“The pagoda contains Buddha relics and provides a direct link with the Srivijaya Empire. A small adjacent museum houses artefacts from the vicinity.”
Phra Borom That Chaiya Located some 4 kilometres northeast of Suan Mok, and 1 kilometre from Chaiya railway station, this elaborately restored and revered pagoda is believed to be more than 1,200 years old. It is also the symbol of the province the temple serve for religious puposes among the Bhuddist
- he province is crossed by the southern railway, with Surat Thani Railway Station located at Phunphin, about 15 km from downtown.
- Parallel to the railway in north-south direction runs the Asian Highway 2 (Thailand Route 41).
- There are two regional airport at the place