Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan
Buddhist temple · Bang Bat ·
Golden Mount temple offers 360° city views atop 300+ steps
Golden Mount temple offers 360° city views atop 300+ steps
"Golden Mount, also known as Wat Sa Ket Ratchaworamahawihan, is a temple in Bangkok that costs 50 baht to access." - Margot Bigg Margot Bigg Margot Bigg is a freelance travel writer and editor who has spent most of her adult life traveling and living overseas. Her favorite topics include India travel, experiential travel, wellness, hotels, and the
"Zipping through the streets of Bangkok in a tuk-tuk, dilapidated shophouses streaking across my periphery, I marvel again at the way the gold stupas glint under a fireball sun and strings of marigolds spill out of the wholesale flower market. Pok and I have plans to check out some galleries and a riverfront café in Charoenkrung, but we scrap them to summit the temple of Wat Saket. Dubbed Golden Mount, it is set atop the highest hill in Bangkok—344 steps up with 360-degree views of the city—and has a magnificent gilded chedi, a sacred marble structure enshrining relics of the Buddha."
"I climbed Wat Saket’s Golden Mount and enjoyed one of the best views over Bangkok after walking up its staircase." - Matthew Kepnes
"I love Wat Saket for its beautiful golden temple and the views from the top of its enormous chedi (about 100 meters high and 500 meters wide); at the base there’s an overgrown cemetery for 18th-century plague victims that adds an eerie historical layer to the visit." - Matthew Kepnes
"One of my favorites for views, Wat Saket (The Temple of the Golden Mount) combines a beautiful golden temple with a pleasant climb to great vistas; entry to the temple area is free, though it costs about 50 THB to enter the chedi." - Matthew Kepnes