Visit to Koh Kred, Nonthaburi

Weekends are perfect opportunity for tourists to enjoy a nostalgic atmosphere of simple way of life of the Mon community on Koh Kred. Many city dwellers like to get away from city hassle and take refuge on a boat trip to visit temples and to have a walkabouts buying local products, tasting local food at their leisure.

In addition to friendliness of the Koh Kred community people, another charm is in its location as a tourist destination where you could visit en route many other places of attraction within a day trip because of easily connecting routes. Along the way you could visit a number of cultural attraction sites such as Thai and Mon style pottery museum, bamboo and weed weaving handicraft center, and miniature sculpture center.

If you like to succulent taste of Thai sweets you could definitely visit and taste as well as watching the demonstration of sweets making by venders on Koh Kred in Klong Bang Bua Thong. Many visitors return home with full stomach, and handful of souvenirs.

Boat trip to Koh Kred is on service only on weekends. Visitors could travel to Koh Kred via several routes and means. By car from Bangkok, take the Chaengwatana express way to Pak Kred 5-prong intersection. Or you could travel on Chao Praya Express Boat.

For futher information on Koh Kred trip, contact Tourism Authority of Thailand, Central Region 6, Tel. 0-3524-6076 to 7.