Take a boat trip to see the sunken temple in Sangkhlaburi

Wat Wang Wiwekharam (Old) or Wat Luang Pho Uttama is a temple that Luang Pho Uttama, along with Karen and Mon migrants, jointly built in 1953 at Ban Wang Kalang, Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi Province, near the Thai-Burmese border, about 220 kilometers from Mueang Kanchanaburi District. At first, the temple had only a hut, a pavilion, and a hermitage. The name Wat Luang Pho Uttama is the name that the villagers called it. Before, Wat Wang Wiwekharam was located on a high hill called Sam Prasob, which is the point where three rivers, the Songkhla River, the Beekli River, and the Rantee River, flow together. Later, in 1962, the Department of Religious Affairs permitted the use of the name Wat Wang Wiwekharam. At that time, it was named after the original district, Wang Ka-Sangkhla Buri District, but later it was merged into a sub-district before being changed to Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi Province in 1965. Go read more. If anyone comes to visit and doesn't know the history, there will be a little kid who will come and explain it to you. The snack fee is up to you. #sunken temple #Wat Wang Wiwekharam