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Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihaan
The most important wát in southern Thailand, stunning Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihaan (simply known as Mahathat) boasts an imposing 77m white chedi …
Nakhon Si Thammarat
With one of the most significant temples in the kingdom, the historic city of Nakhon Si Thammarat (usually shortened to ‘Nakhon’) is a natural and rewarding stop between Hat Yai and Surat Thani.
Hundreds of years ago, an overland route between the western port of Trang and the eastern port of Nakhon Si Thammarat functioned as a major trade link between Thailand and the rest of the world. This ancient influx of cosmopolitan conceits is still evident today in the local cuisine, and housed in the city’s temples and museums.
Explore Nakhon Si Thammarat
- WWat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihaan
The most important wát in southern Thailand, stunning Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihaan (simply known as Mahathat) boasts an imposing 77m white chedi …
- NNational Museum
If you want to really understand Nakhon, this is the place. A series of interconnected rooms housing stunning artefacts with detailed displays in Thai and…
- NNakhon Si Thammarat Central Mosque
This huge, golden-domed mosque on the outskirts of Nakhon Si Thammarat is a big statement that you are now very much entering Thailand's Muslim southern…
- SShadow Puppet Museum
There are two styles of local shadow puppets: năng đà·lung and năng yài. At just under 1m tall, the former feature movable appendages and parts; the…
- MMasjid Salah Ud Din
Fronted by the huge black-and-white picture of a young King Rama IX sat atop the mosque's ornate wooden mimbar (pulpit), this mosque is distinctly Moghul…
- CCity Pillar Shrine
Completed in 1999, this stunning white monument has four small buildings centred around a beautiful, three-tiered central shrine in the Sriwichai style…
- OOld City Walls
The intriguing and well-kept remains of the historic red-brick city walls can be seen in several sections close to one another along Khlong Na Meuang…
- SSanam Na Meuang
Off the long, main thoroughfare of Th Ratchadamnoen, Sanam Na Meuang with the canal and ancient city wall ruins situated close by, is a delightful place…
Top attractions
These are our favorite local haunts, touristy spots, and hidden gems throughout Nakhon Si Thammarat.
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Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihaan
The most important wát in southern Thailand, stunning Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihaan (simply known as Mahathat) boasts an imposing 77m white chedi …
See
National Museum
If you want to really understand Nakhon, this is the place. A series of interconnected rooms housing stunning artefacts with detailed displays in Thai and…
See
Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Mosque
This huge, golden-domed mosque on the outskirts of Nakhon Si Thammarat is a big statement that you are now very much entering Thailand's Muslim southern…
See
Shadow Puppet Museum
There are two styles of local shadow puppets: năng đà·lung and năng yài. At just under 1m tall, the former feature movable appendages and parts; the…
See
Masjid Salah Ud Din
Fronted by the huge black-and-white picture of a young King Rama IX sat atop the mosque's ornate wooden mimbar (pulpit), this mosque is distinctly Moghul…
See
City Pillar Shrine
Completed in 1999, this stunning white monument has four small buildings centred around a beautiful, three-tiered central shrine in the Sriwichai style…
See
Old City Walls
The intriguing and well-kept remains of the historic red-brick city walls can be seen in several sections close to one another along Khlong Na Meuang…
See
Sanam Na Meuang
Off the long, main thoroughfare of Th Ratchadamnoen, Sanam Na Meuang with the canal and ancient city wall ruins situated close by, is a delightful place…