Wat Khao Sukim

Wat Khao Sukim is a prominent Theravada Buddhist temple located on Khao Sukim hill in Khao Baimai Subdistrict, Tha Mai District, Chanthaburi Province. Founded in 1966 by Luang Pu Somchai Thitawiriyo, a disciple of Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta, it serves as a meditation center and pilgrimage site. The temple is notable for its hilltop setting, extensive landscaped gardens, museum collection, and panoramic views over Chanthaburi's fruit orchards and mountains.

Visitors can expect a hilltop temple complex accessed by a long staircase or an inclined cable tram. The grounds include landscaped gardens with sculptures, ponds and flower displays, a large main hall (ubosot), pagoda-style structures, and a museum displaying religious artifacts, wax figures of revered monks, and donated antiques. The hilltop offers panoramic views of surrounding orchards and countryside. Areas for prayer, merit-making and meditation are available in a tranquil, forested setting.

Founded in 1966 by Phra Ajarn Somchai Thitawiriyo (Luang Pu Somchai), a respected meditation master and disciple of Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta. Established as a meditation monastery on Khao Sukim hill, it was developed with support from disciples and local devotees and has become one of Chanthaburi's most important Buddhist centers.

An important Theravada Buddhist temple and meditation center in eastern Thailand, revered for its association with the Thai Forest Tradition. It serves as a place for merit-making, meditation practice, and religious festivals, and houses revered Buddha images and memorials to respected monks.