Wat Yai Chai Mongkol Region: Bangkok	Chalong Temple Phuket Town Region: Phuket	Wat Mahathart Waraviharn Region: Hua Hin	Big Buddha at Bo Phut Region: Koh Samui

Thailand has over 40,000 Temples or Wat's. Each community has its own Wat to pay homage to Buddha. Some are very old like those around Ayutthaya near Bangkok and in Chiang Mai while some are not as old as around the regions Phuket and Pattaya.

As the majority of the population of Thailand practice Buddhism can be seen as one of the main reasons why the country is so safe for visitors and why the Thai people are so friendly and peaceful.

Since there are so many thousands of temples around Thailand the top temples we recommend to visit if you are in the following regions are:

Bangkok: Wat Arun, Wat Benchama Bophit, Wat Po and Wat Phra Keo
Chiang Mai: Wat Prathat Doi Suthep and Wat Chedi Luang
Hua Hin: Phetchuburi Temples including Wat Mahathart Waraviham
Koh Samui: Big Buddha, Coral Buddha and Wat Samui
Phuket: Chalong Temple

Temples around Thailand:

Big Buddha		Region: Koh Samui
Chalong Temple		Region: Phuket
Chinese Temple		Region: Hua Hin
Coral Buddha		Region: Koh Samui
Erawan Shrine		Region: Bangkok
Khao Takiab		Region: Hua Hin
Phetchuburi Temples		Region: Hua Hin
Tiger Cave		Region: Krabi
Wat Arun		Region: Bangkok
Wat Benchama Bophit (Marble)		Region: Bangkok
Wat Chedi Luang		Region: Chiang Mai
Wat Chedi Luang (Chiang Saen)		Region: Chiang Mai
Wat Chiang Mun		Region: Chiang Mai
Wat Huay Toh		Region: Krabi
Wat Mahathart Waraviharn		Region: Hua Hin
Wat Mengrai		Region: Chiang Mai
Wat Muen Ngoen Kong		Region: Chiang Mai
Wat Pa Paw		Region: Chiang Mai
Wat Patnum Wanaram		Region: Bangkok
Wat Phra Kaeo		Region: Bangkok
Wat Phra Kaew		Region: Chiang Mai
Wat Phrasingh		Region: Chiang Mai
Wat Po		Region: Bangkok
Wat Prathat Doi Suthep		Region: Chiang Mai
Wat Sai Thai		Region: Krabi
Wat Samui		Region: Koh Samui
Wat Yai Chai Mongkol (Ayutthaya)		Region: Bangkok

	Worth Visiting
	Highly Recommended
	A Definite Must See !!!