Bangkok: Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) Self-Guided Audio Tour

Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

Welcome to the narrated, offline, self-guided walking tour of the Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) in Bangkok, Thailand! The Buddha measures 151 feet long making it the largest sleeping / reclining Buddha statue in Thailand. The complex also houses the most buddha statues in all of Thailand. Along with the famous reclining Buddha, Wat Pho features a whopping 394 Buddhas that can be found spread out between four different chapels on-site.

This self-guided, app-based, audio tour allows you to explore the Wat Pho with maximum flexibility and value. It begins at the temple’s entrance gates. Once there, simply follow the set route in the app. Be sure to download the Action Tour Guide app beforehand (check your email for the link) so that you can start walking as soon as you arrive and walk through the gates to begin hearing about the temple and the statue. You’ll immediately notice that the architecture style is quite different from other temples. As you walk, you’ll hear about why that’s the case and about what makes the temple special.

The tour then leads you through the temple. Be sure to follow the route as you listen. You’ll learn that Wat Pho was believed to be founded during the 16th century and was later served as The Royal Temple of King Rama I of Chakri Dynasty. Wat Pho is, among Thais, also known as "the nation's first public university," thanks to 1,360 marble inscriptions about medical, historical and liberal sciences places all around the temple where the people can read and learn anytime.

We’ll check out the marble inscriptions about medical sciences, anatomy and orthopedics are the origins of Wat Pho Thai traditional massage principles, which has made Wat Pho a world-famous site. Our tour wraps up near where we began.