Wat Chai Watthanaram, Aayutthaya - A brilliant place on river-side to witness magical sunset of Temple Town of Thailand
Recently we have been sharing about beautiful temples of Ayutthaya which is UNESCO World Heritage city in Thailand with hundreds of temples spread across the town. Today we shall share about another wonderful temple on river bank - Wat Chai Watthanaram. This blog-post shares some details about Wat Chai Watthanaram, how to reach Wat Chai Watthanaram from various parts of Ayutthaya city, entry ticket for Wat Chai Watthanaram, timings of Wat Chai Watthanaram temples & lot of more.
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Wat Chai Watthanaram is located close to Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya and one needs to take a boat ride. There is also a boat tour which takes you to different temples in Ayutthaya. We took the boat tour and it was quite reasonable. They charge you 200 Bahts per person for approximately 2 hours of tour through the river. Some of the temples are private temples so the main ticket doesn't cover them. Wat Chai Watthanaram is covered in main ticket through which you get access to all main temples of Ayutthaya city of Thailand. Wat Chai Watthanaram is part of old town in Ayutthaya and is part of Ayutthaya Historical Park. Wat Chai Watthanaram is not really a part of Historic City of Ayutthaya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It can be reached by road or by boat.
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Above photograph shows first view of Wat Chai Watthanaram when you get off your boat. If you take evening boat ride, Wat Chai Watthanaram is last spot and then boat turns back. Boat reached the temple around sunset and the boat folks give enough time to roam around Wat Chai Watthanaram to explore it's beauty around sunset hues.
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Wat Chaiwatthanaram is a Buddhist temple in the city of Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, which lies outside of Ayutthaya island. Wat Chai Watthanaram is one of Ayutthaya's best known temples and a major tourist attraction.
While we were at Wat Chai Watthanaram, we roamed around the whole complex and enjoyed evening breeze of Ayutthaya town in Thailand. This was a great conclusion of our day and it was time to head back to Ayutthaya Night Market.
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Let's talk about Entry fees for Wat Chai Watthanaram. If you only intend to go to one temple, then entry ticket costs around 50 Bahts. There is a one discounted ticket for whole day which gives you entry to every temple you visit in Aayutthaya.
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Ayutthaya Temples are made of 9 different sites, some of which you can enter for free and others that have a small entrance fee of 50 Baht ($1.5):
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Wat Phra Si Sanphet (fee: 50 baht),
Viharn Phra Mongkol Bopit (fee: free),
Wat Mahathat (fee: 50 baht),
Wat Ratchaburana (fee: 50 baht),
Wiharn at Wat Thammikarat (fee: free),
Wat Suwan Dararam,
Wat Phra Ram (fee: 50 baht),
Phra Chedi Suriyothai (fee: free),
Wat Borom Phuttharam (fee: free)
Wat Chai Watthanaram : 50 baht
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Other temples to walk around Wat Chai Watthanaram are -
Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon
And don't miss walking map of main temples to be explored in Ayutthaya, Thailand.
And don't miss walking map of main temples to be explored in Ayutthaya, Thailand.
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The Wat Chaiwatthanaram structure reflects the Buddhist world view. The big "Prang Prathan" which stands tall in the centre symbolizes the mountain Meru and that consists the central axis of the traditional world. Around it lie the four continents which swim in the four directions in the world sea.
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