Wat Photi Samphan

My girlfriend and I go to this temple frequently to make merit. They have a shop where you can buy gift baskets to donate to the monks for 100 baht, which is amazing because the baskets are large, lovely and full of useful items and food. They also have envelopes for putting money inside which you pass to the monks during the blessing ceremony they are happy to perform. The monks here are very kind and I always enjoy talking with them before and after the prayers. I wear a woven ‘good luck’ bracelet given to me by the monks there, the color they give you depends on the day of the week you were born. My gf and I were both born on a Thursday, so that’s often the day we go. There is a large school in the grounds and it’s very busy as school commences and when the students are let out in the afternoon, so midday visits are best during the week. The monks take a lunch break around 11 am, so be considerate when you make your plans. Highly recommend.

Wat Photi Samphan is a quite large and an interesting temple area near the busiest Pattaya centre area. There Buddhist temple areas are surprisingly peaceful places; tourists are not interested in these places outside their organized trips, locals you see in temples then and then, having their rituals.

It's a pleasant site to visit with cockrels wandering the area. The centre piece is the bright coloured (yellow) Ubosot demarcated by Sema stones. Unfortunately, there was no access to this building. Hence, I can't rate above two stars.