Half-Day Ayutthaya City Cultural Bike Tour
Description
The half-day Ayutthaya City Culture Bicycle Adventure is a must for anyone visiting Ayutthaya with limited time. Participants will bike around the ancient capital of Siam, passing through local communities and stopping to visit the famous temples that make Ayutthaya a must-see destination.
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Here we start and finish our ride. Select the bicycles and adjust the seats and off we go.
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Pom Phet was the most important fortress, protecting the harbour where foreign ships were forced to anchor for inspection and unloading. No foreign ships travelling up the Chao Phraya River before were allowed beyond this point. In 1767, the Burmese were unable to penetrate Ayutthaya from this fort. The city walls were finally breached on the northeast side of the main island at the Maha Chai fortress to be exact. Pom Phet is one of the two remnants of old fortresses and now a public park.
Wat Lokaya Sutha is a massive temple ruin. It is aligned toward an east/west axis. The monastery has been heavily restored, including floor tiles and brick floors throughout. Most of the temple exists only at the basic foundation level. This includes some stubs of pillars and basic walls. At the eastern entrance are the remnants of three vihans. Behind these sermon halls is a large 30 meters high, Late Ayutthaya period, Khmer-style prang. This prang-tower has a hollow entrance on its eastern side. The remains of an ubsot can be seen behind the prang. Only the basic foundation layer has survived, but there are many sema stones and the detritus of Buddha images. A large bell tower stands on the southwestern corner of this ubosot. The highlight of this temple is its enormous reclining Buddha image (37 meters long and 8 meter high), which is located behind the ubosot.
The Ayutthaya Historical Park comprises of the ruins of temples and palaces of the capital of the ancient Ayutthaya Kingdom. The park is located on an island surrounded by three rivers where the old capital used to be. The Ayutthaya Kingdom, which existed from 1351 until 1767 was one of the largest and most prosperous empires of its time. The ruins of many impressive temples and palaces give an impression of the wealth of the ancient Kingdom.
Wat Phra Si Sanphet (Thai: วัดพระศรีสรรเพชญ์; "Temple of the Holy, Splendid Omniscient") was the holiest temple on the site of the old Royal Palace in Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya until the city was completely destroyed by the Burmese in 1767. It was the grandest and most beautiful temple in the capital and it served as a model for Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok.
Wat Mahathat, “the temple of the Great Relic” was one of the most important temples in the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Located on the historical island the large monastery features a huge central prang, a very large principal viharn and ubosot and a great number of subsidiary chedis and viharns. The upper part of its once massive central prang has collapsed. Today only the base remains. One of the temple’s most photographed objects is the head of a stone Buddha image entwined in the roots of a tree.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children are welcome on our tour. 0-5 years 50% and 6-11 years 25% discount, 12 year and up adult rates apply
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required.
- NOTE: Since you will visit ancient temples, you are expected to dress respectfully. We recommend you to wear longer shorts (knees covered) and to have your shoulders covered when we enter the temples.
Reviews(76)
Amazing experience! We did a half day biking tour, our guide (named Min) took us around the city explaining on its history and culture. We visited the most famous temples of the historical centrum, an old fortress and the local market. Great guide, great biking gear, wonderful afternoon! Would recommend!
Thank you, Imka, for sharing your delightful experience with our half-day biking tour. We're thrilled you enjoyed the guide, the route, and the cultural insights. We hope to see you on another tour soon! ThailandBiking - Operations Team
Today a nice 3 hour bike tour done. We were lucky enough to be alone with the family so we could hear everything well. Bung was our guide and that is a super sweet woman who is also well understood in her English. You can see many temples, but the city is known for that. She knew a lot about it. Also stopped several times along the way to have a drink. If you're here, this is really worth it. Thanks Thailand Biking.
Bedankt, Jack, voor het delen van je ervaring! Fijn om te horen dat jullie genoten hebben van de tour en onze gids Bung. We hopen je in de toekomst weer te zien op een van onze tochten.
Professional bike ride under passionate guidance. The guide knew a lot about the history, culture, faith and various structures. Sometimes a bit too much;), for the children the information was a bit too extensive but for adults with an interest in Thailand it is certainly a great added value. Our youngest son got a heat-stroke and was responded to very adequately. Super service and definitely worth doing!
Beste, Hartelijk dank dat je de tijd hebt genomen om deze mooie review op Tripadvisor achter te laten! Fijn om te horen dat je hebt genoten van de fietstocht en dat onze gids je met zoveel passie heeft kunnen vertellen over de rijke geschiedenis, cultuur en het geloof in Ayutthaya. Bedankt ook voor je eerlijke feedback over de hoeveelheid informatie. We snappen heel goed dat de diepgaande verhalen voor volwassenen een mooie meerwaarde zijn, maar voor de jongere fietsers soms wat veel kunnen worden. We nemen dit zeker mee om de balans voor gezinnen in de toekomst nog beter af te stemmen! Daarnaast zijn we erg blij te horen dat ons team snel en adequaat kon handelen toen jullie jongste zoon last kreeg van de hitte. Zorgzaamheid en veiligheid staan bij ons altijd voorop, zeker in het warme Thaise klimaat. We hopen dat hij weer helemaal snel is hersteld en dat jullie als gezin verder een fantastische reis door Thailand hebben gehad! Hopelijk zien we jullie in de toekomst nog eens terug! Met vriendelijke groet, ThailandBiking - Operations Team
We really liked the tour, our guide Lek told much interesting things about the culture, history and temples. Her english is very good en she was very nice and helpful. Thank you very much Lec!
Thank you, Bart, for your kind words! We're glad you enjoyed the tour with Lek and appreciated her knowledge and assistance. We will be sure to pass along your compliments to her.
Really fun, good guide and perfectly long
Thank you, Olivier, for your kind words! We are thrilled to hear you had a fun and enjoyable time with us. Your positive feedback means a lot to us.
Beam was an amazing guide and the bike ride was the perfect length to see all the sights of Ayutthaya. We especially enjoyed trying the local delicacy and preparing our offering to Buddha. Beam even recommended a brilliant place for lunch afterwards. Would highly recommend this tour.
Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We are thrilled to hear that you had such a great time exploring the historic sights of Ayutthaya with us. It’s fantastic that Beam made such an impression—he really takes pride in sharing those local delicacies and the meaningful traditions, like preparing the offering to Buddha. We’re also glad the lunch recommendation hit the mark! We’ll be sure to pass your kind words along to Beam and the rest of the team at our Ayutthaya shop. It was a pleasure having you with us, and we hope to see you again for another ride in the future! Best regards, The Team at ThailandBiking
We did the full day tour it was great. Our guide Min was very kind and explained us lots of interesting information about Buddhism and the history of the city. Thank you very much Min!
Merci beaucoup pour votre superbe retour ! Nous sommes ravis que vous ayez choisi la version journée complète pour découvrir Ayutthaya. Un immense merci de la part de Min ; il sera très touché de savoir que ses explications sur le bouddhisme et l'histoire de la ville ont enrichi votre visite. Au plaisir de vous revoir pour de nouvelles aventures !
We carved out half a day to explore Ayutthaya during our trip to Thailand and wanted to make the most of the short time we had. This bike tour was absolutely perfect to get a full city experience in a tight package. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. She spoke English fluently and was familiar with several other languages. Her insights at each of the stops gave us the background we never would have gotten if we explored ourselves. The stops are well thought out and cover several of the most notable sights in the city, including a stop at a local market we otherwise never would've found. Our ticket purchase included some tasty local treats from the market. The biking route was mostly flat and easy to navigate. Some moments involved riding alongside local traffic which can be a little intimidating, but the guide rides up front while another employee ride behind to keep us safe watch our backs. We couldn't have been happier with our relatively short tour. Afterwards we wished we had planned more time for Ayutthaya, but this was the perfect introduction to such a historical city. We couldn't recommend it enough.
Thank you, Alex, for sharing such a thoughtful review! We’re thrilled you had a great experience exploring Ayutthaya with us and felt safe and well-guided throughout. Wishing you many more enriching travels! ThailandBiking - Operations Team
Great tour of several of the Ayutthaya attractions. Bung was very knowledgeable and provided insights that were meaningful to the experience. The tour time ran much longer than expected (I booked the 3-hour tour which took well over 4 hours). Although I understand they are made to appeal to a broad audience, I would have enjoyed more historical detail, given the significance of the site. The bike was good quality; I felt safe and well-attended to (the cold beverage timing was spot on).
Thank you, Corey, for your thoughtful feedback! We're glad you enjoyed the tour and appreciated Bung’s expertise. We'll consider your suggestion for more historical detail to enhance future experiences. ThailandBiking - Operations Team
Great way to tour the sights. We were able to get around easily with our bikes. Guide was very knowledgeable.
Thank you so much for the 5-star review! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed exploring the sights of Ayutthaya on two wheels. Our team takes great pride in our guides' knowledge of the city's history, so we’ll be sure to pass your kind words along to them. We hope to see you on another adventure soon!
