Phetchaburi 9-temple merit route
The nine temples most often given for Phetchaburi's 9-temple route, starting at the Khao Yoi cave temple north of town and ending in the old town.
- Temples
- 9 temples
- Distance
- 34 km
- Driving
- 41 min
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Nine temples in one day
The popular route: all nine temples in one drive
Temples on foot in town
Temples close enough to walk between, several in half a day
Phetchaburi old-town temple walk
The old-town temples between the foot of Khao Wang and the Phetchaburi River, all within walking distance, as listed for the Phetchaburi 9-temple walk.
- Temples
- 11 temples
- Distance
- 3.8 km
- Walking
- 51 min
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Temples around Khao Wang (Phra Nakhon Khiri)
The temples on and around Khao Wang, from Wat Phra Kaeo Noi in the Phra Nakhon Khiri palace to the great reclining Buddha, all within walking distance.
- Temples
- 6 temples
- Distance
- 1.3 km
- Walking
- 17 min
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By interest
Cave temples, murals, or all four royal temples
Cave temples of Phetchaburi
Limestone caves full of Buddha images, from Khao Yoi in the north through Khao Luang and Khao Ban Dai It to Tham Rong in Ban Lat.
- Temples
- 5 temples
- Distance
- 45 km
- Driving
- 44 min
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Murals of Phetchaburi
Five town temples with murals, from Ayutthaya-period assemblies of deities at Wat Yai Suwannaram and Wat Ko to Khrua In Khong's work at Wat Maha Samanaram.
- Temples
- 5 temples
- Distance
- 4.6 km
- Driving
- 9 min
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The four royal temples of Phetchaburi
All four royal temples of Phetchaburi province, every one of them in town.
- Temples
- 4 temples
- Distance
- 3.0 km
- Driving
- 7 min
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By district
Khao Yoi, the Ban Laem coast, and Ban Lat, Tha Yang and Cha-am
Temples of Khao Yoi
A carved teak ordination hall at Wat Kuti Bang Khem, murals at Wat Thai Talat and the reclining Buddha cave of Wat Khao Yoi.
- Temples
- 3 temples
- Distance
- 11 km
- Driving
- 12 min
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Ban Laem: temples by the Gulf of Thailand
Ban Laem's temples from the Bang Tabun estuary to Laem Phak Bia: mangrove-side temples, wooden halls and gilt-lacquer viharas.
- Temples
- 9 temples
- Distance
- 50 km
- Driving
- 1 h 24 min
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South of town: Ban Lat, Tha Yang and Cha-am
From the riverside temples of Ban Lat, past Tham Rong and Tha Yang, down to Wat Cha-am and Wat Maruekkhathayawan beside Mrigadayavan Palace.
- Temples
- 9 temples
- Distance
- 110 km
- Driving
- 2 h 13 min
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