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ThailandDescription and is it worth a visit
This temple and pagoda, also known as the golden pagoda, are located far to the south Koh Samui, far from beaches and tourist areas. And with a cursory glance at this place, it may not be particularly impressive. However, for locals it is one of the most sacred places on the island.
Most tourists, if they get here, quickly inspect the golden pointed pagoda, and leave a little disappointed. However, if you take your time and walk around, you can find a pavilion-shrine with boats (Boat Hall). In the pavilion there is a large boat with a wax figure of a revered monk (but the locals say that this is not a wax figure, but a mummy of a monk, and perhaps it is) who founded this temple, and the whole pavilion is simply strewn with models of boats. They are brought here by believers as a gift for the fact that their wishes addressed to the monk and the Buddha have come true.
A couple of hundred meters from the pagoda there is an unusual temple building made in the form of a boat. Moreover, the boat-temple is located right in the water, in an artificial pond. The temple continues to be completed, and perhaps over time a whole temple complex will grow here. There is another white pagoda (Khao Chedi) on the hill nearby, and from the hill there is a good view of the surrounding area.
The beach next to the temple, unfortunately, is not suitable for swimming, it is all covered with stones.
🕐 Working hours
In the daytime.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
Admission is free.
🚶 How to get there
You can get to the pagoda and Laem Sor temple only by rented transport or taxi, public transport does not go here. There are practically no pointers to the pagoda, so you'll have to get there by map or navigator (pagoda and temple on the map). Standard tourist excursions do not come here.
