Thailand > Songkhla > Sathing Phra District > Wat Pha Kho

“This is the homeage of the famous reverent monk that the pireate used to kidnap him and sooner the purate became his follower.”

Wat Pha Kho or Wat Ratchapraditsathan This temple was the seat of Somdet Pha Kho or Luang Pho Thuat Yiap Nam Tha-le Chuet, the most revered monk in the south.

This monk has a story before that the pirate used to kidnap him and when they sailed already the pirates ran out of freshwater the monk soak his feet and the water turn to freshwater.

Open everyday time: 07.00 AM. - 06.00 PM
By Bus - From Bangkok: There are daily buses from Bangkok to Songkhla and Hat Yai. The journey takes about 13 hours.
The State Railway of Thailand provides daily rapid and express train services from Bangkok to Hat Yai. The trains depart from Bangkok's Hualamphong Railway Station at 12.25 p.m., 2.20 p.m., 2.45 p.m., 3.50 p.m. and 10.50 p.m. Travel time is about 17 hours.