Total cost incurred (3 days) : 1,572 bht
Hostel: 230 bht x 2 nights
Food : 444 bht
Bus: 228 bht ( Sukhothai > Chiangmai )
Tuk tuk: 60 bht
Entrance fee: 350 bht
Bicycle rental: 30 bht
In 2007, I visited the Ayuthaya UNESCO world heritage site, located about 1.5 hr by bus from Bangkok.
As Sukhothai lies in northern Thailand, about 7hrs by bus from Bangkok, it made sense for me to make a stopover in New Sukhothai town to visit this famous Sukhothai Historical Park, also an UNESCO world heritage site. Sukhothai was once upon a time (during the 13th & 14 century) the first capital of Thailand !
I stayed for 2 nights at the Sila Resort in the New Sukhothai town. Sila Resort offered free pick up service from the Sukhothai bus station. Sila also provide free bicycles for hotel guests' use.
After rested for a night, I started early in the following morning & took a blue Songthaew (30 bht) from a bus stop near the 7-eleven store, about 100m from the Phraruang bridge to Sukhothai Historical Park (old city). The 12km ride took about 20 mins.
Upon arrival at the Park, I rented a bicycle (30 bht) as I believe this was the best way to see the various historical sites, spread over a 5km radius. I spent about 5 hrs in the Park and visited most of the ruins in the Central Zone (admission 100bht) and the Big Buddha (Wat Si Chun) in the North Zone (100 bht). I also had an interesting visit to the Ramkhamhaeng National Museum (150 bht). After seeing the historical sites and the remaining ruins, I must say that I have come to the right place to view this most impressive world heritage site of Thailand ! I just step back in time and admire these magnificent & awesome remaining ruins of the Buddhism & Hinduism monuments built during the golden age of Thai civilisation (13-16 century AD) ! A class of its own !
As my stay was over the weekend, I visited the night market in the Sukhothai town and tasted some of the traditional Thai food from the roadside stalls.
On the 3rd day, the hotel gave me a lift to the Sukhothai bus terminal and from there, I took a morning bus departing for Chiang Mai at around 09.00
Sukhothai Bus Terminal
Hostel: 230 bht x 2 nights
Food : 444 bht
Bus: 228 bht ( Sukhothai > Chiangmai )
Tuk tuk: 60 bht
Entrance fee: 350 bht
Bicycle rental: 30 bht
In 2007, I visited the Ayuthaya UNESCO world heritage site, located about 1.5 hr by bus from Bangkok.
As Sukhothai lies in northern Thailand, about 7hrs by bus from Bangkok, it made sense for me to make a stopover in New Sukhothai town to visit this famous Sukhothai Historical Park, also an UNESCO world heritage site. Sukhothai was once upon a time (during the 13th & 14 century) the first capital of Thailand !
I stayed for 2 nights at the Sila Resort in the New Sukhothai town. Sila Resort offered free pick up service from the Sukhothai bus station. Sila also provide free bicycles for hotel guests' use.
After rested for a night, I started early in the following morning & took a blue Songthaew (30 bht) from a bus stop near the 7-eleven store, about 100m from the Phraruang bridge to Sukhothai Historical Park (old city). The 12km ride took about 20 mins.
Upon arrival at the Park, I rented a bicycle (30 bht) as I believe this was the best way to see the various historical sites, spread over a 5km radius. I spent about 5 hrs in the Park and visited most of the ruins in the Central Zone (admission 100bht) and the Big Buddha (Wat Si Chun) in the North Zone (100 bht). I also had an interesting visit to the Ramkhamhaeng National Museum (150 bht). After seeing the historical sites and the remaining ruins, I must say that I have come to the right place to view this most impressive world heritage site of Thailand ! I just step back in time and admire these magnificent & awesome remaining ruins of the Buddhism & Hinduism monuments built during the golden age of Thai civilisation (13-16 century AD) ! A class of its own !
As my stay was over the weekend, I visited the night market in the Sukhothai town and tasted some of the traditional Thai food from the roadside stalls.
On the 3rd day, the hotel gave me a lift to the Sukhothai bus terminal and from there, I took a morning bus departing for Chiang Mai at around 09.00
Sukhothai Bus Terminal
Sukhothai New Town Centre
Buddha Park, Sukhothai
Weekend Market in Sukhothai
Traditional Thai Noodles
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| Traditional Thai noodle soup with pork & egg - 30 bht |
Sila Resort, 3/49 Wat Khooha Suwan Rd, T Pakkeaw A Muang, Sukhothai
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| Single room with fan - 230 bht |
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| Fried rice with pineapple/pork-60bht+Soda water-15bht |
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| Continental breakfast - 100bht |
Blue Songthaew travels from Sukhothai New Town to Sukhothai Historical Park (12km) - 30 bht per trip
Sukhothai Historical Park - an UNESCO world heritage site
Sukhothai Historical Park - Central Zone (admission 100 bht)
King Ramkhamhaeng Monument
Wat Sorasok
Wat Son Khoo
To Pha Doeng Shrine
Wat Sa Si
Wat Tra Phang Ngoen
Wat Si Sawai
Sukhothai North Zone (admission 100 bht)
Wat Si Chun
Ram Khamkhaeng National Museum, Sukhothai
Sukhothai attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world - Welcome & Selamat Datang to Sukhothai Historical Park !
amazing site and sights. Well done.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, this was the most memorable trip and everything I saw there was really amazing !
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