Temple

Wat Chakrawat (Wat Chakrawatrachawat Woramahawihan)

Samphanthawong, Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand

A working Chinatown temple that keeps live crocodiles in two ponds beside its shrine hall, a tradition traced to a one eyed crocodile named Ai bod that local legend says the monks once sheltered as a spiritual guardian.

Hours

Single report

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily

“08.00-17.00 daily”

touristbangkok.com · Checked 25 Jul 2026

Price

Single report

Free (voluntary donations welcome)

“Entrance to Wat Chakrawat is free of charge”

northofknown.com · Checked 25 Jul 2026

Age suitability

Not verified

Not verified. No source we checked states this, so it stays blank instead of guessed.

No check date recorded

Caveats

Re-fetched both media sources fresh this run and TripAdvisor again. northofknown.com confirmed on refetch: hours "8.00 to 17.00 daily", entrance fee "Free", address "225 Chakkrawat Road, Samphanthawong". touristbangkok.com confirmed on refetch: hours "08.00-17.00 daily", address "225/3 Chakkrawat Road", no fee stated.…

3 sources checked for this venue.