Thailand tours ?the dawn of happiness -Sukhothai

Posted by cocovin on September 27th, 2017

There are many famous tourist cities in Thailand. Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, they are popular cities for the trip to Thailand. I'd like to introduce a city with a lot of features in Thailand- Sukhothai. Sukhothai is a small city in Lower Northern Thailand, and the Capital of the Province of this name, most famous for the ruins of the ancient city Sukhothai. The name translates as "the dawn of happiness". There are many popular attractions.

Sukhothai Historical Park

Sukhothai historical park offers a wide range of restored 13th and 14th century Khmer temples. Depending on your level of interest this can easily be a 2-day trip, but can be comfortably accommodated in a single day.

The entrance fee is nominal and there is a tram you can ride getting on and off as you like.Cycling around the park was wonderful and it was very peaceful. The park is quite level with wide paved roads and paths. There are a large number of water features that provide lovely views to the various temples and a relaxing strolls over the many bridges.

The park puts on an outstanding display in November for the Lao Khatrang festival with a stunning pageant in boats and an immense fireworks display.

Si Satchanalai Historical Park

Si Satchanalai isn't as big or impressive as the main historical park at Sukhothai, but that creates a different kind of feeling.Well worth the effort to visit the park totally different to Sukhothai Historical Park but still very beautiful in its own way. Si Satchanalai has towering trees and overgrown ruins (if you make the trek out to some of the smaller ones around the back side of the park).  Other than that, the main ruins are located fairly close to each other.You can walk or rent bicycles at the park gate to take your time to explore the sites on offer. Take time to sit be the lake and imagine what life was back centuries ago.

Wat Si Chum

The temple is located outside the main Sukhothai Historical Park and has a huge Buddha Statue in a relatively small hall with high walls and a narrow door. The door is so narrow that the entire statue is not visible from outside. The walls of the temple are The temple is in better shape than most other temples in the area and the high walls are still standing. The roof however is gone.

The temple is set amidst expansive manicured gardens and has consists of a main building and some smaller shrines at the sides. Being outside the main park, there is a separate entrance fee for the temple. An artist's reconstruction of the temple is also shown near the entrance.

Worth a visit if you are in Sukhothai.

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