Khao Toh Sae

2021-09-25

Monkey Hill is also known as Toh Sae Hill in Phuket Town – the cause why becomes fairly obvious after a few hundred metres while you come across a troupe of macaques munching away on fruit. One of the best hills in Phuket Town, Monkey Hill is domestic to 3 TV and radio stations and a famous exercise spot where locals jog daily. In 2015, a proper platform was built in the direction of the pinnacle of the mountain (inside the curve before to attain the TV stations), which gives a lovely standpoint over Phuket Town. A neighborhood guy, known as Pae Hog (aka Uncle Hog), often performs a 'show' with the macaques. According to him, there are approximately 400 of these primates, which live in organizations all over Monkey Hill. While they are now not aggressive and do not approach people like most temple monkeys, care need to be taken in case you are travelling with small children. Near the bottom of the hill, there's a colourful shrine committed to a few holy spirits: Toh Sae Dang, Toh Sae Dam and Toh Sae Kaow. It’s commonly busiest on Fridays, even though it opens each day.