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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
Walk

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The Phetchaburi Provincial Sports Association and the Tourism Authority of Thailand hold the "Mueang Phet 9-temple walk" regularly. The news report on the 2026 walk names 11 temples on its course, all in the old town.

The route here follows the order the report names them: from Wat Phra Phuttha Saiyat (the reclining Buddha) round by Wat Mahathat and back to the foot of Khao Wang.

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Temples on this route

  1. 1Wat Phra Phuttha SaiyatMueang PhetchaburiA community temple housing a reclining Buddha about 43 m long, the fourth-largest in Thailand, inside a vihara built over the image.

    490 m · 7 min

  2. 2Wat Khongkharam WorawihanMueang PhetchaburiA second-class royal temple restored by King Rama III, with a 1915 mondop under a five-tiered roof and a scripture library standing in water.

    390 m · 5 min

  3. 3Wat YangMueang PhetchaburiA temple in Phetchaburi's old town, in Khlong Krachaeng, one of the temples named for the Phetchaburi 9-temple walk.

    440 m · 6 min

  4. 4Wat Kuti DaoMueang PhetchaburiA temple in Phetchaburi's old town between Wat Khok and Wat Yang, one of the temples named for the Phetchaburi 9-temple walk.

    540 m · 7 min

  5. 5Wat Kaen LekMueang PhetchaburiA community temple whose new ordination hall stands on the site of a 300-year-old one, with an old bronze standing Buddha and gilt-lacquer cabinets.

    370 m · 5 min

  6. 6Wat Mahathat WorawihanMueang PhetchaburiA third-class royal temple with a 55 m five-spired prang enshrining Buddha relics and a late-Ayutthaya main vihara lined with murals.

    390 m · 5 min

  7. 7Wat Phlapphla ChaiMueang PhetchaburiA community temple on the Phetchaburi River, founded in 1747 where a royal pavilion stood; its vihara holds a museum of century-old nang yai puppets.

    310 m · 4 min

  8. 8Wat Chi Sa InMueang PhetchaburiA temple in Phetchaburi's old town, in Khlong Krachaeng, one of the temples named for the Phetchaburi 9-temple walk.

    660 m · 9 min

  9. 9Wat RattanatraiMueang PhetchaburiA community temple at the foot of Khao Wang (Phra Nakhon Khiri), founded in 1787, with a wooden vihara whose pediment shows the constitution on a tray.

    60 m · 1 min

  10. 10Wat KhoiMueang PhetchaburiA community temple beside Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, founded in 1857, with the 27 m three-storey Phra That Chimphli housing a solid-silver Buddha.

    190 m · 2 min

  11. 11Wat Sa BuaMueang PhetchaburiA community temple with a boat-shaped late-Ayutthaya ordination hall, a stucco pediment of Narayana on a demon, and red-sandstone boundary markers.

Questions

Which temples are on the Phetchaburi old-town temple walk?

11 temples, in the order of the route: 1. Wat Phra Phuttha Saiyat 2. Wat Khongkharam Worawihan 3. Wat Yang 4. Wat Kuti Dao 5. Wat Kaen Lek 6. Wat Mahathat Worawihan 7. Wat Phlapphla Chai 8. Wat Chi Sa In 9. Wat Rattanatrai 10. Wat Khoi 11. Wat Sa Bua

How long does the Phetchaburi old-town temple walk take?

About 3.8 km by road, 51 min walking without stops. With 30 minutes at each temple the whole trip takes about 6 h 21 min, not counting traffic or parking.

Where should I start?

The order follows the news report on the Phetchaburi 9-temple walk: from Wat Phra Phuttha Saiyat to Wat Sa Bua.

Can I change the route?

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Where does this list of temples come from?

The temples named in the news report on the Mueang Phet 9-temple walk by the Phetchaburi Provincial Sports Association with TAT.

Where the list comes from

The temples named in the news report on the Mueang Phet 9-temple walk by the Phetchaburi Provincial Sports Association with TAT.

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