Chainat Temples

Amphoe Muang

Wat Phra Borommathat Worawihan


Wat Phra Borommathat Worawihan This is an old temple on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. Located 4 kilometres from the town, it can be accessible by Route Nos. 340 and 3183. There is an old pagoda housing Lord Buddha's relics. It had been originally constructed with laterite in the Khmer period and was renovated in the Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin periods.

Wat Thammamun

Wat Thammamun This hillside temple is located on the bank of the Chao Phraya River, 8 kilometres from Chai Nat. It was constructed during the Ayutthaya period and enshrines 'Luang Pho Thammachak', a standing Buddha image with a mixture of the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya styles. Two fairs to worship the image are held in May and October.

Amphoe Sankhaburi

Monkeys at Wat Thammikawat


Monkeys at Wat Thammikawat Located in Tambon Pho Ngam, Amphoe Sankhaburi, this temple is 38 kilometres south of Chai Nat along Route No. 311 (Chai Nat-Sing Buri route). Its pleasant area next to the Noi River is home to a number of monkeys.

Wat Mahathat

Wat Mahathat This is an old temple of Mueang Phraek or Mueang San which was an ancient city dating back to the Dvaravati period. Sankhaburi had been also an important fort town of the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya Kingdoms. It is located by the Noi River, 20 kilometres southeast of Chai Nat along Route No. 340. The temple houses ruined chapels with seated Buddha images and a distinguish Lop Buri style chedi with a fluted spire like the petal of a star apple.

Wat Phra Kaeo


Wat Phra Kaeo This is another ancient temple in Sankhaburi. It is situated to the south of Wat Mahathat. Its old chedi (pagoda) was constructed during the Ayutthaya period in harmonious Lop Buri and Dvaravati styles. In front of the chedi enshrines a seated Buddha image. A complicated lintel was found inside at the back of the image after stucco covering the image was broken.

Amphoe Sapphaya

Wat Inthraram

Wat Inthraram This is an old temple, about 100 years old, Located by the Chao Phraya River in Tambon Taluk, Amphoe Sapphaya, 12 kilometres east of Chai Nat. Outstanding old structures in the temple include twin belfries and a hall for keeping scriptures. The latter, situated in the middle of a pond, has been constructed with elaborate decorative designs.

Wat Karuna



Wat Karuna Located near the Chao Phraya Dam, this temple houses a large sandstone Buddha image namely 'Phra Phutthamaha Sila', which is highly revered by the local people of Chai Nat.

Amphoe Wat Sing

Wat Pak Khlong Makham Thao

Wat Pak Khlong Makham Thao This is an old temple situated at the mouth of Khlong Makham Thao, which runs into the Tha Chin River at Amphoe Wat Sing, 25 kilometres northwest of Chai Nat. The shady temple offers pleasant scenery and houses mural paintings made by Krom Luang Chumphon Khet Udomsak, the father of the Thai navy.