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Samut Songkhram
This is small province which is 72 KM away from Bangkok. Good for tourism who want to see tradition culture and life style.
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Don Hoi Lot
It is a sandbar off the coast of Samut Songkhram Province at the northwestern tip of the Bay of Bangkok. It is 3km. wide and 5km. long.The sediments of the Mae Klong River together sediments from the sea form a system of mudflats, which is settled by the Razor Clam shell (Solen regularis), which also gave the site its Thai name. The best time to visit is between March and May.
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Amphawan Floating Market
It is located in front of Amphawan temple. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 16.00 and 20.00. This is a rendezvous of vendor boats that carry local food, vegetable, and fruit for selling.
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King Rama II Memorial Park
This park was built under the project to honour King Rama II, run by the King Rama II Phraboromrachanusorn Foundation under royal patronage. It is built to commemorate his great patron to the arts and culture, which become a national heritage.
In the park, there are many places of interest including King Rama II Museum - 4 buildings built in traditional Thai architectural style. The museum displays the ancient art objects dating back to early Rattanakosin era, the lifestyle of the Thais during King Rama II period.
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Wat Ban Laem or Wat Phet Samut Worawihan
This temple is located in Samut Songkhram town. The former name is Wat Sri Champa. It is the most important temple of the province. The people all ptiched in to renovate Wat Sri Champa and gave it the new name of Wat Ban Laem. Most of the Ban Laem people were fishermen. Wat Ban Laem which once was a small and disregarded temple, prospered and was enlarged mainly from the donations made by the people out of their faith and from their merit making and worshiping Luang Pho Ban Laem.
Later, this temple was promoted to the status of royal temple of the class Worawihan and was granted the name of Wat Phet Samut Worawihan by the King. To replace the lost alms-bowl of Luang Pho Ban Laem, Prince Phanuphanwongworadej presented a blue glass-bowl which can still be seen today.In the temple compound, there is a monk museum, exhibiting Buddha images, amulets from various periods, artifacts, antiques, and a pulpit from the Ayutthaya period.
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Taking Boat to Enjoy Seeing Firefly
This is an activity that tourists should not miss. Normally, there is many fireflies is rain season, from May to October, and they are many at close to Lumpoon tree. They can be seen at Ampawan water market.
See Other Attractions in Central: [
Bangkok ¦
Nakhon Nayok ¦
Ayutthaya ¦
Saraburi ¦
Lop Buri ¦
Prachin Buri ¦
Phetchaburi ¦
Prachuapkhirikhan ¦
Kanchanaburi
]
Other Regions: North,
Northeast,
East,
South