Sukhothai Things to Do

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This shrine costs 100 baht to enter. The ticket also covers entry to Wat Phra Phai Luang. This wat consists of a square building known as a mondop. Inside the mondop is a huge 15m Buddha image. The image peeks at you through the mondop opening as you approach. There were some stalls located just outside and a smaller seated Buddha image off to the right of the mondop.

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After Wat Mahathat I thought this was the most beautiful and most interesting of Sukhothai's wats. This wat is one of Sukhothai's oldest. It was originally built by the Khmers as a Hindhu temple. You can still see some beautiful Hindu carvings here. The whole wat had been badly burnt and all the rocks and Buddhas were blackened.I could find no explanation for this in my guidebook. The wat is surrounded by a lovely lilyfilled moat. Entry is 100 baht and the ticket is also valid for wat Sri Chum. If you enter from near the northern gate there is no ticket office, but we were asked to pay on our way out as we headed for Wat Si Chum. we used the same ticket to reenter Wat phra Phai luang so I guess it is valid all day.

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This shrine is outside the old city area near the San Luang or northern gate. There is no entry fee to visit this wat. The wat consists of a chedi with lots of elephant carvings and although it is small it is photogenic and a bit different, so worth seeing. It is also near other shrines.

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This is a lovely, peaceful wat located on an island. It has a large seated Buddha image and a Ceylonese style chedi. You get here by crossing the wooden bridge. A second small bridge will take you to a smaller island. A good place to find a shady spot and rest your tired feet for a while.

This wat lies on an island to the east of Wat Mahathat. You get to it by crossing a rickety, old wooden bridge. There are good views towars Wat Mahathat and towards Wat Trapang Ngoen from here across the lilyponds.

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In my opinion this was the most beautiful wat in Sukhothai. This was once the religious and political centre of the Kingdom of Sukhothai. It is a wonderful place to wander with its large standing Buddha, seated Buddhas and stucco frieze of walking monks. The area around this wat is full of waterlily strewn ponds and beautiful colourful flowers. A lovely peaceful place.

To enter the temples in the Old City you should buy a ticket from the ticket office to the left of the main gate. Tickets cost 100 baht. We explored on foot, but there was a bike shop - K Shop - just across the road from the entrance.

Wat Mai was the first temple we saw just off to the right as you enter. It was small compared to the other temples but was still worth a look and took a good photo.

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SUKOTHAI
After arriving in Sokuthai at the National Park..you will notice many "Motos" for hire, there are many different names for these wheather you want to call them a "tuk tuk" or a" moto"..there really isn't a lot of difference. The main thing is they are definately the way to get around this really huge complex and it will take you all day...I chose to hire mine for the day and negotiated my price. The price was fair and I was pleased. The price of course depends on you own bargaining skills.
Although make sure that you have established a COMPLETE price for all that you want to do in your day hire BEFORE you set off.