Away from Samui’s beaches lies Wat Khunaram temple, known from its mummified monk. His remarkably well preserved body is kept in a glass casket on display in the temple. The monk who died about five decades ago wanted his body to serve as an inspiration for future generations to follow the teachings of the Buddha.
Mummified monk of Koh Samui
Away from Samui’s beaches lies Wat Khunaram temple, known from its mummified monk. His remarkably well preserved body is kept in a glass casket on display in the temple. The monk who died about five decades ago wanted his body to serve as an inspiration for future generations to follow the teachings of the Buddha.
Mummified monk of Koh Samui
Big Buddha
Koh Samui’s most noticeable landmark, the Big Buddha is visible from miles away when approaching the island by boat or airplane. A stairway guarded by mythical snakes leads up to the massive 12 meters high Buddha image.
Mummified monk of Koh Samui
Wat Plai Laem
One of Koh Samui’s most attractive and colorful temples, the Wat Plai Laem contains two enormous statues in Chinese Thai style, namely one of the Chinese Goddess of Mercy with 18 arms and one of a smiling fat Buddha. There is a lake full of large hungry fish waiting to be fed by the temple’s visitors.
Big Buddha
Laem Sor Pagoda
This pagoda is located in a very attractive and much quieter area of Koh Samui’s South West corner. The golden colored pagoda guarded by large and colorful giants sits at the end of Bang Kao beach.
Laem Sor Pagoda
Kiteboarding
Enjoy the excitement of kiteboarding on one of Koh Samui’s many tropical beaches. For those wanting to learn the sport, the island houses an IKO certified kiteboarding school.
Enjoy your time on beaches ò Koh Samui
Golf
Koh Samui offers the opportunity to play on several well maintained golf courses with spectacular views of this tropical island and the Gulf of Thailand. --- Read more:
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Chiang Rai is a land of ancient values of Thailand. Along with Chiang Mai, this city was the center of the glittering Lanna dynasty hundreds of years ago. Today, Chiang Rai is still an ancient, colorful space of Thailand with activities, temples to discover.
Kanchanaburi is the third largest city in Thailand located 130 km from Bangkok and bordered with Myanmar at the West. The city is famous for its bridge over the Kwai River that not only becomes a symbol of immortality in books and movies, but also possesses natural beauty with many dams and lakes. Let’s together discover this special land.
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is the most famous and most visited temple in Chiang Mai. A trip on the windy mountain road is an enjoyable experience or you can rent a 250 baht motorbike a day, with a 600baht driver traveling both on and off.
The Grand Palace (Thai: พระบรมมหาราชวัง, RTGS: Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang) is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. It used to be the headquarters of the Thai war district, the state government and the venue of major events. Today, the palace is the symbol of Bangkok and the Kingdom of Thailand.
Going along Front Beach, in the direction of the Big Mount we could always behold a white palace roofed with red tiles standing motionless on the mountain side against a background of lush green trees. That is the WHITE PALACE.
Baht (THB; symbol ฿) = 100 satang. Notes are in denominations of ฿1,000, 500, 100, 50, 20 and 10. Coins are in denominations of ฿10, 5, 2 and 1, and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 satang.
Thailand is a serene and thought-provoking place to do some meditation. This centre offers an intensive month-long course and there are strict rules to be observed. The beautiful leafy setting in Chiang Mai is ideal, but there are similar places all over the country; make enquiries at local temples
Duty-free shops are located at Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Had Yai airports as well as in the King Power Complex (www.kingpower.com) on Bangkok's Sri Ayutthaya-Rangnam Road. Items can be purchased there and delivered to the airport in time for the departure flight
Thai food is traditionally fairly hot and spicy, but most tourist restaurants tend to tone down the heat for the more fragile Western palate. Most Thai food is prepared with fresh ingredients such as lemon grass and coriander and rice is commonly eaten with most meals.
Visas for Thailand are not required by all nationals referred to in the chart above for touristic stays of up to 30 days if entering via an international airport. If entering by land, you will usually be granted a stay of 15 days (apart from nationals of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the USA
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