Wat Khao Puthong Pattaya — Local services in Chon Buri Province

like so many temples around Pattaya, this one has become a buddhist emporium for chinese tours. The grounds are now taken up by food stalls and open air cafes. Follow the money trail.... A stairway leads up to an aerial view of the Lake below, though last time I went, the platform was littered with rubble. Best time is around Songkran as the temple welcomes young novices and holds ceremonies, as well as a final day with water splashing when...

Nice enough and fairly clean rural Thai temple with some Chinese Buddhist statues. There is a nice hall with a view up top and a waterfall. There is plenty of parking and the grounds are kept clean and swept. There are plenty of trees and q cafe in front. Quite a lot of dogs, so carry a stick if...

I must have driven past this wat 1,001 times over the years but finally went in. What a visual treat on a sunny afternoon. Wat Khao Pho Thong always seems to be the centre of community festivities and it used to have fleets of Chinese tour buses visiting - now I...