Wat Chalong

วัดไชยธาราราม (วัดฉลอง)

A gilded chedi holding a relic of the Buddha, where Phuket comes to pray

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Hours

Daily, roughly 7am–5pm (sources vary slightly)

Tickets

Free (donations welcome)

Address

Chao Fa West Road, Chalong, Mueang Phuket

Officially Wat Chaiyathararam, but everyone says Wat Chalong: the island's biggest and busiest temple. The first thing you see is the tall chedi crusted in gold detailing; it holds a fragment of the Buddha's relics, and locals file in to pay respects. Climb the stairs inside and the upper terrace looks out over the grounds. In front of the red-roofed, gold-gabled main hall, rows of shoes sit neatly at the foot of the steps. Plenty of visitors shake the fortune sticks to draw their luck.