Wat Khao Takiab Hua Hin Temple

Wat Khao Takiab is the name of the Buddhist temple on Khao Takiab Hill (Chopsticks Hill) which is the headland at the southern end of Hua Hin Beach, 6km south of the town centre. There is a temple at the top of the hill and a large standing Buddha located at the base of the hill, down next to the beach. There is no entrance fee to Wat Kaho Takiab. There is a donation box if you would like to donate to the temple.

As well as being referred to as Chopsticks Hill, it is also know as Monkey Hill due to the large number of Macaque monkeys that live on the hill. The monkey do congregrate around the temple during the day hoping tourists will feed them but there are many signs around the temple saying ‘Do Not Feed The Monkey. We want them to go to the top of the hill’. They are fairly well behaved monkeys. I’ve had some bad experiences with Macaque monkeys in Bali and Sumatra, but these monkeys just keep to themselves. I am sure if you are carrying food, they will pay more attention to you!

There are steps to walk up to the temple from the beach but it is a steep climb of 10 – 15 minutes. There are a few different levels to the temple grounds. On one of the lower levels, there is a Chinese temple with a mix of religious symbols, Taoist, Buddhist, Hindu.

On the other side of the headland is Khao Takiab Beach which is fairly quiet but does have some restaruants and cafes at the start of the beach. There are closed on Wednesday, as well as the deck chair vendors.

Also at the bottom of Khao Takiab hill towards Takiab Beach, is a small fishing village with loads of restaurants with fresh seafood on ice at very cheap prices.

From the Hua Hin Town Centre, it is around 6km to Wat Khao Takiab. You can hire a Tuk-tuk and pay 150 Baht to get there, 300 for the round trip. Best to ask the Tuk-tuk to wait if you want to return.