Place of worship
Wat Khao Chedi
Hilltop chedi with Jataka carvings and sweeping views, often mistaken for the pagoda below.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Wat Khao Chedi, the hilltop chedi above Bang Kao Beach on Koh Samui, opens with an empty courtyard and a single monk sweeping it alone. From there it traces the far more famous pagoda below on the same headland, built in nineteen-oh-seven by the monk Pho Luang Dang and more than a thousand villagers passing coral bricks up the mountain. Best heard slowly, looking out past the coconut plantations toward the islands offshore.
This audio guide was created using AI.