Wat Salak Phet

Wat Salak Phet is a Buddhist temple located in Salak Phet village on the southeastern coast of Ko Chang Island in Trat Province, Thailand. Situated near Salak Phet Bay and its mangrove-lined fishing community, it serves as the main spiritual center for the local area. The temple is notable for its traditional Thai architecture, ornate ubosot, Buddha images, and tranquil village setting, offering visitors insight into local religious life away from the island's busier tourist beaches.

Visitors can expect a quiet, active village temple set among coconut groves near Salak Phet Bay in southeast Ko Chang. The compound includes an ubosot (ordination hall), viharn, Buddha images, and traditional Thai decorative elements. The surroundings are rural and peaceful, with views of fishing boats, mangroves and forested hills. Visitors can walk around the grounds, observe local merit-making, and experience a non-commercial temple atmosphere.

Wat Salak Phet is the main temple of the historic Salak Phet community, one of the oldest fishing villages on Ko Chang. The Salak Phet Bay area is historically noted for its traditional fishing settlement and visits by Thai royalty in the early 20th century, with the temple serving as the long-standing religious center for the village.

The temple functions as the spiritual and community center for Buddhists in Ko Chang Tai, hosting daily prayers, merit-making, and annual Buddhist festivals such as Makha Bucha, Visakha Bucha and Asalha Bucha. It reflects local southern Ko Chang culture and traditional temple architecture.