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Big Buddha PhuketvsChaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong)
Both Wat Chalong and Phuket Big Buddha are rated highly by writers. Overall, Phuket Big Buddha scores significantly better than Wat Chalong. Phuket Big Buddha has a TripExpert Score of 91 with accolades from 3 publications like The Telegraph, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Big Buddha Phuket
Fodor's
The Telegraph
U.S. News & World Report
Soi Yot Sane 1, Chaofa West Rd., Chalong, Phuket Town, Phuket 83100, Thailand
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Fodor's "The Big Buddha is one of the island's most revered landmarks." Full review
The Telegraph "This 45m-high alabaster Buddha, which smiles over southern Phuket, is one of the island’s newest and most revered attractions." Full review
U.S. News & World Report2.0
"Big Buddha is a giant statue of Buddha encased in Burmese alabaster that towers over Phuket from the peak of Mount Nagakerd" Full review
Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong) Fodor's
Afar Magazine The Telegraph U.S. News & World Report
on the road from Phuket Town to Rawai Beach, Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand
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Fodor's "South of Phuket Town, not far from Chalong Bay, you'll find Wat Chalong, the largest and most famous of Phuket's Buddhist temples."
Afar Magazine "Wat Chaithararam (commonly known as Wat Chalong) is a stunning temple area on Phuket island in Thailand." Full review
The Telegraph "Wat Chalong (or formally Wat Chaithararam), with its three dozen carved Buddhas, stone serpent banisters and lotus ponds, is the gold-topped temple to see." Full review
U.S. News & World Report8.0
"Wat Chalong is a colorful Buddhist temple and it's also the biggest and most famous temple on Phuket." Full review
