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  EXPLORE THE RUINS OF A HISTORICAL AND HOLY HERITAGE CITY
 

 

Are you ready to go on a spiritual travel?Do you want to traverse through an immemorial and timeless place to historical temples? As the mists of time beckon you to explore a mystical past, Ayuthaya in Thailand unfurls a historical park that displays the intriguing ruins of its age-old city that was founded by King Ramathibodi I in 1350. Ayuthaya was the capital of the country till the Burmese army destroyed it in 1767. As the beautiful city was damaged, the Fine Arts Department began restoration work and the site was declared as a historical park in 1976 though its situation had worsened. In 1981, the park was recognized as a UNESCO World heritage site and drew innumerable visitors to admire its beauty. Excitehotels.com as a renowned online hotel reservations portal opens out a comprehensive range of accommodation that varies from resorts, luxury hotels, budget hotels, discount hotels, cheap hotels to cheap accommodation according to clients’ specifications. Structured on the foundation of care, Excitehotels.com offers outstanding customer care with dedicated travel services to give their clients the best services rendered by skilled professionals whose extensive training includes the craft of providing care with online hotel reservations.
 
Visitors who love historic ruins staying in amazing accommodations can plan an itinerary to see the historical temples in Ayuthaya that evolve over the incredible city. Guests can take a tour by foot, on bicycle or a charter boat to Ayuthaya that is surrounded by four rivers such as the Pa Sak River, Lopburi River, Chao Phraya River, to view the ruins situated on the city isle of Ayuthaya. Guests can enjoy a lovely boat ride and go back into the past as they enjoy the beautiful ruins of Wat Na Phra Meru, Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Wat Thammikarat, Wat Mongkhon Bophit, Wat Ratburana and Wat Phra Mahathat. As a powerful dynasty, Ayuthaya’s ruler had built a great kingdom and traded with the French, Dutch and Chinese for centuries. Its city was decorated with monuments, canals and monasteries. As history goes, Ayuthaya was besieged with wars and finally was defeated. Thirty three monarchs from various dynasties had ruled the kingdom and each one contributed to the architectural splendors that can be seen today. Tourists will enjoy the festivities in December that are celebrated with different kinds of entertainment, traditional culture and lifestyles and an appealing light and sound show that has the backdrop of ancient ruins and temples of Ayutthaya. Excitehotels.com offers an informative website that visitors can freely browse through and offers pleasant, sincere and wonderful services.

 

 
 
  DISCOVERING A SOULFUL JOURNEY
 

 

Visitors staying in enchanting hotels chosen with careful consideration by Excitehotels.com will love the attractions in Ayuthaya as they view the grandest temple in the city. Originally built as a palace, it was converted to a monastery and later into a temple. Wat Phra Si Sanphet is known as the most valuable temple in Ayuthaya. Built on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, the Wat Chaiwatthanaram is a replica of the Angkor temple with a big prang surrounded by smaller prangs. Visitors staying in tranquil accommodations can take a ride on a long-tailed boat from the Chankasem Palace Pier to view this lovely temple. Lovers of history from marvelous hotels handpicked by Excitehotels.com can take off to see the Old Palace near the north section of the city wall that was later transformed into a monastery with the succeeding rulers extending the palace with beautiful halls. The Chantarakasem Palace was a summer retreat of the royalty and now houses historical relics. Lovers of history staying in accommodations will love to see the attractions of Ayuthaya that evolve with the Bang Pa-in Summer Palace that was later restored to its original glory with various architectural styles. As the past echoes around the gorgeous ruins, the Phom Phet or the Diamond Fort as the only fort in Ayuthaya has survived the test of time. Also known as Phom Phet Pairote, this fort is situated in Bangkaja at the meeting place of the Pasak and the Chao Phraya Rivers.
 
Guests staying in amazing accommodations would like to see St. Joseph’s Church as one of the attractions of Ayuthaya that was the worshipping place of the Catholics. The original church was made of wood and was later rebuilt in the 17th century with bricks and mortar in the European style. Famous for its three bell-shaped chedis that are symbolic of Ayuthaya, Wat Phra Si Sanphet is a grand temple and is a valued asset. Visitors staying in gorgeous hotels in Thailand can view the Wat Phra Ram temple that has a towering prang and is renowned for its chedis and elaborate craftsmanship. The tourists can see the Wat Phanan Choeng that is the oldest temple in Ayuthaya and the Wat Phu Khao Thong or the Golden Mount in an idyllic location with rice fields and ponds. As the tourists admire the intricately carved temples, the Wat Chai Wattanaram temple is lovely with auspicious Buddha images lining the courtyard’s inner wall. Buddhist visitors will revere the massive Buddha image at the Viharn Phra Mongkol Bopit temple that dates back to the 15th century. Visitors staying in vibrant and well decorated accommodations can take off to see the Wat Phra Mahathat that is one of the most ancient temples. It is also famous for its stucco work and it’s prang that was 165 feet high. Excitehotels.com offers a mystic travel to destinations that reach the heart to give their guests the finer things in life.
 
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Getting There:
From Bangkok, visitors can reach the historical city of Ayutthaya via different means of transportation;

By Train
From Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Station, the trains depart for Ayutthaya every hour between 4.20 am to 10 pm. Please visit: www.railway.co.th for train time and reservation.

By Road
Normal buses run every 20 minutes between the Bangkok's Northern Bus Terminal (Morchit 2) and Ayutthaya's bus terminal in Naresuan Road. There are air-conditioned buses that run the same route every 20 minutes and take a slightly shorter time to get to Ayutthaya than normal buses.

By Boat
Many foreigners enjoy travelling to Ayutthaya by boat. There are no scheduled or chartered boat services between Bangkok and Ayuthaya but there are several tour companies operating luxury cruises including a delicious lunch. Contact the cruise operators for details and reservation.

 

 
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