Location: Ko Samui
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Koh Samui was once a Thai fishing community, and that charming sensibility is still present today. Spending time in Bophut is a wonderful way to soak up local culture; the beachy village restaurants and pubs are perfect spots to experience the sunset. There aren’t many other places where you can bask in the camp of a cabaret show and the solemnity of a Buddhist temple. As far as the latter goes, Wat Plai Laem is a magnificent vision of gilded red rooftops and a massive spindly-armed statue of Guanyin.
Restaurants in Ko Samui
1. Shri Shiva Dham Temple
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Samui International Meditation Center
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5.0 based on 11 reviews
World peace Samui meditation center is open daily for free meditation course daily from 19.00hrs-20.30hrs. For both Thai and in English version. No fee involving only when you wish to donate is up to your convenience.
Reviewed By liag_11
The Koh Samui Meditation Center is a must visit place. Their evening guided meditation sessions are absolutely amazing. There is enough information to understand and be comfortable for a beginner and for someone who has been actively practicing mediation for a while. Before visiting the center, I meditated only for 10 - 15 minutes a day and always felt an urge to finish my practice. However, after my 50 minute meditation @Koh Samui Center, I could not believe that the time flew by so quickly. I feel that the techniques that I have learned there will help me to improve my ability to focus and extend the practice time even more.
3. Wat Plai Laem
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4.5 based on 1,484 reviews
Reviewed By monkeechops - Winsford, United Kingdom
We visited the nearby Big Buddha and it was ruined with masses and masses of tourists and heavy traffic. We didn't enjoy that place so we came here instead and what a complete different experience. It was chilled out, relaxing and nice to visit the temple, feeding the huge Catfish and Carp in the water and enjoyed a cold drink relaxing in the shade. Worth the visit, parking is free and cold drinks as cheap as anywhere else. We could have spent 3 or 4 hours here if it wasn't for us having plans for the afternoon.
4. Dipabhavan Meditation Centre
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4.5 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By L1582IBcatherinel - Bangkok, Thailand
This is the real deal if you are up for an authentic Thai Theravada retreat. It's not easy: up before dawn to the sound of a temple bell, hard beds, no meals after lunch and monster mosquitoes (bring strong repellant). Simple and no frills whatsoever. Buttons will be pushed, but that's the whole point, find out what lies behind your buttons and you have a chance of disabling them forever. A retreat as demanding as this will be life changing for many. I was impressed with the mostly young people attending who gave it their all. If you are older, check that the short but steep climb to the meditation hall will be ok for you (help might be available). K. Reinhardt presented Buddhist teachings to us in an intelligently structured manner, the gentle team at Dipabhavan know what they are doing and they do it well. Lots of meditation time that enables a deep dig into the mind and its tricky ways :-) Something very special here, not least the fabulously lush jungly location!
5. Wat Samret
6. Wat Teepangkorn
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4.5 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By pablodesan
The second Buddha on the island with museum on the top with nice artifacts. One of the statues is in a square with a bunch of bells that you can ring. Overall our most exciting adventure on Koh Samui. Overall, a worthwhile destination, Independently it is better not to drive , only with experienced drivers.
7. Wat Namtok Hinlad
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4.5 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By TheTravellingScot4 - Bangkok, Thailand
I went here during covid and had the place to myself all day. The hike is pretty good. Takes around 30 minutes of you have a decent pace but like all hikes in Thailand it gets hot so bring plenty water and your swimming gear! The waterfalls were pretty good and the pools nice and cool for swimming. Explore the whole area and enjoy some climbing!
8. Wat Phu Khao Thong
9. Big Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Yai)
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4.0 based on 6,744 reviews
Reviewed By Tracibaci
Wow! This is one really BIG BUDDHA! Great gift shops and very lovely and accommodating staff and monks... had a lovely blessing ????????☯️ and a bite to eat x loving Koh Samui... and will definitely be coming back x
