Wat Chalong Phuket

Phra Mahathat Chedi pagoda tower at Wat Chalong temple in Phuket

Wat Chalong is a Buddhist temple complex located in Chalong in southern Phuket. Formally named Wat Chaiyathararam, it is the largest and most significant temple on the island. The temple functions as an active centre of worship and merit-making, with visitors arriving throughout the day to make offerings and walk through the temple courtyards and […]

Khao Kad Viewpoint – The Island from the Other Side

Khao Kad Viewpoint stands on the hills between Phuket Town and Cape Panwa, overlooking a part of the island that many visitors pass without properly seeing. From the viewing tower, the landscape opens across bays, coastal communities, forested ridges and the smaller islands off Phuket’s south-eastern coast. Unlike the better-known viewpoints along the west coast, […]