GRAND PALACE, WAT PHRA KAEW & WAT POH

A HALF DAY TOUR in BANGKOK to GRAND PALACE, WAT PHRA KAEW & WAT POH makes your stay in BANGKOK complete.You will spend HALF a DAY to discover the whole compound of the heritage highlight of THAILAND: The GRAND PALACE, the throne hall, the treasure hall, some pavilions, and the famous ‘WAT PHRA KAEW’, the chapel sheltering the precious jade Buddha statue. You will discover the most unexpected testimonies of Rattanakosin period and contemplate real masterpieces of Thai Art. This highly venerated site illustrates perfectly the high cultural level Siam had reached during the eighteenth century, and how skillful Siamese artists were in that time. The cloister of the prestigious temple shelters an impressive mural depicting the whole story of Indian epic ‘RAMAYANA’ (Thai version RAMAKIEN). This very complete visit of this magnificent realm is followed by a visit to the Temple of Reclining Buddha. The main chapel of this temple shelters an impressive reclining statue of Buddha, measuring more than 30 meters long and covered by golden leaves. This excursion is a real ‘classical must’. The different artistic expressions of the both temples are merely unique and absolutely majestic.