All registered participants and accompanying
guests are offered a complimentary half day City &
Temples tour in Bangkok
on Tuesday 13 November and Sunday 18 November.
Please prebook a tour if you would like to join. Our
tour will depart at 09:00 hrs in the morning and return
4 hours later at 13.00. The afternoon tour will depart
at 14.00hrs and returns at 17.30hrs.A meeting point
will be at the Lobby of each hotel that you stay. Our
guide will meet and escort you according to this itinerary
to visit three famous and beautiful temples.
Visit Wat Trimit,
known for its famous Golden Buddha. The beautiful image
of solid gold is three metres high and weighs five and
a half tons.

Continue the tour by passing through beautiful city
scenery of the colorful flower market and Chinatown.
The bustling business area of Chinatown is especially
known for its gold jewellery shops. The atmosphere is
totally changed at night - hordes of food stalls line
the streets.
Visit Wat Pho
or Temple of the Reclining Buddha, founded in the 16th
century, the oldest and biggest temple with the largest
number of pagodas (95 in all) in the city. Wat Pho was
the first open university of Thailand which offered
courses in several branches of knowledge like literature,
astrology, medicine and massage. It's well known for
its huge Reclining Buddha, 46 m. long and 15 m. high.
Visit Wat Benchamabopit
or Marble Temple, one of the most modern works of Thai
religious architecture. Graceful and tranquil, it is
famous for its main chapel built in white Carara Italian
marble to house a replica of Thailand's most beautiful
Buddha image, Phra Phutthachinarat
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