Wat Yai Chaimongkol Worawihan, Ayutthaya
by หิวจัง i wanna เที่ยว
Aug 2, 2025
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🛣 Ayutthaya 1-Day Trip – Visit temples, explore the city, eat shrimp, and sip coffee
🚗 Travel: Drive from Bangkok, approximately 1–1.5 hours
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📍 Route & Attractions
1. Wat Niwet Thammaprawat (Bang Pa-in)
A beautiful Gothic-style temple on an island in the middle of the water. You must take a cable car across.
Highlights: The yellow European-style church is a great photo opportunity.
📌 Cable car fare: 10 baht/person
2. Wat Yai Chaimongkol
A magnificent, large pagoda. You can go up to see the view.
📌 Admission: 20 baht (Thai people)
3. Lunch: Kung Puen Praew Restaurant @ Central Agricultural Market
Recommended dishes: Grilled shrimp, fried fish, Tom Yum soup, Som Tam
Approximate price for 2–3 people: 1,000–1,500 baht
4. "U Khao" Cafe
A coffee shop in a wooden house with a Thai atmosphere by the river.
Recommended dishes: Traditional coffee, Americano, Thai desserts
A great place to stop for coffee before heading back to Bangkok.
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💸 Approximate budget (for 2 people)
Item Price (Baht)
Gas (Round Trip) 300
Temple Entrance Fee (2 Temples) 60
Wat Niwet Cable Car (2 People) 20
Lunch 1,200
Drinks at U Khao Restaurant 200
Drinks/Snacks 100
Total 1,880 baht
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✅ Additional Tips:
Wat Niwet Thammaprawat is open. 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
If it's really hot, U Khao has cool indoor air-conditioned seating.
Ask the staff at U Khao what local desserts they recommend each day.
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