Phuket Authority
Phuket Authority

Monuments in Phuket

The Big Buddha, Wat Chalong, Promthep Cape… Opening hours, tickets, access and the best time to visit each place.

Map
Big Buddha Phuket: opening hours, how to get there and what to wear

Big Buddha Phuket: opening hours, how to get there and what to wear

Phuket's Big Buddha is a seated Buddha statue about 45 metres tall, standing on top of Nakkerd Hi...
Wat Chalong: Phuket's biggest temple, opening hours and tips

Wat Chalong: Phuket's biggest temple, opening hours and tips

Wat Chalong (Wat Chaiyathararam) is the most important of Phuket's forty Buddhist temples, and th...
Bang Neow Shrine: Phuket Town's Chinese temple and the Vegetarian Festival

Bang Neow Shrine: Phuket Town's Chinese temple and the Vegetarian Festival

Bang Neow Shrine (Am Bang Neow) is one of the oldest and most active Chinese shrines in Phuket To...
Jui Tui Shrine: the Chinese Shrine of Phuket Town

Jui Tui Shrine: the Chinese Shrine of Phuket Town

The Jui Tui Shrine (San Jao Jui Tui) is one of the best-known Chinese temples in Phuket Town, wes...
Wat Phra Nang Sang: an old Thalang temple and its tin Buddhas

Wat Phra Nang Sang: an old Thalang temple and its tin Buddhas

Wat Phra Nang Sang is one of the oldest temples on Phuket, in Thalang district. It is tied to the...
Wat Phra Thong: the temple of the half-buried Buddha

Wat Phra Thong: the temple of the half-buried Buddha

Wat Phra Thong, in Thalang, houses a golden Buddha buried in the ground: only the head and upper ...