
Chak Phra festival, Surat Thani 2024Samnak Song Suan Weluwan
No. 103 on the listContest entry no. 93
- Thai name
- สำนักสงฆ์สวนเวฬุวัน
- Location
- Pak Phraek Subdistrict, Don Sak District, Surat Thani
- Background
- News reports from 2023 say the head monk designs the monastery's boat himself. That year's swan-shaped boat, decorated with over 100,000 seashells, entered the creativity class for small boats. It was first runner-up in 2024 and won the royal trophy for creativity in 2025.
- What to see
- Creative boats made with local materials from the Don Sak coast, such as assorted seashells
Map and directions
Directions in Google MapsCoordinates 9.13231, 99.67570
Sources (in Thai)
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