Temples in Phuket

52 places in 17 districts

Districts

1–24 of 52

Temples in Patong

Temples in Karon

  • Phuket Big Buddha

    Buddhist templeA 45-metre seated Buddha clad in white marble on Nakkerd Hill, about 400 metres above the sea between Chalong and Kata, built from visitors' donations.
  • Po Seng Ti Te Shrine (Kata)

    Chinese shrine · Kata BeachA Chinese shrine at the north end of Kata Beach dedicated to Po Seng Ti Te, the god of medicine.
  • Wat Karon (Wat Suwan Khiri Khet)

    Buddhist temple · Karon BeachThe working temple of Karon, where resident monks lead daily rituals; a centre of Buddhist teaching since 1980.
  • Wat Kitti Sangkharam

    Buddhist temple · Kata BeachThe temple of Kata, recently rebuilt by its monks and workers, with an ordination hall, monks' quarters and a school for local children.

Temples in Kamala

  • Samnak Song Charoen Tham (Kamala)

    Buddhist temple · Kamala BeachA small Buddhist monastery (samnak song) in Kamala, listed on Google Maps as a temple.
  • Wat Baan Kamala

    Buddhist temple · Kamala BeachThe local temple of Kamala, small and well kept, where people from the area make merit and hold ceremonies.

Temples in Choeng Thale

  • Wat Cherngtalay

    Buddhist templeA Buddhist temple in Choeng Thale near Bang Tao Beach, founded in 1917 by Phra Khru Chalopmakhun with the help of local villagers.

Temples in Mai Khao

  • Wat Mai Khao

    Buddhist temple · Mai Khao BeachA modest working temple near Mai Khao Beach, long a centre of Vipassana meditation.

Temples in Ratsada

  • Pho Ta Toh Sae Shrine

    Chinese shrineA Chinese shrine about halfway up Monkey Hill, known for its tiger statues.
  • Wat Khao Rang

    Buddhist templeA temple on the slope of Khao Rang hill in Phuket Town with one of the island's oldest golden sitting Buddhas.
  • Wat Koh Siray

    Buddhist templeA temple on Koh Siray, the small island joined to Phuket Town by a bridge, with a reclining Buddha almost 19 metres long on its hilltop.

Temples in Rawai

  • Wat Nai Harn

    Buddhist temple · Nai Harn BeachA temple by Nai Harn in Rawai whose new building, in traditional Thai style, was completed in 2017 on the site of a modest older temple.
  • Wat Sawang Arom

    Buddhist temple · Rawai BeachA Mahanikaya temple in Rawai founded in 1942 by Phra Bunrod Thammakamo, on about 9,600 square metres.

Temples in Thep Krasatti

  • Wat Kanan

    Buddhist templeA relatively new temple in Thalang, surrounded by forest, whose white ordination hall stands on the water of a lake.
  • Wat Phra Nang Sang

    Buddhist temple · Thalang townOne of the oldest temples on Phuket, built when Thalang was the island's main town; its name means "built by the Royal Lady".
  • Wat Phra Thong

    Buddhist temple · Thalang townA temple in Thalang known for its golden Buddha image half-buried in the ground, only the upper body showing.
  • Wat Thep Kasattri (Wat Ban Don)

    Buddhist templeA forest temple at Ban Don that local tradition holds to be the first built on Phuket, linked to the family of the two heroines who defended Thalang.

Temples in Chalong

  • Wat Chalong (Wat Chaithararam)

    Buddhist templePhuket's largest and most visited Buddhist temple, founded around 1837, about 8 km south of Phuket Town on the way to Chalong.
  • Wat Ladthi Wanaram (Wat Tai)

    Buddhist templeA Mahanikaya temple in Chalong, founded in 1758; its first site was left for a time and used as a cemetery before the temple was rebuilt.
  • Wat Luang Pu Supha (Wat Si Supharam)

    Buddhist templeA temple in Chalong, about 2 km from Wat Chalong, linked to Luang Pu Supha, a widely revered monk who settled in Phuket and built temples here.

Temples in Si Sunthon

  • Tha Rua Shrine

    Chinese shrineOne of Phuket's oldest Chinese shrines, dedicated to Po Seng Ti Te, the god of medicine, to whom people come to pray for recovery.
  • Wat Manik (Wat Thepwanaram)

    Buddhist templeA forest temple in Si Sunthon, founded in the late 1970s on a former burial ground among rubber plantations.
  • Wat Sri Sunthon

    Buddhist templeA temple on the main road in Thalang with a large golden reclining Buddha on top of its building.

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