Big Buddha

Big Buddha: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Big Buddha

Season: October to March.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Big Buddha: tips

• Walk clockwise around stupas and take off your shoes in prayer halls.
• Do not point your feet at images of the Buddha.

How to reach Big Buddha — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 15.37362, 104.58757. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Buddha

• Wat Pah Nanachat (International Forest Monastery) · Buddhist site · Ubon Ratchathani · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rasi Salai dam · lake · Surin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rasi Salai Reservoir · lake · Surin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ubon Ratchathani Zoo · sanctuary · Ubon Ratchathani · ~32 km
• Khu Duea Beach · beach · Ubon Ratchathani · ~36 km
• Ubon Thonglor Vista Waterpark · attraction · Ubon Ratchathani · ~36 km
• Khampun Museum · museum · Ubon Ratchathani · ~41 km
• Thung Sri Mueang · park · Ubon Ratchathani · ~41 km
• Ubon Ratchathani National Museum · museum · Ubon Ratchathani · ~41 km
• Wat Maha Wanaram · Buddhist site · Ubon Ratchathani · ~42 km
• Tung Sri Muang Temple · Buddhist site · Ubon Ratchathani · ~42 km
• Wat Nong Pa Phong (Luang Pu Cha) · Buddhist site · Ubon Ratchathani · ~44 km
• Wat Nong Pah Pong · Buddhist site · Ubon Ratchathani · ~44 km
• Museum Ajahn Chah · museum · Ubon Ratchathani · ~44 km
• Wat Phra That Ruangrong (Four Thai Tribes Museum) · museum · Sisaket · ~48 km
• Huay Sun Reservoir · lake · Sisaket · ~51 km
• Huai Nam Kham Reservoir · lake · Sisaket · ~52 km
• Wat Ban Chan (Luang Pu Mun) · Buddhist site · Sisaket · ~52 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Buddha

Other buddhist sites near Big Buddha

• Wat Pah Nanachat (International Forest Monastery) · Buddhist site · Ubon Ratchathani · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wat Maha Wanaram · Buddhist site · Ubon Ratchathani · ~42 km
• Tung Sri Muang Temple · Buddhist site · Ubon Ratchathani · ~42 km
• Wat Nong Pa Phong (Luang Pu Cha) · Buddhist site · Ubon Ratchathani · ~44 km
• Wat Nong Pah Pong · Buddhist site · Ubon Ratchathani · ~44 km
• Wat Ban Chan (Luang Pu Mun) · Buddhist site · Sisaket · ~52 km
• Buddha’s Footprint Temple of Yasothon · Buddhist site · Yasothon · ~56 km
• Buddharakkhā Forest Monastery · Buddhist site · Yasothon · ~65 km
• วัดบ้านโดด · Buddhist site · Sisaket · ~72 km
• Wat Pa Pak Dom · Buddhist site · Ubon Ratchathani · ~78 km

All buddhist sites in Thailand

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