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Major Attractions
Golf is a great attraction here, and readers will find Samut Prakan courses elsewhere in this website.
The Royal Naval Museum
Opposite the Naval Academy, 10 km. from Bang Na intersection on Sukhurnvit Road, the museum, open daily between 9.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m., displays models of the Royal Barge procession, as well as equipment and utensils used on warships. Website: www.navy.mi.th/navalmuseum
Phra Samut Chedi
Opposite the City Hall, this remarkable white pagoda, commonly called “Phra Chedi Kiang Nam” as its original location was on an island near the river mouth, attracts visitors who enjoy the pagoda’s annual celebration, usually lasting nine days in October.
The Ancient City
Essentially an open-air museum, this very large complex, located at Km. 33 on Sukhumvit Highway and open daily from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. with a reasonable admission fee, contains almost-real-scale replicas of religious complexes, monuments and buildings found throughout Thailand. Tel.0 2226 1936, 0 2224 1057, 0 2323 9253 Website: www.ancicntcity.com
Phra Chunlachomklao Fortress
Called for short “Porn Phra Chun”, this old fortress, located 7 km. south of Phra Samut Chedi on Suksawat Road, is open to the public daily and displays an old warship named “Ruea Luang Mae Klong”, as well as several old cannons and pairs of binoculars.
Bueng Tako
Also known as Club Tako, this is a place for people who love water sports such as water-skiing and wind surfing from 12.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. on weekdays and 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. at weekends. Tel.0 2316 7809-10.
Bang Pu Seaside
About 10 km. from the town on Sukhumvit Road, a pier stretches out over a tidal muddy beach and affords a long walkway for those visitors who enjoy a pleasant seaside atmosphere every evening in the cool season, watching marine bird life and dining at a seafood restaurant nearby.
Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm
Located in the vicinity of Tambon Thai Ban, the complex of more than 60,000 freshwater and marine crocodiles and a mini-zoo also offers an exciting show of keepers playing with these dangerous animals. The farm opens daily from 7.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Tel. 0 2703 4891-5, 0 2703 5144-8.
Major Events
Phra Pradaeng Songkran Festival
Held annually after 3th April, this is the famous and enjoyable festival of the Mon people in the Phra Pradaeng area to celebrate their New Year with religious observances, colourful parades and folkloric processions.
Yon Bua Festival
Held by Bang Phli residents, this “Yon Bua” or “Tossing the Lotus” festival is a long merit-making tradition on the l4 day of the waxing moon of the 11th month (around October). Large crowds of people wait to toss lotuses onto a boat bearing a Buddha image, sometimes covered with a floral tribute almost up to the statue’s head.
Thailand Region Guide Central Thailand Samut Prakan
Samut Prakan
Major Attractions
Golf is a great attraction here, and readers will find Samut Prakan courses elsewhere in this website.
The Royal Naval Museum
Opposite the Naval Academy, 10 km. from Bang Na intersection on Sukhurnvit Road, the museum, open daily between 9.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m., displays models of the Royal Barge procession, as well as equipment and utensils used on warships. Website: www.navy.mi.th/navalmuseum
Phra Samut Chedi
Opposite the City Hall, this remarkable white pagoda, commonly called “Phra Chedi Kiang Nam” as its original location was on an island near the river mouth, attracts visitors who enjoy the pagoda’s annual celebration, usually lasting nine days in October.
The Ancient City
Essentially an open-air museum, this very large complex, located at Km. 33 on Sukhumvit Highway and open daily from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. with a reasonable admission fee, contains almost-real-scale replicas of religious complexes, monuments and buildings found throughout Thailand. Tel.0 2226 1936, 0 2224 1057, 0 2323 9253 Website: www.ancicntcity.com
Phra Chunlachomklao Fortress
Called for short “Porn Phra Chun”, this old fortress, located 7 km. south of Phra Samut Chedi on Suksawat Road, is open to the public daily and displays an old warship named “Ruea Luang Mae Klong”, as well as several old cannons and pairs of binoculars.
Bueng Tako
Also known as Club Tako, this is a place for people who love water sports such as water-skiing and wind surfing from 12.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. on weekdays and 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. at weekends. Tel.0 2316 7809-10.
Bang Pu Seaside
About 10 km. from the town on Sukhumvit Road, a pier stretches out over a tidal muddy beach and affords a long walkway for those visitors who enjoy a pleasant seaside atmosphere every evening in the cool season, watching marine bird life and dining at a seafood restaurant nearby.
Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm
Located in the vicinity of Tambon Thai Ban, the complex of more than 60,000 freshwater and marine crocodiles and a mini-zoo also offers an exciting show of keepers playing with these dangerous animals. The farm opens daily from 7.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Tel. 0 2703 4891-5, 0 2703 5144-8.
Major Events
Phra Pradaeng Songkran Festival
Held annually after 3th April, this is the famous and enjoyable festival of the Mon people in the Phra Pradaeng area to celebrate their New Year with religious observances, colourful parades and folkloric processions.
Yon Bua Festival
Held by Bang Phli residents, this “Yon Bua” or “Tossing the Lotus” festival is a long merit-making tradition on the l4 day of the waxing moon of the 11th month (around October). Large crowds of people wait to toss lotuses onto a boat bearing a Buddha image, sometimes covered with a floral tribute almost up to the statue’s head.