City: Surat Thani Province
Top Things to do in Surat Thani Province
10 Sacred & Religious Sites in Surat Thani Province That You Shouldn't Miss
Surat Thani (Thai: สุราษฎร์ธานี, pronounced [sù.râːt tʰāː.nīː]), often shortened to Surat, is the largest of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means "city of good people", a title given to the city by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI).
Restaurants in Surat Thani Province
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 Phothawas
4. Wat Tham Wararam
5. 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.
6. Wat Phra Boromathat Chaiya
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4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By aonnc
Is a sacred and respected place for the people of Chaiya.The outstanding place is the pagoda containing relics with the Phra Borommathat base being dug into the pool.Is the center of the minds of the people of Chaiya and Surat Thani people.Is a peaceful and peaceful place.If it is an important religious day, there will be a lot of people coming to do religious rituals.
7. Surat Thani City Pillar Shrine
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4.5 based on 160 reviews
Reviewed By TravelExpert985
Nice temple nearby the river, different kinds of illumination during the night time, worth a visit also the public park just on the other side of the bridge
8. 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!
