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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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There is no official list for Phetchaburi's 9-temple merit route, and the published versions differ. Phetcha uses the seven temples that the Wongnai (2019) and TrueID (2021) versions share — Wat Mahathat Worawihan, Wat Yai Suwannaram, Wat Kamphaeng Laeng, Wat Phra Phuttha Saiyat, Wat Khoi, Wat Khao Ban Dai It and Wat Khao Yoi — and adds Wat Ko, with its Ayutthaya-period murals, and Wat Phra Kaeo Noi on Phra Nakhon Khiri.

The order here is the shortest by road starting from Wat Khao Yoi, north of town; the other eight are in Mueang Phetchaburi district, a few kilometres apart. Wat Phra Kaeo Noi sits on top of Khao Wang, reached on foot or by the funicular of Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park.

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Temples on this route

  1. 1Wat Khao YoiKhao YoiA cave temple on Khao Yoi hill with a reclining Buddha and a replica footprint in its cave, and a hall decorated with carvings of Himavanta creatures.

    24 km · 19 min

  2. 2Wat Khao Ban Dai ItMueang PhetchaburiA temple on top of 121 m Khao Ban Dai It, with several caves holding Buddha images and an old ordination hall, vihara and chedi on the hillside.

    2.1 km · 5 min

  3. 3Wat Phra Kaeo NoiMueang PhetchaburiThe palace temple of Phra Nakhon Khiri, modelled on Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram in Bangkok, with a marble-walled vihara and a royal-crown stucco pediment.

    2.1 km · 5 min

  4. 4Wat 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.

    410 m · 1 min

  5. 5Wat 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.

    1.2 km · 2 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.

    1.5 km · 3 min

  7. 7Wat KoMueang PhetchaburiA temple in Tha Rap, once surrounded by water, whose ordination hall murals are dated 1734, in the Ayutthaya period.

    1.8 km · 3 min

  8. 8Wat Kamphaeng LaengMueang PhetchaburiA Khmer laterite sanctuary with four prasat towers inside a laterite wall, built in the late 12th–early 13th century under Jayavarman VII.

    1.1 km · 3 min

  9. 9Wat Yai SuwannaramMueang PhetchaburiA third-class royal temple with an Ayutthaya-style ordination hall painted with five rows of deities and a late-Ayutthaya wooden sermon hall.

Questions

Which temples are on the Phetchaburi 9-temple merit route?

9 temples, in the order of the route: 1. Wat Khao Yoi 2. Wat Khao Ban Dai It 3. Wat Phra Kaeo Noi 4. Wat Phra Phuttha Saiyat 5. Wat Khoi 6. Wat Mahathat Worawihan 7. Wat Ko 8. Wat Kamphaeng Laeng 9. Wat Yai Suwannaram

How long does the Phetchaburi 9-temple merit route take?

About 34 km by road, 41 min driving without stops. With 30 minutes at each temple the whole trip takes about 5 h 11 min, not counting traffic or parking.

Where should I start?

The order here starts at Wat Khao Yoi and ends at Wat Yai Suwannaram: the shortest by road from the first temple, or close to it.

Can I change the route?

Yes. Open it on the map to add or drop temples, drag them into a new order or let the planner find the shortest one, choose driving or walking, then open directions in Google Maps or copy a link to share.

Where does this list of temples come from?

Built from the 9-temple routes published by Wongnai and TrueID (the seven they share), with Wat Ko and Wat Phra Kaeo Noi added by Phetcha.

Where the list comes from

Built from the 9-temple routes published by Wongnai and TrueID (the seven they share), with Wat Ko and Wat Phra Kaeo Noi added by Phetcha.

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