Wat Phra Yai or Big Buddha is the nigh famous temple inwards Kho Samui. The principal attraction of this house is the huge Buddha inwards the middle of a pocket-size island. It is located at 4171, Tambon Bo Put, Amphoe Ko Samui, Chang Wat Surat Thani Thailand. For Google map click here. It's opened upward 24 hours daily. The entrance in addition to the parking lot is gratis but you lot tin sack hand donations.
The temple is quite large in addition to a lot of people watch hither but it's non actually a crowded place. Though they possess got a lot of visitors or tourists hither dissimilar Wat Plai Laem which is but a few kilometers away from the Big Buddha. Many Buddhist believers come upward hither to watch in addition to offering a prayer. As for us, nosotros are hither for picture taking in addition to sight-seeing. The temple grounds offering an insight into Thai in addition to Buddhism civilisation in addition to a lot of Buddha relics.
I didn't larn closer to the Big Buddha because I don't desire to climb upward inwards the stairs since I didn't come upward hither to pray I but lookout it from afar. I've seen a lot people accept the stairs to come upward closer to the Big Buddha. You must piece of employment out your slippers, sandals, in addition to shoes below the stairs if you lot desire to larn up.
There are a lot of shops closed to if you lot desire to purchase refreshing drinks or snacks. There are likewise souvenir shops inwards front end of in addition to closed to the temple premises. This souvenir toy store that is made of metallic in addition to steel caught my attention. It is located inwards front end of the Big Buddha. The display is awesome but you lot can't accept a photograph amongst it in addition to thence I but accept a photograph from outside.
We came hither belatedly inwards the afternoon closed to five o'clock in addition to I mean value it's the best fourth dimension to come upward hither or perchance early on inwards the morning time to avoid the oestrus of the sun.