Welcome to Khao Tham Insight Meditation Center

Vipassana meditation retreats are offered in the beautiful forested hills above Baan Tai, on Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand. The retreats are taught and managed by experienced meditation teachers at no charge. All meals and accommodation are provided, but the only way we can pay those costs is by your donation.

English-language 10-day retreat – 10th to 20th of each month

August retreat is in progress.

Please contact Tookata to verify the September retreat.

This is the “low season” on Koh PhaNgan, so if you like a retreat to be less populated, this could be a good one for you.

Registration signup sheets on table

More: Just about everything you want to know about the retreats is on this website, on the Retreat page and its sub-pages — including many of your frequently-asked questions!

To know the current schedule: You can subscribe to the site newsfeed, check our Updates page, follow @KowThamCenter at Twitter.com[?] — or just check back at this website.

Registration: There is no online or pre-registration. You must register in person at the Khao Tham Center from 8:30am-4.00pm on the first day of the retreat (10th of the month for English-language, 23rd of the month for Russian-language).
Donation: All teachings and guidance are given by our teachers at no charge. However the food and supply shops are not so generous, so we must request a donation of Bt 5,000 to cover the costs of your physical needs for the ten days of retreat.

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Khao Tham Vipassana Meditation Retreat Schedule

  Arrival and Registration Orientation 7-day silent meditation retreat Post-retreat
activities		 Departure day
Day: 10 8:30-11am, 1-5pm: Registration 11 8:30-11am: Late registration 11am: Lunch 1-3pm: Orientation 5pm Silence begins
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
4am-9pm meditation
go to daily schedule
19 5:30am:
Silence ends 8:30-11am Departure (optional)		 20 8:30-11am: Departure

The Khao Tham temple, with walking meditators