Ayutthaya City Culture - bike ride through the historical park

📍 Ayutthaya, Thailand

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Ayutthaya City Culture - bike ride through the historical park

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Duration3 hours

FitnessEasy

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Overview

This 3-hour Ayutthaya bicycle adventure will take you around Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (Sacred City of Ayutthaya), the Siamese royal capital from 1350 to 1767. Three rivers gather at Ayutthaya: the Chao Phraya, the Pasak, and the Lopburi. From a small fortified island-city, it grew into a powerful kingdom. In its heyday, Thai culture and commerce flourished, and lots of foreign merchants resided in the capital. You will get a sense of the once mighty capital of Siam through this tour.

What you will be doing

Pom Phet or Diamond Fortress

One of the sixteen fortresses along the city walls of Ayutthaya. Although partially destroyed, the fort still conveys what must have been ancient travellers' first impressions of the Kingdom of Siam

Cycle through local neighbourhoods and pass the Roti Road

Dozens of vendors offer bags of the colourful Roti Sai Mai, one of the most famous Thai desserts in Ayutthaya – threads of twirled palm sugar wrapped in a round unleavened bread

Somdet Phra Srinakarinda Park to Chedi Phra Si Suriyothai

A memorial for the first heroine in Thai history, and make a short photo stop here. Then we ride further along the river and observe the daily life of the local people living on the river banks

Muslim community

Where they make handicraft woven wind mobiles from palm leaves in the shape of a carp, Pla Tapian Bai Lan

Ayutthaya Historical Park

A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. Here we see the ruins of the old temples. We stop at Wat Phra Sri Sanphet which was the most important temple of Ayutthaya and is situated within the Royal Palace grounds

Wat Mahathat

Best known for its photogenic Buddha’s head entwined within the roots of a tree. It is one of the most recognisable images from Thailand and can be found on many postcards and travel books

Chao Phrom Market

We will walk with our bicycles over the market. This busy market has been around since Ayutthaya was the capital of Siam. It houses a large concentration of amulet shops, food stalls and vendors selling all kinds of wares

Return via ferry

We take a ferry back to cross the Pasak River and within a few minutes, we are back at our office where the tour ends.

Things to know

AccessibilityChildren friendly

Fitness levelEasy

Tour languageEnglish

Licence requiredNone

Since you will visit ancient temples, you are expected to dress respectfully. We recommend wearing longer shorts (knees covered) and covering your shoulders when we enter the temples.
During the trip, we make regular stops for sightseeing and to provide you with drinking water/soft drinks and a Thai snack.
Anyone able to ride a bicycle can join this - Ayutthaya bicycle excursion is designed to be enjoyable, educational and fun and is not too demanding on the legs!

Inclusions and Exclusions

✅ Included

Cycling equipment
Snack
Refreshments
Entrance ticket
Tour guide

❌ Not included

Pick up and drop off transport

Where we'll meet

Meet up/Pick up location: Hua Ro, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 13000, Thailand

Instruction: We will meet at our office.

ReturnThis tour returns to starting point

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