything in both english and chinese so everyone can easily understand and enjoy the experience let's continue it would be really interesting if the guide will explain each and every detail as a visitor we don't really know the exact history of this temple so it is always advisable to take a tour guide so that you can understand each and every details okay so i will give you further information so you can go around so everyone here is the model of the temple before destroyed before destroyed so this one also affect the Myanmar army for the bomb and burn okay so just left only this one is like quite completely okay this one is the pagoda right there that i just mentioned on the bus okay this one we put the buddha release inside and where we got the buddha normally in thailand right there we don't have the buddha release okay we have to bring it from india or sri lanka this one we brought it from sri lanka since ayutthaya period and then we just keep it inside and how to keep okay uh we have two ways the first one we build the pagoda first and then we keep the release at the top or maybe the second one we just build something like a cave and keep the buddha release inside and then we bury underground and talk with the pagoda so for this one we use the second solution we put the pagoda release the buddha release inside a case and then bury underground and talk with the pagoda and inside the pagoda at the center right here just only buddha image inside okay so the release we just bury underground and what is the the release as mean a part of the bone after we do the cremation after someone died okay because in the buddhist way we believe that uh when you was born you came from the nature so when you die you have to come back to the nature we have to do the cremation burn someone's body and then after we burn we got a piece of bone that's one we call release but someone no more the a piece a piece of the bone like that but it become the powder that's when we call ash so this one is the part of the bone of the buddha so we keep inside not every temple we have the buddha release must be the very famous temple so even we have more than 40 000 temples in thailand but not reach 100 temples that we keep the buddha release inside okay all right so this one is very important and for the uh left hand side over there this one is the uh ordination hall the place that the buddhists come to pray and the monk which has inside the ordination hall okay why we know this one is the ordination hall because every temple has many holes inside and why we know we can see from this one okay this one just put around the hall this one we call the by or the remark stone the boundary stone to put around one building in the temple to remark that this one is the ordination hall okay the place that we use for the buddhist ceremony praying and the monk will chant inside here okay so for nowadays for the new temple in everywhere in thailand we will use this concept also to mark that okay which one is the ordination hall after our guide explained every detail about the temple we started exploring it by ourselves so she gave us around 30 to 40 minutes to explore the complete temple this is one of the most famous and beautiful temples in ayutthaya thailand it's a must visit spot if you are exploring the history city on a day trip from bangkok do you know why this temple is so special yes the temple was built in 1630 by king prasad thong it was constructed to honor his mother and to celebrate the glory of ayutthaya kingdom the temple has a thamer style architecture design which makes many visitor compare it with angkor wat the layout is very symmetrical and impressive the central tower about 35 meters tall and it has four smaller prongs surrounded the main one and it has eight chapel like structure around the complex long galleries filled with lord buddha statue when you walk around the ruins it remains feels like stepping back into the ancient era of ayutthaya many travelers says this temple looks so magical at sunset because the orange light reflects beautifully on the cold brick structure the tall central tower and its surrounding ruins make the place incredibly photogenic walking here really feels like stepping back into thailand's ancient history in ayutthaya some of the major attraction is what mahathat what farasi snuff it what ayutthaya floating market chow phira river view in ayutthaya and last but not the least the grand palace of ayutthaya our first spot was grand palace ayutthaya this was the royal palace of king of ayutthaya kingdom which is built in 1350 by king ramathivodi it was founded the ancient city of ayutthaya it used with the main residence of ayutthaya kings the palace complex include royal halls gardens and temples you can take the picture inside but video recording is strictly prohibited if you are ever planning a trip to thailand then ayutthaya is a must visit place in your bucket list because this is a very beautiful place and if you love history then you should definitely explore this place if you are new to our channel go ahead and subscribe it like this video and share it with your friends and family in my channel i have uploaded more than 200 videos of thailand so you can go and watch the playlist thailand playlist in my channel where more than 200 videos are there so it would be definitely helpful so some points some tips you should know before traveling to thailand after exploring this temple we headed towards what lokaya sutharam the reclining buddha the reclining buddha at what lokaya sutharam is one of the most impressive and peaceful site in ayutthaya this giant statue is famous for its calm expression and massive site making it a popular stop for travelers visiting the ancient capital on a day trip from bangkok the statue is truly enormous it is about 37 meters long and around eight meters high making it one of the largest reclining buddha statue in ayutthaya the lord buddha lies on his side with his head resting on a lotus shape pillow the statue represents lord gautama buddha entering the nirvana which symbolizes the peace and end of suffering in buddhist tradition the reclining position shows the buddha during his final moments before reaching the enlightenment what lokaya sutharam was built during the time of ancient ayutthaya kingdom which ruled thailand from the 14th to 18th century like many temples in the city much of the original structure was destroyed then ayutthaya was attacked in a burmese siamese war today only some of the temple's remains are exist but the reclining buddha statue has been restored and carefully preserved and it is becoming one of the most photographic landmarks in the historical park we have two kind of people go to worship the sleeping buddha the first one for anyone who was born on tuesday because in thailand right here we have a kind of believing about the seven days buddha because after mother give birth of the child already the mom have to remember the birthday of the child like a monday tuesday like that so for anyone who was born on tuesday we worship the sleeping buddha this is the first group of people because when we go to the temple for nowadays we go to find the buddha that represent our birthday we call seven days buddha everyone will know which one is belong to the monday tuesday wednesday thursday buddha like that so some of people we was born on the tuesday we go to worship the sleeping buddha for the first reason and the second group of people they believe in the so if they want to find the destiny okay maybe okay find the real love or maybe make a wish for let your couple or maybe your husband or your wife have become better the relationship so you can worship the sleeping buddha also okay so we have two kind of people go to worship the sleeping buddha the first one they was born on tuesday and the second one they worship everything about the love or maybe the destiny the couple like that okay after visiting this we had a lunch break and we went to eat in a thai restaurant and the food was really really awesome and you can see some street food over here too okay so now everyone is on time again okay and after this we start our journey okay so after this every places connect together just only three minutes five minutes okay so it's too fast to sleep we don't have time to sleep sorry okay okay okay so everyone next we are heading to Wat Phra Si Sanphet temple okay about five minutes from here okay okay and what about the meaning of what because when we go to any temple you will heard or may see this word like what at the beginning of the word what is mean temple yes okay someone know what is mean temple so in thai language we just put the temple at the first at the beginning what and then follow with the name so Si Sanphet is the name of the temple okay Wat Phra Si Sanphet or Si Sanphet temple okay is okay all right so everyone for Wat Phra Si Sanphet right here it used to be a royal temple in the royal palace in Ayutthaya so when we arrived there now you just see only the temple area no more royal palace because the palace almost destroyed just left only the temple okay so why we put the royal palace a royal temple in the royal palace we have a concept like in the ancient if royal family want to go outside maybe for visiting any place or maybe for business it's so difficult because they have to prepare a parade of many of people many of the maybe horse or maybe some vehicles like elephant so it's so difficult and they have to spend a lot of money for preparing these things so maybe just only once a year for get out from the palace or maybe once for two years get out from the palace okay so they have to put everything in the same area the palace residence area working space temple anything just combined in the same place so that's why we have the royal temple in the royal palace so this concept we use again in the grand palace in Bangkok you see that maybe if you haven't been there before in the grand palace have the temple of Amaravada because like this okay it's also a kind of the royal temple again inside there and around the grand palace and temple of Amaravada have many something like a government department office around there because we use the same concept same as Ayutthaya city right here okay we put everything near and close to the palace for the convenience for the royal family that time okay the sea temple right here that's close to the palace they also use this temple to do the cremation for the royal family also so inside this temple you will see the stupa that represent the kings in Ayutthaya period we have put the big three stupas inside represent the king number seven eight and nine because this temple was built by the king number nine in Ayutthaya period since 1448 that time the first time just only two stupas inside that represent the king number seven and number eight and then later when the king number nine passed away his son become the king number ten so he just built another stupa again okay and then just put at the side of the stupa of the king number seven and number eight so inside these three stupas put the ash of the king okay because after do the cremation we just put the ash in the stupa and around inside the temple not only these three stupas also have tiny tiny tiny stupa around the temple because those stupa used to be the stupas for the member of the royal family to put the ash in the past but for those ash we move already to another temple that we call what Khopaya is about three kilometers from what we call Si Sanphet right here so until now just only three stupas still have the ash inside but the other stupa we move already for the ash of the member in the royal family area we call Si Sanphet temple used to be the royal temple in the past and this temple put the ash of the royal family in Ayutthaya period just only three stupas at the center right here okay still have the ash of the king number seven eight and nine but for nowadays the other tiny stupa we also move all the ash to another temple already just left only because this one is like permanent closed so we cannot move anything from the stupa inside okay all right so everyone uh because this is close to the palace area right the palace for now no more anything just left only small piece small piece so if you want to see where is the palace when we go inside here you we go this uh this door right at the stupa here we have the walkway just turn right and then we have the walkway to connect to the back if you want to see the palace area just walk through this way okay and what is this at the front right here this one in the past we put the real gold buddha made from real gold about 1000 kilograms one ton here but it's gone when we made over with the Myanmar maybe Myanmar took that okay all right and at the back right here is the ordination hall the place that okay royal family used for praying and do the buddhist ceremony at the back right here okay foreign okay everyone and where that the royal family do the cremation in the past over there you see the white friends over there that area in the past it used to be do the cremation okay okay all right so next uh you can see on your left hand side right there is the new temple not the same the new one okay if you want to visit there you can also to visit no any ticket uh no but they still do some reconstruction about the buddha image so now you not see any buddha image but you can go visit inside go to mahatta temple or what mahatta just only three minutes from here very close okay mahatta okay everyone uh in mahatta temple right there is also the royal temple again in ayutthaya period and uh what is the concept of the royal temple the first one no monk live inside there just only royal family can use so when the royal family want to do something like a buddhist ceremony they have to invite the monk from outside and after finish the ceremony they just send the monk to go back to any temple nearby okay this is the concept of the royal temple okay wow i never thought that you will enjoy a lot of coconut okay maybe it's because of the very hot temple right here it's the place that have the buddha face stuck inside the bodhi tree it's become famous because of this and why have the buddha face in the bodhi tree the same reason because that time many of these go to many temples in ayutthaya and then they cut all the heads of the buddha image but just only one fall on the ground and then have the bodhi tree grow nearby and then the root of the tree just cover all the face since that time and later even we just found this one but it's too late to take it outside from the tree because it's stuck already okay so it's the amazing of the nature you're gonna see this one inside the temple again okay going to take the photo with the buddha face please sit down on the platform only do not stand up because the buddha face is located very low from the ground okay just only sit down when you take a photo with the buddha face and everyone is too fast again we are right now okay so we will drop right here at the roadside again and then we walk inside together are you ready for here let's go at the center this one is also the pakoda for the buddha release again okay but for now it's destroyed just left only a half of the pakoda but it's so lucky that they release until underground okay not lost okay and this temple as i mentioned on the bus no monk live inside here but we have only one monk can live inside we call him as supreme monk if we compare between christian and buddhist supreme monk and buddhist is equal the pope in christian is the same situation okay so for now we still have the supreme monk he lives in bangkok and now we are at the era of the supreme monk number 20 and now he is 95 years old but still strong and healthy yeah okay so i just let you know and how's difference between supreme monk and the king okay supreme monk taking care all about the buddhist but the king take care about the people so when the supreme monk and the king go to the same event they will sit at the same level and then they will worship each other because the level is the same and who can become the supreme monk the first have to become the monk first okay and then have to pass many exams and then until the last one they have to join the supreme monk election and will be just only one can become okay so for now uh in the era of the number 20 of the supreme monk 95 years old already when we go inside here we turn right you see this hall but for now just only the wall and cover all the wall right here is the body tree roots cover all the wall and also the buddha okay when you go to take the picture with the buddha face please sit down on the platform because we cannot higher than the buddha to respect to the buddha because the buddha is close to the root of the tree from the ground you have to sit down only cannot stand up okay i hope you have enjoyed watching this video if you are new to our channel go ahead and subscribe it like this video and share it with your friends and family watch till the end of this video to each and every details if you want to watch some more video i have a separate thailand playlist where more than 200 videos has been uploaded so you can go ahead and watch whenever you are free thanks for watching and if you have any queries or any comments you can write down in the comment box i will definitely read and reply each of this comment in the unseen city of ayutthaya the temple stand as a beautiful reminder of thailand's past it is first built in 1357 by king yu thong as a peaceful place for the monks to study and live but later it's becoming much more important when the king king nariswan built it large central tower after winning a major battle in 1592 and turning the temple into symbol of victory and strength and even today visitors can climb the tall structure and see rows of calm buddha statues around it creating a quiet and peaceful feeling although the temple was damaged in 1767 during the fall of ayutthaya when the city was attacked and destroyed it was later restored and brought back to life and now it remains one of the most well-preserved and meaningful place in ayutthaya showing how history even after being broken can still rebuild and remember at what ye chai mongkhan the statues are not just decoration to fill the empty space like the interior design it is a large seated buddha statue near the main cherry long rows of smaller buddha statue wrapped in saffron cloths there is also a declining buddha statue symbolizing the peace and enlightenment lying there as if the chows of empire never mattered visitors can climb the steps of the cherry to see the view from the top the temple was damaged when ayutthaya was attacked in 1767 but it was later repaired today it is one of the most popular and well-preserved temples in ayutthaya it is open daily from around morning 8 a.m to evening 5 p.m and the entry fee is about 20 thai baht if you are thinking how much time you should visit in this temple i can say more than one hour of time is required to visit each and every details of the temple if you have more time then slowly you can visit each and you can understand the history of this temple but generally the visitors properly as this gives enough time to walk around the temple see the lord buddha statue climb to the main cherry while a quick visit can be done in 30 to 45 minutes and it's all depend upon you how much you want to explore next i want to go to explain the most significant things about this temple represents both buddhist learning and historic victory it was first built by king yu tong as a monastery where monks could study practice the buddhism making it is an important religious center and latter king king nareswan built the large cherry to celebrate his victory in the battle which turned the temple into a symbol of strength and success today it is a significant because it shows the history of ayutthaya reflects thai culture and beliefs and stand as an example of how important place can be damaged and latter can be restored perfectly after climbing to the main cherry you must be noticed the small well-like structure near the top and it is not a ordinary well for the water it is actually a sacred space in many buddhist temples such structures are made to build hold relics holy items or symbolic offerings connected to lord buddha or respected monks visitors can often drop coins inside the well and this is done as a sign of respect and to make a wish as people believes it can bring good the well was created as a part of cherry structure because the cherry itself is meant to be a sacred monument often it is built to store important religious items or to mark something meaningful such as victory or a spiritual purpose ayutthaya is one of the most beautiful and historical rich places in thailand and it is known for its ancient temples peaceful surrounding and the feeling of stepping back in the time where every structures tell a story of kings battles and a strong cultural tradition and places like what a chai mongkhon shows both the beauty and the importance of the city making it is a must visit place for anyone who wants to understand the thailand beyond just modern life and if you are planning to a trip to thailand then ayutthaya should definitely be included along with the cities like bangkok for its busy city life and temples chiang mai for its mountains and culture and phuket for its beach and relaxation and to explore these places comfortably you should at least plan for a five to seven days where you can spend one day in ayutthaya two to three days in bangkok and remaining days exploring either mountains or beaches depending upon your interest because thailand offers a perfect mix of history nature and modern lifestyle making it is a complete travel experience and visiting ayutthaya in particular helps you to understand the roots of the country making your journey not just enjoyable but also meaningful if you are new to our channel don't forget to like the video subscribe to this channel and share it with your friends also press the bell icon so that you will never miss any of the upcoming videos 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