12/20/2008

Bangkok Spa Review, Wat Po Traditional Massage

Thai massage illustrations and instructions on the wall of the massage school at Wat Po (Bangkok)


If you want to try the real thing, Wat Po (The Temple of the Reclining Buddha) offers Thai massage in its most traditional form, taken from the original inscriptions in stone commissioned by King Rama III, great-grandfather of the present king. If you are interested in learning the techniques, The Wat Pho Massage School offers a ten-day course too, for around 6,000 baht. Contact the school located in the temple compound. The easiest way to get to Wat Po is by boat. Take the Chao Phraya River Express to the Tha Thien pier, then walk through the market and up the short street. Wat Po is directly across the intersection, on your right. On the left is the rear wall of the Grand Palace.

Open: 08:00 - 17:00 (massage available until 18:00).
Location: Maharat Road, about a half mile south of the Grand Palace

(Visitors must pay an entrance fee of 20 baht at the booths just inside the north or south, entrances.)

by: http://www.bangkok.com/

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