Visit Wat Pho and Wat Arun with Local Expert

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1. Wat Pho is mainly famous for the huge Reclining Buddha statue it houses. At 20 acres large, it is the largest temple in Bangkok, and technically the oldest too, as it was built around 200 years before Bangkok became Thailand's capital. It holds the dual honor of having both Thailand's largest reclining Buddha image and the most Buddha images in Thailand. The highly impressive reclining Buddha is 46 meters long and 15 meters high and illustrates the passing of the Buddha into nirvana. The large grounds of Wat Pho contain more than 1000 Buddha images in total, most from the ruins of the former capitals of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai. We then walk to the Tha Tien pier, where we'll take a ferry to the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya river. Here you'll find one of the most outstanding temples of Thailand, named after the Indian god of Dawn Aruna: Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn).

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2. The imposing prang (spire) of Wat Arun is one of Bangkok's world-famous landmarks. It is over 70 meters high and represents Mount Meru, home of the gods. The corners are surrounded by four smaller satellite prangs. The prangs are beautifully decorated with tiny pieces of coloured glass and Chinese porcelain, which had previously been used as ballast by boats coming to Bangkok from China.

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How it compares in Bangkok

• Its from-price is 56% below the median of the 2892 experiences we list in Bangkok.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Bangkok

Bangkok, capitale exubérante de la Thaïlande, aligne temples dorés et palais royaux le long du fleuve, entre cuisine de rue, marchés et gratte-ciel.

Le Grand Palais et le Wat Phra Kaew, qui abrite le vénéré Bouddha d'émeraude, étincellent sur l'ancienne île royale de Rattanakosin. À côté, le Wat Pho abrite un bouddha couché géant et une célèbre école de massage thaïlandais, et de l'autre côté du fleuve Chao Phraya, les flèches incrustées de porcelaine du Wat Arun brillent au coucher du soleil.

Top-ranked sights in Bangkok: Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun), Bangkok Chinatown (Yaowarat), Grand Palace.

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