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DAY 13 BANGKOK Meals included: Breakfast This morning visit Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha) in time to experience the monks early morning chanting ritual (chanting starts at 9:00 AM). After this uplifting and often private experience visit the temple grounds and the famous 45-metre Reclining Buddha. Wat Pho is the oldest and biggest temple with the largest number of pagodas (95 in all) in the city. Also, it was the first open university of Thailand which offered courses in several branches of knowledge like literature, astrology, medicine and massage. Continue to The Grand Palace, Thailand’s most important landmark, where you will be awed by the grandeur and majesty of the building and its throne halls. Note the detailed ornamentation. The Royal Chapel is Thailand's most important and sacred Wat. Marvel at the mysterious Wat Phra Keo (Emerald Buddha), the most revered Buddha image in Thailand. The exquisite temple contains an image of Buddha carved from a single piece of jade. IS NOW COMPLETE