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AMPHOE MUANG
 Chainat
Bird Park
This is located 4 kilometres before arriving in Chainat. Birds of
more than 100 species live in a huge cage which maintains a natural
environment. The park also has an aquarium which has a collection
of various kinds of freshwater fish found in the Chao Phraya River.
Local products such as bird models, wickerwork, and pomelo is available
at the shops in the park.
Wat Phra Borommathat Worawihan
This is an old temple on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. Located
4 kilometres from the town, it can be accessible by Route Nos. 340
and 3183. There is an old pagoda housing Lord Buddhas relics. It
had been originally constructed with laterite in the Khmer period
and was renovated in the Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin periods.
Within the precincts of the temple is the Chainat Muni National
Museum which displays several kinds of artifacts discovered in the
town including Buddha images of different postures, as well as Thai
and Chinese ceramics. It also exhibits various types of votive tablets.
Wat Thammamun
This hillside temple is located on the bank of the Chao Phraya River,
8 kilometres from Chainat. It was constructed during the Ayutthaya
period and enshrines Luang Pho Thammachak, a standing Buddha image
with a mixture of the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya styles. Two fairs
to worship the image are held in May and October.
AMPHOE SANKHABURI
Khun San Statue
Khun San is one of the Bang Rachan folk leaders who fought against
the Burmese during the Ayutthaya period. It is taken for granted
that he was a Sankhaburi resident. The statue is 2.5 metres high,
standing in front of the Sankhaburi district office.
Monkeys at Wat Thammikawat
Located in Tambon Pho Ngam, Amphoe Sankhaburi, this temple is 38
kilometres south of Chainat along Route No. 311 (Chainat-Sing Buri
route). Its pleasant area next to the Noi River is home to a number
of monkeys.
Wat Mahathat
This is an old temple of Mueang Phraek or Mueang San which was an
ancient city dating back to the Dvaravati period. Sankhaburi had
been also an important fort town of the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya
Kingdoms. It is located by the Noi River, 20 kilometres southeast
of Chainat along Route No. 340. The temple houses ruined chapels
with seated Buddha images and a distinguish Lop Buri style chedi
with a fluted spire like the petal of a star apple.
 Wat
Phra Kaeo
This is another ancient temple in Sankhaburi. It is situated to
the south of Wat Mahathat. Its old chedi (pagoda) was constructed
during the Ayutthaya period in harmonious Lop Buri and Dvaravati
styles. In front of the chedi enshrines a seated Buddha image. A
complicated lintel was found inside at the back of the image after
stucco covering the image was broken.
AMPHOE SAPPHAYA
Khuean Chao Phraya
This is Thailand's first dam constructed in 1956 for irrigational
purposes. It is located 13 kilometres east of the town along the
route to Amphoe Sapphaya (Road No. 311). The dam has a total length
of 238 metres and a height of 14 metres. The reservoir over the
dam site is the habitat of numerous waterfowl during February.
 Wat
Intharam
This is an old temple, about 100 years old, Located by the Chao
Phraya River in Tambon Taluk, Amphoe Sapphaya, 12 kilometres east
of Chainat. Outstanding old structures in the temple include twin
belfries and a hall for keeping scriptures. The latter, situated
in the middle of a pond, has been constructed with elaborate decorative
designs.
Wat Karuna
Located near the Chao Phraya Dam, this temple houses a large sandstone
Buddha image namely Phra Phutthamaha Sila, which is highly revered
by the local people of Chainat.
AMPHOE WAT SING
Wat Pak Khlong Makham Thao
This is an old temple situated at the mouth of Khlong Makham Thao,
which runs into the Tha Chin River at Amphoe Wat Sing, 25 kilometres
northwest of Chainat. The shady temple offers pleasant scenery and
houses mural paintings made by Krom Luang Chumphon Khet Udomsak,
the father of the Thai navy.
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