Travel guide to Wat Pho Bangkok

Wat Pho or Wat Phra Chetuphon is the main landmark for many foreigners who would like to visit for seeing the Buddha statues beauty and much knowledge inside this temple as the first public university in Thailand. It is famed for its giant reclining Buddha that is 46 meters long, covered in gold leaf. How will you go to that !? Let's see our details together with ECOCAR rent-a-car's Car Rental Bangkok.

How to go from the Grand Palace to Wat Pho Bangkok

It spends only a 10-minutes walk from the Grand Palace. It is also a great place to get a traditional Thai massage. It’s often considered the leading school of massage in Thailand, so you really are in good hands here.

Wat Pho's Most Visited !?

The highlight for most people visiting Wat Pho is the Reclining Buddha. The figures here are impressive: 15 meters tall, 46 meters long, so large that it feels like it’s been squeezed into the building. The Buddha's feet are 5 meters long and exquisitely decorated in mother-of-pearl illustrations of auspicious characteristics of the Buddha.

There is a number 108 is referring to the 108 positive actions and symbols that helped lead Buddha to perfection. However, you ought to take your shoes off to enter and all visitors must wear appropriate clothing – no exposed shoulders or skin above the knee.

Chinese arts in Thai temple

The other highlight is in the courtyards at Wat Pho Bangkok. There are some comical-looking Chinese statues that were once used as ballasts on ships and 91 stupas decorated in ceramic pottery flowers and colorful tiles. Wat Pho also has good English speaking guides who will provide interesting information for around 200 or 400 THB, depending on how many people there are in your group and how good your negotiating skills are. If you prefer, you can wander alone.

The first public university in Thailand

Wat Pho has been the first public university in Thailand, specializing in religion, science, and literature. It is now more well-known as a center for traditional massage and herbal medicines as both as Thai and Chinese.

After a walk around the temple, there’s nothing quite like a relaxing foot or head and shoulder massage from most other forms of therapeutic massage and tends to be invigorating rather than relaxing, incorporating yoga style postures to relieve stress and improve blood circulation. If you've never tried a traditional Thai massage, Wat Pho Bangkok is a good place to experience it.