Koh Set

Not an actual palace, rather it is a small remembrance platform to commemorate the place where Taksin the Great, King of Thonburi, visited Chaiya. After Rama V, King Chulalongkorn, came to see where King Taksin visited, Leam Pho Palace was built as a remembrance to both kings.

A small Muslim fishing and handicraft village famous for their handwoven silk products. In the back of the main shops, you can often see the women dyeing the silk threads, spooling them, and then weaving them on traditional wooden looms.

5 bathing pools ranging from 38 to 44 °C.

Community center for foreign practitioners (men), attached to Suan Mokkh main monastery.

10-day medi­ta­tion silent re­treats from the 1st-11th of each month. Teachings on ānāpānasati "mindfulness with breathing" in English. Registration the day before, basic amenities dorm (wood bed, wood pillow, straw mat, blanket and mosquito net, bucket shower, western toilets with bucket flush, hand laundry; men and women separated), water refill stations, dress code shoulders and knee covered with no tight clothing like leggings, 2 vegetarian meals per day. small shop in retreat center (Thai pants, sarong, tshirt, repellent, detergent, green oil...). All retreat content provided at the end (pdf, audio...). .