Your tour begins at Wat Pho – famous for the huge Reclining Buddha statue it houses. At 20 acres, it is the largest temple in Bangkok, and technically the oldest too as it was built around 200 years before Bangkok became Thailand's capital.
The highly impressive reclining Buddha is 46 meters long and 15 meters high and illustrates the passing of the Buddha into nirvana. The large grounds of Wat Pho contain more than 1000 Buddha images in total, most from the ruins of the former capitals of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai.
Next, you'll walk to the Tha Tien pier, where you'll take a ferry to the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya river. Here you'll find one of the most outstanding temples in Thailand, named after the Indian god of Dawn Aruna: Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn). The imposing prang (spire) of Wat Arun is one of Bangkok's world-famous landmarks. It is over 70 meters high and represents Mount Meru, home of the gods.
Duration: 3 hours