Wat Tham Bo Ya (Wat Thep Nimit Songtham) — Attraction in Nakhon Sawan Province

What an interesting place.

Approached by a road currently being resurfaced (November 2024) and a bit rough, this temple complex is rather off the beaten track. When we visited, there were no refreshments, barely 3 other viewers, and the whole place is somewhat rough and ready. However, the entrance fee was only 20 baht with no foreigner premium.

This is not disabled friendly. There are a total of 289 steps from bottom to the very top, with multiple more within the cave system. But, being on several layers, the climbs are not hard.

The main attraction here is the cave system, which is well lit and has many shrines tucked inside. It also has some interesting rock formations.

Unfortunately there are no views here due to the height of trees near to the various levelled areas.

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A bit of a climb but there are a couple of places on the way to take a rest and view religious effigies. Once entering this cave temple it takes you by surprise how large it is. There are many shrines dotted around the cave, which is well lit; the floor has been covered with concrete to provide smooth and easy to walk surface with only shallow steps here and there... It's the only place on my short holiday that I...

There is a 20B entrance fee to this cave. You have to walk up a lot of steps to get to the top but walking through the cave is relatively easy. The cave system is more religious than natural with lots of concrete and tiling throughout. It's pretty neat how they decorated it with statues and ambient lighting. It incorporates other religions, like Hinduism and Chinese Buddhism in addition to...