About Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea)
A famous temple north of Krabi Town with a cave and a steep climb of more than 1,200 steps to a golden Buddha on the summit and a view over the karst landscape.
Highlights
- 1,200+ steps
- Summit Buddha with view
- Tiger paw prints in the cave
In depth on our site
Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea) also has a full entry on our temple page, with more photos and tips.
When to visit Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea)
Month by month: good, OK or less good, based on average rain and temperature (Krabi climate).
Best months: January, February, March, December.
- January Dry: about 32 mm on 12 rain days, max 33°C (Krabi climate)
- February Dry: about 19 mm on 6 rain days, max 34°C (Krabi climate)
- March Dry: about 57 mm on 8 rain days, max 34°C (Krabi climate)
- April Some rain: about 105 mm on 15 rain days, max 34°C (Krabi climate)
- May Rainy season: about 215 mm on 20 rain days, max 33°C (Krabi climate)
- June Rainy season: about 214 mm on 19 rain days, max 32°C (Krabi climate)
- July Rainy season: about 216 mm on 20 rain days, max 32°C (Krabi climate)
- August Rainy season: about 230 mm on 20 rain days, max 32°C (Krabi climate)
- September Rainy season: about 280 mm on 21 rain days, max 32°C (Krabi climate)
- October Rainy season: about 298 mm on 22 rain days, max 31°C (Krabi climate)
- November Some rain: about 148 mm on 19 rain days, max 32°C (Krabi climate)
- December Dry: about 59 mm on 17 rain days, max 32°C (Krabi climate)
Source: climate figures from our weather page: Weather and climate.
Practical information
- Location
- Krabi · 8.12400, 98.92518
- Type
- 🛕 Temple
- Best time of day
- Morning, before the heat and crowds
Opening hours and entry fee: no reliable source found, so not listed. Ask on site or check the official website.
More photos of Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea)
Shrine inside the cave, Wat Tham Suea (Krabi) Photo: Maksym Kozlenko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Sign at the start of the 1,237 steps, Wat Tham Suea (Krabi) Photo: Seligne · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea) on the map
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