Cathy and Gary's South East Asia Travel Pages
WAT MANEE SI MAHATHAT PHANG NGA PROVINCE
Wat Manee Si Mahathat changes every year so there is always something new to see and the first thing you will notice as you are driving along is the huge black statue that is impossible to miss of a very famous monk.
His name is Por Than Klai and he died about 45 years ago at the age of 93, he was also a favourite of the King and it is said that he could predict the future.
This is a great place to explore and there are so many photo opportunities, we have called in here quite a few times over the years and we are usually the only people there.
There is also a small airconditioned museum with a couple of different rooms and you will find life size wax figures of various famous monks plus Chinese and Indian statues.
The museum is off to the far right hand side of the complex.
Wat Manee Si Mahathat is very impressive, it is in excellent condition, very well maintained and worth a visit.
The complex is on Highway 4 on the way to Phang Nga about 1.5 hours drive from Khao Lak and 1 hour 15 minutes’ drive from Phuket.
