This temple on Chumphon Road houses a cave temple, which one would expect to find in a basement or inside a small mountain, but which is actually located within a building. Although entirely man-made, it is still surprising. A new, boat-shaped marble temple, reminiscent of the architecture of its predecessor, was built on the site of the original, destroyed, and beyond-restoration structure.

Behind the main building is a small workshop where workers or monks occasionally make statues or decorative items. Address: 308 Chumphon Road, Tel.: 044 253 712. Admission is free.

If you are staying in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, you can reach Wat Phayap on foot, by tuk-tuk or even by rickshaw.

Wat Phayap is a temple, and when visiting a temple in Thailand there are some rules to follow: appropriate clothing (knees and shoulders should be covered), take off your shoes when entering the building, be quiet, do not hug or kiss, do not point your feet at the Buddha statue, do not smoke.

How to get there

How do you get to Wat Phayap? If you are staying in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, you can reach Wat Phayap on foot, by tuk-tuk, or even by rickshaw.