Chonburi
เจ้าพระยาสุรศักดิ์
Chaophraya Surasak is the large city municipality that wraps around Si Racha town on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand, about 120 km from Bangkok. It covers parts of five subdistricts – Surasak, Bueng, Nong Kham, Bo Win and Khao Khan Song – and stretches from the coast inland to industrial estates and the forested hills of Khao Khiao. With major industrial estates inside its boundaries, it is a working city, and wellbeing here tends to fit around work schedules and weekends.
Population
153,687
2022
Average temperature
28.7 °C
Rainy season
May – Oct
Worst air
Nov – Feb
PM2.5 (annual)
20.8 µg/m³
2019 · WHO guideline 5, Thai standard 15 µg/m³.
The landscape shapes how people unwind. Hill temples such as Khao Phra Khru and Wat Khao Ta Bak combine a short climb with quiet and a view, while the seafront of neighbouring Si Racha town, with the island temple of Ko Loi, is where people go to watch the sunset. Further inland, the Khao Khiao – Khao Chomphu wildlife sanctuary covers about 145 km² of green hills.
Opposite J-Park Sriracha Nihon Mura, the Japanese-themed shopping village in Surasak, Huachiew runs a branch of its traditional Chinese medicine clinic, which also does outreach health days for the municipality's elderly club. Reiki and other energy-based practices are mostly offered by independent practitioners working by appointment.
Temples, schools, parks and clinics open to the public, checked against public sources.
Khao Phra Khru Hermitage
Temple · Surasak subdistrict, on a hill above Si Racha
A hilltop meditation place (sathan patibat tham) that is also open to visitors, daily from 6:00 to 18:00. Besides a walking Buddha and a large naga statue, it offers a wide, quiet view over Si Racha town and the bay.
Wat Khao Ta Bak
Temple · Nong Kham subdistrict
A forested hill temple where visitors pay respects at the hilltop shrine and walk a glass skywalk above the trees; travel guides describe it as suited to quiet sitting and resting the mind.
Wat Ko Loi
Temple · Ko Loi, Si Racha town (next to the municipality)
A temple on the small island of Ko Loi, linked to the shore by a causeway bridge, with a public park around it. It is a calm spot to sit by the sea, especially at sunset.
Huachiew TCM Clinic, Sriracha Branch
Hospital / clinic · Surasak subdistrict, opposite J-Park Sriracha
The Si Racha branch of Huachiew's traditional Chinese medicine clinic, whose services include an acupuncture department; ask the branch which treatments are available on the day. According to its website it opens 8:00–16:00, closed Mondays and public holidays.
We could not verify a dedicated reiki centre in Chaophraya Surasak; sessions are mostly offered by independent practitioners by appointment, so check each practitioner's languages and ask about training lineage and session format before booking.
The hill temples are the main draw: Khao Phra Khru in Surasak is a meditation place that opens to visitors daily from 6:00 to 18:00, and Wat Khao Ta Bak in Nong Kham suits quiet sitting among the trees. Teaching is generally in Thai; visitors are welcome to sit quietly on their own.
In Thailand acupuncture must be performed by a licensed practitioner – a medical doctor trained in acupuncture or a licensed traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. In Surasak, the Huachiew TCM Sriracha branch is an established option; always ask to see the practitioner's licence.
Not exactly. Chaophraya Surasak is a separate city municipality that surrounds Si Racha town in Si Racha district. Most people simply call the whole area Si Racha.
Khao Phra Khru in Surasak is a hilltop meditation place open to visitors daily from 6:00 to 18:00. Wat Khao Ta Bak in Nong Kham and the temple on Ko Loi are also calm places to sit quietly.
The Huachiew TCM Sriracha branch in Surasak, opposite J-Park, is a traditional Chinese medicine clinic; Huachiew's services include acupuncture. Whoever you see, acupuncture in Thailand must be done by a licensed doctor or a licensed Chinese medicine practitioner.
Practitioners in the area are mostly independent and work by appointment. Check each profile in the directory for the languages offered.
Readings for Si Racha show the highest PM2.5 from about November to February, peaking in January–February. The rainy months, roughly June to September, are usually the cleanest.
Information checked against public sources on 2026-10-24. Details change: confirm schedules before you go.