temple

Big Buddha temple Phuket

Big Buddha temple and veiwpoint

Wat Chalong

Chalong

The most important and most visited Buddhist temple in Phuket, Wat Chalong is a stunning complex of ornate buildings housing relics of two venerated monks. The Grand Pagoda is said to enshrine a splinter of Lord Buddha's bone. An active place of worship and pilgrimage.

Wat Phra Thong (Temple of the Golden Buddha)

Thalang

Famous for its half-buried golden Buddha image, only the head and shoulders of which protrude from the ground. Legend holds that those who have tried to excavate the image have met with misfortune. A fascinating and atmospheric temple in the heart of Thalang district.