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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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Ban Laem district runs along the Gulf of Thailand east of town. Wat Pak Ao Bang Tabun stands at the mouth of the Bang Tabun River among mangroves, Wat Nok Pak Thale has a vihara with gilt-lacquer walls, Wat Khao Takhrao enshrines Luang Pho Thong, who appears in the poem Nirat Mueang Phet, and Wat Samut Khodom at Laem Phak Bia keeps old chedis and sandstone boundary markers.

The route starts at Bang Tabun in the north and follows the coast south.

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Temples on this route

  1. 1Wat Pak Ao Bang TabunBan LaemA temple at the mouth of the Bang Tabun River, the very end of the Phetchaburi River, rich in mangroves and a key mangrove-conservation tourism site.

    5.7 km · 15 min

  2. 2Wat Khung TamnakBan LaemA temple in a Mon community at Bang Tabun, with an all-teak old ordination hall thought to date from the late Ayutthaya period and a Shwedagon-style chedi.

    5.6 km · 11 min

  3. 3Wat Khao TakhraoBan LaemAn old temple in Bang Khrok, named as Wat Khao Din in an Ayutthaya-period poem, and home of Luang Pho Thong, a Buddha image subduing Mara.

    8.8 km · 11 min

  4. 4Wat KutiBan LaemA temple on the east bank of the Phetchaburi River, founded in 1575, whose late-Ayutthaya ordination hall has a carved wooden gable inlaid with coloured glass.

    7.1 km · 14 min

  5. 5Wat Sai ThongBan LaemA temple in Bang Khun Sai whose red sandstone sema probably date to the Ayutthaya period, with five ornate redented chedis before the ordination hall.

    3.0 km · 7 min

  6. 6Wat Bang Khun SaiBan LaemA temple in Bang Khun Sai, founded in 1880, with an adorned (song khrueang) Rattanakosin-period principal Buddha image made in R.S. 118.

    5.5 km · 9 min

  7. 7Wat Nok Pak ThaleBan LaemA temple in Pak Thale with a wooden Thai-style ‘maha ut’ ordination hall and the ship-shaped Phetra Nipphanang Vihara, in stucco blending Thai and Chinese art.

    6.6 km · 8 min

  8. 8Wat Khom Na RamBan LaemA temple in Bang Kaeo, formerly Wat Nai Bang Kaeo, named after the lantern hung on a pole before its ordination hall to mark the canal mouth at night.

    7.4 km · 9 min

  9. 9Wat Samut KhodomBan LaemA Mahanikai community temple in Laem Phak Bia, founded in 1872, with two small redented chedis and two groups of old sandstone boundary markers (sema).

Questions

Which temples are on the Ban Laem: temples by the Gulf of Thailand?

9 temples, in the order of the route: 1. Wat Pak Ao Bang Tabun 2. Wat Khung Tamnak 3. Wat Khao Takhrao 4. Wat Kuti 5. Wat Sai Thong 6. Wat Bang Khun Sai 7. Wat Nok Pak Thale 8. Wat Khom Na Ram 9. Wat Samut Khodom

How long does the Ban Laem: temples by the Gulf of Thailand take?

About 50 km by road, 1 h 24 min driving without stops. With 30 minutes at each temple the whole trip takes about 5 h 54 min, not counting traffic or parking.

Where should I start?

The order here starts at Wat Pak Ao Bang Tabun and ends at Wat Samut Khodom: the shortest by road from the first temple, or close to it.

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