Tiger Cave Temple

After a beautiful day of swimming in Ao Nang, I decided to finish the day with a visit to one of the most renown Buddhist temples in all of Thailand. Hiking up to the Tiger Cave Temple was pretty challenging, but amazingly worth it. I went in time to see the sunset. It took me 32 minutes to hike to the top. And let me tell you, I was struggling. The most challenging part wasn't even the stairs... It was the monkeys. Yes, there are monkeys. There are hundreds of monkeys on the stairs and railways as you hike up. They are pretty terrifying. They steal people's water bottles right out of their hands. They grab people's phones and cameras. So literally you are not able to take pictures or take water breaks almost the entire way up because of the monkeys. I got bit by a monkey in Peru. So I wasn't going to take any chances. I got lucky by hiding all of my gadgets on my hike up, but other people in front of me were not so lucky.

Once at the top, you can get a full view of Krabi. There are also multiple places you can pray, burn incense, and ring bells. It was such a magical and spiritual experience. However, I definitely recommend coming back down when there is still light. Otherwise, you literally have no way of seeing and 1,237 steps to walk down.

Tip: Make sure you cover up. Buddhist temples are really modest. Your knees should not be showing. And also no spaghetti straps or tanktops. Most people just wear cover ups.