Temple City Tour, Bangkok, Thailand

Your trip is not completed unless you have seen the subtle and intricate beauty of our temple.
1 Wat Trimit (The Temple of Solid Golden Buddha weight 5.5 tons).This temple houses an ancient solid gold seated Buddha image of the Sukhothai Period, three meters in height and weighing 5.5 tons.

2 Wat Pho (The Temple of the Reclining Buddha) This large and extensive temple neighbours the Grand Palace and contains a gigantic gold plated Reclining Buddha. The temple is also regarded as the first center of Thai Massage Education.

3 Wat Benchamabopit (The Marble Temple).This unique marble temple was constructed during the reign of King Rama V. It employs European ecclesiastic detail, such as stained glass windows and contains a superb cloister collection of bronze Buddha images.

Type of Activities in Thailand

Culture :

Thailand’s cultural heritage was influenced by ancient India when the Indian merchants and scholars set foot and gradually settled in Southeast Asia some 2,300 years ago. It continued for several centuries. Buddhist religion and popular myth are the most obvious examples. Much of Thailand’s royal tradition is also rooted in Indian culture.

Buddhism is thought to have first come to Thailand at Nakhon Pathom, While Indian concepts of divine kingship first took root in the Khmer empire. By the 6th century AD, many independent states were flourishing in the region we now know as Thailand. One of these was the Mon’s Dvaravati kingdom. Mon dominance over central Thailand has been diminished by the power of an expanding Khmer empire. Eventually, The Khmer became so powerful that they ruled the entire area. Only the southern isthmus where the Srivijaya civilization had taken root was unaffected.

Towards the end of the 13th century, Khmer power in this area waned and new kingdoms dominated by the Thai race developed, including the northern Lanna kingdom. Beginning by nibbling away at the perimeter of the Khmer empire at Sukhothai and in Lanna some 700 years ago, the Thai race later established the glorious court at Ayutthaya, and eventually Bangkok. Over the past centuries, many peoples, among them the Chinese, Arabs, Malays and Westerners, have contributed to Thailand’s cultural heritage.

Thailand’s majestic cultural heritage inherited over the past centuries was dominated or influenced by many kingdoms encompassing the area including the powerful Khmer. The remains of their cultural heritage can still be seen in many places through out the kingdom.