Saraburi sits where the central plains meet the hills of the northeast, about two hours north of Bangkok on the road to Khao Yai and Isan. It is home to one of Thailand’s most revered temples, Wat Phra Phutthabat, which enshrines a Buddha footprint, and to green countryside around Muak Lek with waterfalls, dairy farms and caf\u00e9s. Thai Yuan communities and a pretty floating market add culture and food.<\/p>\n
Saraburi lies on Highway 1 and Highway 2 (Mittraphap Road), so it is an easy drive from Bangkok and a natural stop on the way to Khao Yai or the northeast. Trains stop at Saraburi and Kaeng Khoi stations. The sights are scattered, so a car helps.<\/p>\n
A royal temple built over a footprint believed to be the Buddha’s, enshrined in an ornate mondop at the top of a staircase lined with naga balustrades. It has been a major pilgrimage site since the Ayutthaya period.<\/p>\n
A cave temple in Kaeng Khoi district with an ancient relief carving of the Buddha and attendants on the rock wall.<\/p>\n
On the way to Khao Yai, Muak Lek has waterfalls, riverside parks, dairy farms and caf\u00e9s in a cooler, greener landscape.<\/p>\n
Part of the Khao Yai forest complex, with streams, short trails and campsites.<\/p>\n
A canal-side weekend market with local snacks, crafts and boat-side food.<\/p>\n
Sao Hai district is home to a Thai Yuan (northern Thai) community whose woven textiles and traditions are displayed at local cultural centres and temples.<\/p>\n
Forest, waterfalls and camping close to Saraburi town, a quick nature escape.<\/p>\n
A hillside cave temple with an old painting of the Buddha on the rock face and wide views.<\/p>\n
Day 1:<\/strong> morning at Wat Phra Phutthabat, lunch nearby, afternoon at Tham Phra Phothisat. Day 2:<\/strong> head to Muak Lek for waterfalls, a dairy farm and caf\u00e9s, then continue to Khao Yai or return to Bangkok.<\/p>\n The Tak Bat Dok Mai (flower alms) festival<\/strong> at Wat Phra Phutthabat is held around the start of Buddhist Lent in July: monks walk barefoot while people offer them “dok khao phansa”, yellow and white flowers that bloom in the rainy season. The temple also holds an annual fair around February\u2013March. Songkran<\/strong> in April is celebrated with merit-making and water play, and Thai Yuan communities keep their own traditions. Dates change; check with TAT and read our Songkran etiquette and survival guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n King Taksin’s campaigns passed through this province: the campaign against the Phimai faction<\/a>. The full story with maps is on our King Taksin trail site (in Thai).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A royal temple enshrining a footprint believed to be the Buddha’s, one of Thailand’s most important pilgrimage sites.<\/p>\n Around the start of Buddhist Lent, usually in July.<\/p>\n Yes, Muak Lek is on the main road to Khao Yai.<\/p>\n Dairy treats in Muak Lek and snacks at Ton Tan market. See our Saraburi food guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cover photo: Wat Phra Buddha Baat.jpg<\/a> \u00b7 Pomznp \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Saraburi guide: Wat Phra Phutthabat, Tham Phra Phothisat, Muak Lek waterfalls and dairy farms, Ton Tan floating market and the flower-alms festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"province":[237],"class_list":["post-5736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-attractions-en","province-saraburi-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5736"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5771,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5736\/revisions\/5771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5736"},{"taxonomy":"province","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province?post=5736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Festivals and events<\/h2>\n
On King Taksin’s trail<\/h3>\n
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FAQ<\/h2>\n
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