PHRA NAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA
Mobile Mini Light and Sound Show
At Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park
August 1 – December 31, 2009
Daily tours at 11.00, 14.00, 18.00, 19.00 hrs.
The Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Mini Mobile Light and Sound Show at the Ayutthaya Historical Park features a tram tour of the many ancient temples, palaces, ruins, historical monuments and other places of interest, of historical or cultural significance.
The tour, which starts out from the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Study Centre, takes approximately 45 minutes to an hour.
As the tram tour proceeds, narration in seven languages (English, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean as well as Thai) is provided on a portable MP3 player. For the evening tour, each of the sites en route are illuminated.
The Ayutthaya Mini Mobile Light and Sound Show, a scaled down version of the original Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Light-and-Sound presentation, provides greater flexibility in terms of trip itineraries. Four tours are available daily at 11.00, 14.00, 18.00 and the final tour of the day at 19.00 hrs. This enables a much larger number of visitors to be able to enjoy the historic sites along the route at their convenience.
The route passes the following sites: The City Pillar Shrine, the temples of Wat Gade, Wat Phra Ram, Beung Phra Ram Lake, Wat Mahathat, Wat Ratchaburana, the monastic quarters of Phra Sangkarat and Wat Phra Mongkhon Bophit temple.
Tickets for the Mini Mobile Light and Sound Show and tram tour of the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park are priced at 80 baht per person includes the portable MP 3 narration kit with the selection of seven languages, snacks, drinking water and a chilled napkin to freshen up. A group rate of 1,500 baht per tour is available for a group of up to 20 people.
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Formally known as Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, the ancient city of Ayutthaya, was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong and has remained the capital city of the Kingdom of Siam for 417 years, (from 1350 to 1767).
During this time, 33 kings of various Siamese dynasties have reigned in Ayutthaya, each contributing to the Kingdom's many cultural treasures. Over time, this magnificent legacy, passed on from generation to generation, has become a unique and most distinctive aspect of Ayutthaya.
At its height of glory, Ayutthaya was one of Asia's most prosperous cities with a proliferation of magnificent temples, palaces and pavilions signifying its wealth and prosperity.
This impressive heritage has become the bedrock of Thai society and has shaped the Thai way of life as it exists today. With a culture and civilization so outstanding and timeless, UNESCO declared the Ayutthaya Historical Park, a cultural World Heritage Site on 13 December 1991.
Contact information:
FOR RESERVATIONS
Ayutthaya Historical Study Centre
Tel: 0 3524 5123
FOR ENQUIRIES
Ayutthaya Tourist Information Centre
Tel: 0 3532 2730-1
TAT Ayutthaya
Tel: +66 (0) 3524 6076 to 7
Fax: +66 (0) 3524 6078
E-mail: tatyutya@tat.or.th
IMPORTANT
Event dates and programme details may be subject to change.
Many of the festivals and events listed on Thailand's official calendar of annual events are traditional Buddhist or folk festivals, the date of which is either determined by the Buddhist lunar calendar and waxing and waning moon. These are not staged events. The festivals reflect the rhythm of life in rural Thai villages and local traditions as observed in times past. To ensure you have the most updated information, please reconfirm details prior to travel.
