Ayutthaya Historical Park (day trip)

อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์พระนครศรีอยุธยา / วัดมหาธาตุ

A Buddha head wrapped in tree roots and sunset over a fallen royal capital

⚠ Cash fees per temple

Hours

Varies by temple, roughly 8am–6pm (check on site)

Tickets

Cash at each temple: Wat Mahathat 80 baht, Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon 40 (2026 reports; one says 20). Book tours on Klook and similar sites

Address

Central Ayutthaya island, around Wat Mahathat on Chikun Road

For over 400 years this was the capital of Siam, until the Burmese burned it in 1767. Red-brick prangs and headless Buddhas lie scattered across the fields, and at Wat Mahathat you'll find the famous Buddha head cradled in banyan roots. Most visitors take the afternoon 'sunset tour': the big chedi and reclining Buddha at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, then Wat Mahathat, a boat on the river for sunset, and a photo stop outside a floodlit Wat Chaiwatthanaram before heading back.