[2024 Lom Kao Attraction] Travel Guide for Wat Pa Phu Thap Boek (Updated Oct)
Address:
วัดป่าภูทับเบิก Wang Ban, Lom Kao District, Phetchabun 67120, Thailand
The highest temple in Thailand can be reached via 111 curves.
* Beauty: 100/10, absolutely stunning and unique.
* The road to the temple is accessible by car, but parking is quite limited. During festivals, parking might be insufficient for the number of tourists.
* The highest point where you can pay respects is not far from the parking area.
* The weather is cool and pleasant.
Wat Pa Phu Thap Boek is a meditation center of the Dhammayutika Nikaya sect, built by the villagers of Thap Boek in 1991. It covers an area of over 50 rai. The temple is surrounded by various forests, making the atmosphere cool throughout the year. It is also significant as it is the place where rainwater from the sky is collected to be presented to His Majesty King Rama IX for making holy water in the grand auspicious ceremony celebrating his 72nd birthday in 1999. In 2006, Phra Ajarn Watchara Wijitto initiated and constructed the Phra Maha That Chedi Bodhipakkhiyadhamma, a 37-spired diamond pagoda, standing 80.90 meters tall, to serve as a Buddhist sanctuary and house the relics of the Buddha, graciously bestowed by the Supreme Patriarch.