<body> <a href="../sightseeing-bangkok-temple-tour.htm"><img border="0" src="http://cache.graphicslib.viator.com/graphicslib/thumbs154x109/3685/SITours/bangkok-temples-tour-including-reclining-buddha-at-wat-pho-in-bangkok-1.jpg" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="90" alt="Bangkok Temples Tour including reclining Buddha at Wat Pho">Bangkok Temples Tour including reclining Buddha at Wat Pho</a> <br> Thailand is predominantly a Buddhist country with around 95% of Thai's practicing the Theravada discipline of Buddhism. On this half-day guided tour you will visit three of the most famous wat's (the local name for temple) in Bangkok - Wat Traimit, Wat Pho and Wat Benchamabophit. <BR> <a href="../sightseeing-bangkok-temple-tour.htm"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Book now or look for more information & guest reviews!</FONT></a> <BR><BR> <a href="../SA_Thailands-Ayutthaya-Temples-and-River-Cruise-from-Bangkok.php"><img border="0" src="http://cache.graphicslib.viator.com/graphicslib/thumbs154x109/3685/SITours/thailand-s-ayutthaya-temples-and-river-cruise-from-bangkok-in-bangkok-1.jpg" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="90" alt="Thailand's Ayutthaya Temples and River Cruise from Bangkok">Thailand's Ayutthaya Temples and River Cruise from Bangkok</a> <br> Visit the Ayutthaya temples on a cultural day trip from Bangkok, it's a highlight of any Thailand visit. The tour to the ancient capital of Siam includes a trip by riverboat, a must-do activity when you're in Bangkok, with close-up views of the temples and historic sites that line the Chao Phraya River.<BR> The Unesco World Heritage site of Ayutthaya is 53 miles (85 kilometers) north of Bangkok. Ayutthaya was a thriving Siamese kingdom from 1350 until 1767, when it was captured by the Burmese. Today, Ayutthaya is know for its spectacular ruins and temples. Many of its temples are still intact, such as Wat Phra Sanphet, Wat Mongkhon Bophit, Wat Panangcherng and Wat Chai Mongkol, known for its large bronze statue of the Reclining Buddha. <BR> You will also see the summer palace of King Rama IV with its mixture of Thai, Chinese and Gothic architecture. The palace is a well-preserved 'museum', providing a glimpse into a time when Thailand was known as Siam. <BR> <a href="../SA_Thailands-Ayutthaya-Temples-and-River-Cruise-from-Bangkok.php"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Book now or look for more information!</FONT></a> <BR><BR> </body>