Wat Mai Khao
Buddhist temple · Mai Khao
A modest working temple near Mai Khao Beach, long a centre of Vipassana meditation.
Buddhist temple
About Wat Mai Khao
A small temple near Mai Khao Beach in the far north, known for Vipassana meditation. Visitors can sit in on the daily chanting and meditation, see the memorial pavilion of a well-loved former abbot, and walk to the bird sanctuary at the back near the beach. Free to enter.
As the record has it
Good to know
- What to see
A memorial pavilion with the likeness of a former abbot at the back of the grounds.
A bird sanctuary behind the temple, towards the beach.
- Dress code
No short skirts, short trousers or sleeveless tops.
- Events
Daily chanting and meditation sessions that visitors may join.
Mai Khao Beach · Mai Khao district
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