The Many Big Buddhas Of Phuket

Big Buddhas? Surely there's solely i "Big Buddha" inward Phuket? The large white i on the hill? Yes, that's the i known equally THE Big Buddha, as well as it sure is impressive. We've been driving upwards that loma for over 10 years since earlier structure began. It's non simply the 45m high statue, but nosotros dearest the peachy views over much of southern Phuket. Thailand is of shape by as well as large Buddhist, hence in that location are lots of Buddhist temples here, though Phuket also has large a Muslim minority as well as many Thai-Chinese families. You'll honour mosques as well as Chinese shrines all over the isle too, as well as fifty-fifty a Catholic church, a Hindu temple as well as Sikh gurdwara! And there's sure to a greater extent than than i large Buddha hither ...

"The" Big Buddha of Phuket

The biggest Buddha inward Phuket is the large white marble covered statue on transcend of the Nakkerd hills inward the due south of the isle close Chalong. It's been nether structure for many years. The top dog statue is fairly good complete, but there's however locomote inward progress closed to the edges. When it was existence built we'd come upwards up the loma for the views as well as some peace. Now it's usage of many tour itineraries, hence tin last crowded, unless yous see early on morn or belatedly afternoon. The statue tin last seen from much of the due south of the island, as well as the views from the hill, to a greater extent than than 400m higher upwards the sea, are great.

The Big Buddha of Phuket
Hiking to the Big Buddha

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Reclining Buddha at Sri Sunthorn Temple

Built on the roof of i of the temple buildings at Sri Sunthorn temple, simply due south of Thalang inward the inwardness of Phuket isle is a 25m reclining Buddha. This is non a busy temple, we've been numerous times as well as hardly always seen to a greater extent than than a few visitors. It's correct past times the top dog route through Phuket from town to the airport, but it's behind some trees as well as difficult to spot from the road. The temple is named afterward i of the Heroines of Phuket who fought off the Burmese agency dorsum inward 1785. Oh yes, nosotros got history too!

Sri Sunthorn Temple

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Seated Buddha at Rang Hill Temple

Up a tiny, difficult to honour side route adjacent to the Vachira infirmary inward Phuket Town, is a lilliputian secret. Somehow, I did non come across this until Jan 2012, fifty-fifty though the spider web log had been going nearly vi years as well as I dearest temples. My married adult woman simply casually said i twenty-four hr menses "did yous always come across the temple upwards this road?" ... Wat Khao Rang is at the pes of Rang Hill, on the N side of Phuket Town, good known for views as well as the pop Tunk Ka Cafe. The golden seated Buddha is real squeamish indeed as well as I truly should larn dorsum i twenty-four hr menses for some early on morn photos inward ameliorate light. Phuket is total of surprises, fifty-fifty for a long term resident!

Khao Rang Temple

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Buddha inward a cave at Wat Suwan Kuha

OK, this i is non on Phuket isle .. Wat Suwan Kuha, also called Wat Tham ("cave temple") is over the duo inward Phang Nga province, but is visited past times many tours from Phuket. We've been quite a few times. The Buddha is quite impressive, the whole affair was built nigh 150 years agone past times the Na Takuathung menage unit of measurement who however alive inward Phuket. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 see hither tin last combined amongst a Phang Nga Bay tour. Outside the cave in that location are lots of monkeys. There's a 20 Baht entry fee to the cave.

Wat Suwan Kuha

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Reclining Buddha at Koh Sirey Temple

Every fourth dimension nosotros see the temple on a loma at Sirey Island (just due east of Phuket Town) nosotros experience pitiable for the place. With some funding it could last gorgeous. Please produce see as well as larn out a donation! Sirey Island (rather similar Phuket) is hardly an island, yous tin campaign in that location over a little duo from Phuket Town. The temple is upwards a little hill, nigh 200 feet higher upwards body of body of water degree - views are pretty proficient actually! Inside the temple is a large reclining Buddha nigh 20m from caput to toe. We similar driving closed to Sirey for the views as well as in that location are some little restaurants dotted closed to the place, addition a body of body of water gypsy hamlet non far from the temple.

Koh Sirey Temple

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Golden Buddha at Koh Kaew Yai Island

Not such an enormous Buddha, but an of import i ... Koh Kaew Yai is a little isle nigh 1km off the due south tip of Phuket, yous tin come across it from Phromthep Cape. Local legend says that Buddha develop pes on the isle earlier arriving inward Phuket. Some monks alive on the island. There is a large "footprint of Buddha" on the due south side of the island, as well as facing N towards Phuket is a Buddha statue nigh vi or 7m high. Not enormous, but an interesting house to see - yous tin larn past times longtail boat from Rawai beach.

Boat trip to Koh Kaew Yai

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Wat Bang Riang

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 real impressive temple inward the hills N of Phang Nga Town close the little town of Thap Put ... quite a campaign from Phuket actually, but a twenty-four hr menses trip including this temple tin also include Wat Suwan Kuha as well as possibly a squeamish tiffin at Tha Sai Seafood. The temple covers a huge area, amongst a top dog edifice on a loma as well as hence a large Buddha as well as a large standing figure of the goddess Guan Yin. And quite a few steps to climb! Certainly worth a see if yous are inward an exploring mood (which nosotros oftentimes are!).

Wat Bang Riang

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