Big Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Yai) Ko Samui

Ko Samui , Thailand

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  • Amazing

    5

    finechina 2 contributions Melbourne, Australia Jan 17, 2012

    The big buddha temple is beautiful on a blue sky day. After walking up stairs barefoot and reaching the gorgeous Big Buddha you realize that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes!

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  • The Big one!

    4

    vivek.b.nair 3 contributions India, India Sep 28, 2011

    This was the biggest Buddha statue I had ever seen on my entire trip.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

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  • 1

    Endless fun in paradise

    13 photos

    Since arriving in Koh Samui 8 days ago we have seen almost every attraction worth seeing during the Low season. A high season visit to Koh Samui would be dominated by snorkelling and scuba diving so we have probably seen more on this trip that we would have during a high season visit. As an added bonus the weather has been fantastic! Cool, sunny …

  • 2

    Day 18 - Ko Samui

    10 photos

    Today was a busy day on a tour of the island. We started off going to the north east of the island to see some Wats and Buddhas. Kate once again loved all the glittering, ornate details, Craig meanwhile was feeling a little Wat-ed out, and over-heated. Apparently Kate's pretty peacock hand fan wasn't effective enough for him.

    The viewpoint …

  • 3

    A Fiery Night

    Hello readers,
    I'm very sorry for the late entry but I have been very busy with school, Christmas, New Year and all of the other events that might delay my writing!

    Christmas break was really nice as it was my first winter Christmas! Although through all my wishing, there was no snow...but according to the forecast, snow is due on …

  • 4

    Enjoying Summer before heading to a cold Winter

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    Had a fantastic time in Koh Samui with mum, summed up by a lot of relaxation, daily massages, cocktails, and beach!

    Our resort

    Chaba Cabana is a nice resort - good pool, swim-up bar, jungle setting, tribal designs, very friendly staff, and on the "beachfront" - although when we were there the tidal times meant that we didn't have …

  • 5

    Exploring Koh Samui On The Scooters!

    Aujourd'hui nous nous sommes réveillés à environ 9h du matin. Nous avons allé manger notre déjeuner, et mes parents ont allé à une présentation timeshare, pour que nous peuvent aller sur une activité sans charge. Nous avons sauvée 150$+ juste parce que mes parents on rester et écouter une présentation pour 90 minutes. Quand mes parents on revenue, …

  • 6

    TukTuk Roadtrip

    26 photos

    Total verpennt "genossen" bzw assen wir unser Fruehstueck. Wir entschieden uns fuer einen von vielen TukTuk Fahrern die direkt vor der Tuer warten und schreien: Hello ma Friend. Wir stiegen beim Zweitbesten ein, und der fuhr uns direkt zu einem Shop, da er ja eine Provision bekommt, nadann rein damit, ist ja egal ob wir was kaufen oder nicht, hiess …

  • 7

    Short visit on Koh Samui

    1 photo

    Entry containing 1 photo titled: Koh Samui

  • 8

    Small island, lots to do.



    Still on the Sleeper train, The most comfortable train i was ever on, got a great nights sleep. Got to our stop Surat Thani, after Thirteen and a half hours, Taken on a bus to the ferry port, then got our boat to Koh Samui, Taxi waiting for us here to take us to the other side of the Island to The Island Resort on Chaweng Beach, here we …

  • 9

    The Big Buddha!

    8 photos

    I reached Surat Thani ( a southern province) of Thailand @8:00 am. I needed to get to Koh Samui, the island I had decided to spend the next 3 days. There are three islands in the Gulf of Thailand, each one of them are popular for their respective traits. Koh Samui is a popular destination for tourists to have a laid back beach life. I took the …

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  • 1

    blessing

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    Hello. Today we visited the Big Buddha temple again! We were lucky enough to have a special blessing by a monk. We knelt in front of him and he splashed magic water over us and chanted a mantra, then said "I bless you both on your travels" “I ...

  • 2

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  • 3

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    ... same state as the rest of the cultural life we saw. We also saw the next big tourist attraction in Koh Samui being build. A big Buddha temple and figure all in hollow concrete. Most cost efficient as a Chinese women and her husband explained to us. ...

  • 4

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  • 5

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  • 6

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  • 7

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    ... of the ocean and basked in the sun the whole journey. On reaching Samui, I took a cab to Bang Rak beach, located near the Big Buddha temple for my hotel. I reached my hotel only to find that it was an exotic beach resort, calm and perfect for a hide away ...

  • 8

    Long day, big night....

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    ... is not as crystal clear as it could be. After the morning relaxation Dermot and I walked along the beach towards the Big Buddha temple at Wat Phra Yai. The walk consisted of meandering past several great looking but low key resorts but all were also ...