W e are excited to announce that Taste of Thailand Food Tours has finally launched “The Great Ayutthaya Adventure”, our full-day food and cultural tour to Ayutthaya! Ayutthaya is the ancient capital and modern city in the Central Plains of Thailand, 85 km north of Bangkok. It is the Capital City of the Province of the same name. It’s a popular tourist destination as well. Come join us for a full day, private tour with your own driver and guide to explore the history and fantastic tastes of this amazing ancient city! The tour starts at 8:00 amwith your driver pick up at your residence or hotel and ends at later that evening with your return to Bangkok. We’ll intermix old markets with visits to iconic temples, and delicious local foods with an understanding of Ayutthaya’s amazing history and importance in Thai culture.

  

The Great Ayutthaya Adventure at a glance:

 

• Dive into one of Ayutthaya’s oldest local markets as we start the adventure with a delicious local snack.
• Take a relaxing afternoon view of the river as we visit majestic Wat Chai Wattanaram.
• Sample delicious boat noodles in their birthplace, and if you are daring, we’ll add a special ingredient on offer!
• If you’re ready to burn off the calories, the weathered and worn 60 meter-tall stupa of WatYai Chai Mongkol awaits you.
• Get up close and personal with one of Thailand’s emblematic Buddha heads at WatMahathat.
• Savour a delicious and relaxing local meal afloat a rice barge on the river, enjoying the local sights and sounds.
• Learn hands-on about a dying artcraft still practiced in Ayutthaya that keeps ‘the babies smiling’.
• Get backstage passes to see the production of Ayuthaya’s famous flossy sugar treat, Roti SaiMai (and sample it of course!)
• Soak in a half century-old culture with a visit to Ayutthaya’s most historically important temple, WatPhra Si Sanphet and it’s market to sample tasty Thai treats!