Big Buddha - Phuket ( info )

The Big Buddha of Phuket is a 45-metre-tall gleaming white marble statue. It sits atop the highest peak of the Nakkerd Hills. It is visible from anywhere in the southern part of Phuket.

The official name of the statue is Phra Putthamingmongkolekanagagiri. It’s known to most as the Big Buddha because the statue’s official name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue

Construction began on Big Buddha in 2007. He's dressed in Burmese alabaster, which isn't cheap. All in all, the price tag is around 100 million baht

The Big Buddha is open daily year round, but rainy-day visits would be unpleasant. the winds can be strong at the top of the mountain and the road treacherous, also the view would be obscured by clouds and fog.

Open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. To avoid the heat and the tourist crowds it’s best to go early in the morning.

More than 10 years ago a group of friends were walking through the forest in the Nakkerd Hills. when they stumbled upon a place with stunning vistas of both sides of the island.

They thought, It would make a perfect place for a viewpoint.

As time went on, and as the friends discussed it again and again, the idea evolved. The place in the hills, they soon agreed, would be perfect not just as a viewpoint, but as the site for something much more ambitious and, to Buddhists at least, much more significant: a giant image of the Lord Buddha.

The project had its hiccups, not least of which was battling through a mountain of bureaucracy to get required permits to build in virgin forest at a height above the usual building limit.

Funds for the massive structure came and still come entirely from donations.
No one is pressured to donate, however, so it’s possible to visit the Big Buddha for free.

There is an option to pay for a marble tile. Those who donate are handed a blue marker to sign their name and write a message on the tile.

Beach wear, short skirts and singlets are not acceptable. However, there is a booth where you can borrow a sarong free of charge.

Phuketians refer to the Big Buddha as Phuket’s most important project in the last 100 years, which means a lot considering that construction on Phuket hasn't stopped for the last two decades.

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