Two markets and three temples in one day

About this experience

This is the long one: 12 hours, about five of them on a coach. You meet at The Coffee Club at River City (or choose pickup), drive 90 minutes to Maeklong for 45 minutes on the tracks, then 30 minutes on to Damnoen Saduak, where you arrive by a paddle boat and get about 1.5 hours with free time. Then it's a two-hour drive north to Ayutthaya, the old capital, for lunch and three temples: Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, Wat Maha That (the Buddha head in the tree roots) and Wat Lokaya Sutha with its reclining Buddha.

Watch the option you book. Lunch, temple entry and hotel pickup are included only if the option you select says so; on the base price the itinerary marks lunch and all three temples as extra fees. The heritage site Ayutthaya History lists a foreigner entry fee at Wat Phra Sri Sanphet and Wat Maha That. The river prawn lunch is extra on every option.

Is it worth it? For people with one free day, yes. For the floating market, less so: 1.5 hours fits, but you'll spend more time on the highway than at either market. If you have two days, do the markets one morning and Ayutthaya another.

• Maeklong Railway Market and Damnoen Saduak in one morning
• A paddle boat into the floating market
• Three temples in Ayutthaya, the old capital
• Wat Maha That's Buddha head in the tree roots
• Drop-off at MBK Center or the Bangkok Experience Lounge

How the day runs

1. Early morningMeet at River City

   The Coffee Club at River City Bangkok, or hotel pickup on the options that include it.

2. 1.5 h + 45 minMaeklong Railway Market

   Coach to the train market and a walk on the tracks.

3. 30 min + 1.5 hDamnoen Saduak

   Arrive by paddle boat, then free time and shopping.

4. 2 h + 45 minNorth to Ayutthaya, lunch

   The long drive, then lunch (included only on some options).

5. About 2 hThree temples

   Wat Phra Sri Sanphet (35 min), Wat Maha That (40 min), Wat Lokaya Sutha (40 min).

6. 1.5 hBack to Bangkok

   Drop-off at the Bangkok Experience Lounge or MBK Center.

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Tips before you book

• Pick the option with lunch and temple entry unless you want to pay at each gate. Compare what each option includes when you book.
• Cover shoulders and knees for the temples, and bring a scarf for the afternoon.
• Carry cash for temple entry if it is not in your option, plus snacks at the markets.
• Pack water and sunscreen. Ayutthaya's ruins are open to the sun at midday.
• Expect to be back after dark. Plan a light evening.

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