Ayutthaya Day Tour By Coach And Cruise

Informative and Educational and Boy our tour guide was very helpful and full of knowledge

Great tour ! It was a very relaxed tour .. we chose to get the one way hotel transfer . We were picked up by taxi and transferred to the river city location.. given stickers so we knew which group we’d be in for the day. As we waited for other travellers to join we were able to grab brekky/snacks. Then off we went in an A/C coach .. our group was about 13 which was great cos there was so much room to spread out. We went straight to the ruins and went to 3 locations .. we had plenty of time to explore and our lovely guide gave us facts about each stop. Our guide Paisam (sorry I spelt his name wrong) but he was so knowledgeable and friendly!! Such a great person .. any questions he was happy to answer .. After seeing the temple ruins + Buddha we went on a cruise back towards the city. We had a beautiful lunch / tea and coffee ! Lunch consisted of a mixed buffet of Thai and western food .. staff were friendly. Once we made it to port we were all transferred back to the starting point at River city. Transfer back to your hotel is not included however it’s very easy to catch a tuktuk or grab Would definitely recommend this tour esp. cos of Paisam!! **NOTE - we made a stop at one of the temples and had to use the bathroom. They don’t charge entry but ask for a donation BUT there’s no toilet paper. They charge 10THB for toilet paper so take your own. After we made our donation to go bathroom we found out after the fact, toilet paper is extra . 10THB is like 0.47cent AUD so it’s cheap but we had no small change as we gave the only cash change we had as donation. So I’d recommend to bring your own toilet paper OR make sure u have cash on hand.

Wow, what an amazing day! Uncle Sam was a great guide and we saw some brilliantly interesting temples - so much history in such a short time. Buffet lunch in the middle of a great day and loads of drinks - which was much needed as it was hot!!!

Relaxing and enjoyable. Lots to see and learn. Buffet lunch was great. The cruise down the Choa Phraya River was very relaxing.

Our guide had an encyclopedic knowledge of Bangkok and Thailand, the trip itself was very organised and enjoyable. The buffet was excellent.

Our guide Jome was excellent. She knew the history and her English was good. The site is much larger than I expected so the bus took us to 3 different areas. Lunch was on the cruise and was a buffet and excellent. There was afternoon tea also.

Company is not very responsive. River ride was great and food was very good. Guide didn't speak English very clearly and was a bit repetitive. There was lots of talking at the sites and little time to actually explore. Yet, I don'to think the deep history and significance of these sites were covered. Some sites were quite expansive and could have been covered more efficiently by driving.

I booked this tour and received a confirmation of the hotel pickup time. I waited and waited, but they never showed up and never communicated with me. I had to go back and get a refund. I would definitely never book through Big Country Vacations again.

There seems to be so many tour companies marketing an identical agenda (with varying price tags), that it was hard to find the appropriate place to write a review! We booked through Big Country Vacations and our guide was Donna, who did an excellent job of imparting her great knowledge of her country's history and culture, with good humour and warmth! We were picked up promptly and the time spent either on the shuttle round Bangkok, or on the large bus needs to be regarded as part of the overall experience, as you are getting to see the city and country! Although it would've been nice to spend more time in those magnificent temple ruins - which is why most people book the tour - the palace grounds are huge and need the hour to see, whereas the shorter time at the ruins was enough to wander about, clicking madly for the memories to mull over later! White Orchid cruises provided a lunch that was beyond our expectations- really, really nice food! I'll dream of that spicy prawn soup for years to come!! It was magic to watch the temples drift by, and the landscape change, until docking in the busy heart of the city. We totally enjoyed our day and consider it excellent value! Thank you!

Very good. San was an excellent guide.

Very good tour, complete, with good infrastructure. The guide Mindy always friendly, explaining everything, in addition to very available to clarify doubts. The lunch at the end of the tour was great, with a good variety of meals and in an air-conditioned place.

- Hotel transfer is good, very punctual, - Visit to the old palaces/statues/ Temple good & pleasant by bus, Pauses are taken (Toi.), - Tour guide does not speak so well English & likes to listen to speeches, - ... then the change at lunchtime to which has been in the years straight excursion boat: cold lunch buffet !!!!! and tasteless coffee/tea later.... really grottobad and not worth its money ! Too bad... :-( ( conducted on Saturday, 09.02.2019, 06:30 - 16:15, booked via EMIRATES portal, € 48.68/pers. ).

Don’t expect to visit Ayutthaya with this tour: the bus only makes 3 stops at a run on sites that have little interest. None of Ayutthaya’s must-see sites are visited (Wat Chai Watthanaram, Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon...). The guide delivers her speech in a monochord tone that is difficult to follow, except when it comes to insisting on buying trinkets on the stands. Barely 1h30 in Ayutthaya and already heading to Bang Pa-In Palace: it’s pretty but no historical interest. We preferred to leave the tour and go back in tuk tuk to Ayutthaya and enjoy the rest of the day to quietly visit the city. Return to Bangkok by our own means (there are vans every 20min, 120 baths). In short, an excursion that has no interest.

A great tour organization for your travels through the Bangkok area. Have chosen their ayutyha tour. A great tour by bus and boat. Highly recommended.