Tham Sua (Tiger Cave), Krabi (must see)

The Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea) is a Buddhist temple located northeast of Krabi, Thailand. One of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the province, it is well known for the tiger paw prints in the cave, tall Buddha statues and the strenuous flight of stairs to reach the summit. At the top of the mountain there is a huge golden Buddha statue that stands at 278 meters tall. The Buddha statue is visible from the bottom of the mountain before climbing the stairs along with other buildings.

The foundation of the temple dates back to 1975 (B.E. 2518) when a Vipassana monk named Jumnean Seelasettho (Ajahn Jumnean) went to meditate under the cave. During his meditation, he witnessed tigers roaming around the cave. This discovery led to naming the temple Wat Tham Suea. Another legend says that an actual huge tiger used to live and roam the cave. The naming of the temple also comes to discoveries of a tiger paw prints on the cave walls, and also the bulge of the cave resembling a tiger's paw.