City: Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Top Things to do in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Top Restaurants in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
10 Things to Do in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province That You Shouldn't Miss
Nakhon Si Thammarat (Thai: นครศรีธรรมราช, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn sǐː tʰām.mā.râːt]; often shortened to Nakhon), is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Songkhla, Phatthalung, Trang, Krabi, and Surat Thani.
Restaurants in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
1. Phra Mahathat Woramaha Wiharn
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 171 reviews
This is one of the oldest temples in Thailand.
Reviewed By kawanut - Kuala Lumpur
Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan is probably the holiest Wat in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The main stupa of the Wat, Phra Borommathat Chedi is claimed to house a piece of Lord Buddha's relic. Built by King Sri Dhammasokaraja in the early 13th century CE, it is the holiest structure in the wat . Unfortunately, we do not have the privilege to see the relic. Never less, the inner Stupa building houses some other very unique holy statues and relics. I swear I felt very blessed when in the building.
The main stupa exterior is currently undergoing renovations with scaffolding cladding the structure. Nonetheless, It is still an awesome sight with other smaller stupa surrounding it .
A note about this Wat compared to other Wats in Thailand, it is devoid of stalls selling Thai amulets. I was looking forward to get some holy amulets ..
2. Khanom Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 102 reviews
Reviewed By Alice F - Surat Thani Province, Thailand
I travelled here from Koh Samui for a Marathon race and Wow!! This area and beach are just too good to be true!! The beach is beautiful and clean, the people are amazingly thoughtful and kind! I'd happily change my job to live in Khanom where it is quiet and not very expensive!
3. Kiriwong village
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4.5 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By Mitch1968_12 - Ko Samui, Thailand
Absolutely a fabulous place to be. This is a local Thai holiday destination. You can find cheap accommodation, located along the river.
This air is fresh, water from the rivers crystal clear and you can enjoy trekking amongst nature
Very peaceful tranquil place to enjoy a few days
4. Wat Chedi
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4.5 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By Suratrichard - Surat Thani, Thailand
This is a very special place for Thai people who visit it in their thousands to make a wish. Apparently it is custom, if you have experienced good fortune, to take a colourful plaster chicken and place it amongst the tens of thousands of other chickens of all sizes. Presumably the greater your good fortune, the larger the chicken.
The car parks are large and much building work is taking place and there are all manner of food stalls with a significant number selling lottery tickets which might account for a good many wishes being made.
It's not that easy to find but once you find the turning off the main highway near Sichon, you simple follow the two metre tall chickens that have been places every 100 metres or so along the road side.
5. Laem Prathap
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By buksida - Bang Saphan, Thailand
The highlight of our Khanom trip was a little boat journey we took from Laem Prathap. The boat was 1,000 baht to charter and we spent a couple of hours going around the coast looking for wild dolphins. We finally spotted a few, including a rare pink one, they were not fed or coerced in anyway, so it was a great experience to see these creatures in the wild.
6. Nakhon Si Thammarat National Museum
Overall Ratings
4 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By Mark D - Penang Island, Malaysia
The Museum has been open for about 43 years-- and was built on an ancient Buddhist temple grounds! It has, as its "centrepiece" a very old statue-- about 1,200 years old-- of the Indian deity Vishnu. This Statue indicates -historically- the extent to which Southern Indian influences existed in Southern Thailand!!
7. Tham Khao Wang Thong
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By CarloKunz - Khanom, Thailand
Close to Khanom driving through a beautiful rubber tree allee a little difficult to find , but totally worth it and not commercially exploited. Very recommendable to see. Wear good sneakers as can be slippery.
8. City Wall
Overall Ratings
4 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By Mark D - Penang Island, Malaysia
Like Chiang Mai [in the north of Thailand] there are interesting (and meticulously restored) remnants of the historical town wall. The size of the wall gives some notion of the town's size and importance many hundreds of years ago!! Students of history as well as those interested in walled cities [in Asia and Europe] would also be very pleased to have paid it a visit!!
9. BaanTanKhun
Overall Ratings
4 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By Suratrichard - Surat Thani, Thailand
If you have half and hour or so to spare and you are in the vicinity of Wat Phra Mahathat,it's worth crossing over the road and visiting Baan Tan Khun. This house has been well restored and conserved and is traditional Thai style architecture at its best.
It doesn't take that long to walk around but the furniture has some exquisite detail and is worth a close look. There are a number of fascinating old photographs hanging on the walls. It's light and airy with an interesting history.
There's no charge for admission.
10. Ao Thong Yee
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By chocdikrab - Frankfurt, Germany
ao thong was a recomment from the owner of our resort and so we took our motocicles after breakfast and went to the deep southend of khanom beach. maybe five kilometer southly from nai plao beach the beachroad ends directly on the beach of ao thong. there is located one single restaurant with camping place and thats all. some longtailboats were around, but no fishermen...also no tourists. this beach is the biggest one of a few Beaches in that area. the other ones are smaller and interrupt with beautiful Rock Formations and they are located maybe 1 kilometer back the road to nai plao. because the main beach had no shadowzones during that daytime we decided to drive back one kilometer to see whats happen on the other beach sections.
we arrived after a few minutes and it was phantasic. a beautiful small sandy beach, big rocks were spread around. the vegetation in the back was wild and lush and one lonely privat house was located in the djungle nearby the road. we found a nice place in the shadow and stayed the whole day.
we had wind and high waves on that day and so we didn´t went into the water, but we saw that the beach doesn´t slope gently to the sea, because the waves broke very close to the beachside.
with the beginning of the lowtide we started a beachwalk over the sections of big rock to the other small untouched Beaches of the area....all together we found 5 small Beaches...one nicer than the other..pure...untouched...lonely.
because there is no Beach Bar it is necessary to bring drinks and food for own.
all the beachsection are natural Beaches...that means stranded goods and plastic trash is around, but also beautiful shells to collect.
we can recomment ao thong and the small Beaches in that area very much. we had a great day with robinson crusoe feeling and great views. when we are back in khanom we will be there again.
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