Temples and caves · Inland, northeast of Krabi Town
A forest temple with a long staircase to a summit shrine and a view over the limestone plain.
Access
A real hike
Entry
Free
Time to allow
Half a day with the climb
Best time
Early morning, before the heat
For the climb and the view: a staircase of well over a thousand steps up a limestone tower, with a shrine and a wide view over the plain at the top.
Below, the temple itself, with its halls and cave shrines; above, the staircase. The exact number of steps is quoted differently from one source to another, and we do not repeat any of them as fact.
By road from Krabi Town or Ao Nang, or on a day tour that combines it with the Emerald Pool and the hot springs.
It is a working temple: cover shoulders and knees. Climb early, carry water, and keep food out of sight of the monkeys.
Krabi
Well over a thousand. Sources quote different exact figures, so we do not give one.
Shoulders and knees covered, as in any temple, and shoes you can climb in.