Samut Prakan Province Located next to Bangkok Can travel as a day trip. Samut Prakan Province It is a province with many tourist attractions. both natural tourist attractions history and diverse cultures Moreover, each point is not very far apart. Makes it possible to travel comfortably.
Interesting tourist attractions in Samut Prakan Province
1. Samut Prakan Learning Park And Tower
Open for viewing up to 16 times per day. Here you can see a 360-degree panoramic view of the Chao Phraya River and Samut Prakan city. We will see beautiful views of the entire Phra Samut Chedi. Phi Suea Samut Fort, Bang Kachao, Phra Chulachomklao Fort and Erawan Museum. Also inside there is an exhibition of stories related to the city of Samut Prakan called Gulf of Thailand Discovery Park
Open from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM every day except Monday.
Admission is 60 baht for adults, 40 baht for children.
Traveling to Samut Prakan Learning Park And Tower
BTS Skytrain Green Line, get off at Pak Nam Station and walk about 550 meters.
Bus lines 25, 536, 511, 142, 102, 145
2. Erawan Museum
It is the first and largest hand-knocking floating sculpture in the world!!! Made of copper metal The smallest sheets, the size of a palm, were meticulously arranged into hundreds of thousands of pieces. The elephant including the building has a height of 43.60 meters (or approximately the height of a 14-17 story building).
Inside the elephant-shaped building It is the Erawan Museum. There are antiques on display, namely ancient Buddha statues from various periods. Including beautiful architecture Mixing various art forms
Open for viewing 09.00 -18.00
Admission fee
General public: Adults 250 baht / Children 125 baht.
Foreigners: Adults 400 baht / Children 200 baht.
Traveling to Erawan Museum
By private car: You can park your car in the museum parking lot. And take the free shuttle from the parking lot to the front of the entrance.
By bus: lines 25, 102, 142, 507, 508, 511 and 536
By BTS Skytrain : Green Line, get off at Chang Erawan Station, exit 1, walk about 400 meters or get off at Pu Chao Station, Can connect to every bus line. Get off at the stop in front of the Erawan Museum.
3. Wat Phra Samut Chedi
Chedi inside this temple is the symbol of Samut Prakan city which is enshrined inside the temple Phra Samut Chedi Or as the villagers like to say, Chedi in the middle of water. Built in the reign of King Rama II, although at present it is not a pagoda in the middle of water as seen. But in the past, the area where Phra Samut Chedi was built was an island surrounded by water.
Open for viewing: 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Traveling to Wat Phra Samut Chedi
BTS Skytrain: Green Line, get off at Pak Nam Station, take exit 6 and walk to Wiboonsri Pier. To connect a ferry to the Ong Phra Samut Chedi pier.
4. Phi Suea Samut Fortress
Located on a river island in the Chao Phraya River. Located south of Phra Samut Chedi. It is a tourist attraction with historical importance in Thailand. Built during the reign of King Rama II.
Phi Suea Samut Fortress It is under the responsibility of the Bangkok Naval Base, Royal Thai Navy. It is open to the general public to visit and study nature and history.
(Open for viewing every day)
Traveling to Phi Suea Samut Fortress
Take the BTS Green Line and get off at Pak Nam Station. Choose exit 6 and take the ferry from Wiboon Si Pier. Go to the pier side of Ong Phra Samut Chedi. Then walk about 400 meters.
5. Phra Chulachomklao Fortress
Phra Chulachomklao Fortress Or known for short as Phra Chul Fort, located in Laem Pha Pha Subdistrict. Phra Samut Chedi District. No clear evidence has been found about when it was built. But it is assumed that it was built in March 1884 during the reign of King Rama V. The fort is a white fort. The size is not very high. Built as a western style cannon fort. and installed an Armstrong cannon Or the road gun is the main weapon. Making it the most modern fortress at the time.
Transportation: Take the Green Line electric train. Get off at Pak Nam Station Choose exit 6 and take the ferry from Wiboon Si Pier. Go to the pier side of Ong Phra Samut Chedi. Then take a minibus and get off at Phra Chulachomklao.
6. Bang Pu Recreation Center
Or as we often call it for short, Bang Pu, a popular tourist attraction near Bangkok. Located on Sukhumvit Road (old road), there is rich nature inside and Sukta Bridge, a cement bridge that stretches over 500 meters into the sea, is a bird-watching spot. Watch the beautiful sunset, Every year from October to May there are migratory seagulls coming to stay for you to see.
How to get there: Take the BTS Green Line to Kheha Station, then take a taxi or minibus, Line 36, Pak Nam – Bang Pu Industrial Estate, approximately 10 kilometers.
7. Ancient City
Ancient City, Samut Prakan Open Air Museum It is a collection of architecture and art related to history in Thailand. displayed in a spacious area There are smaller replicas of ancient sites, temples, and palaces. Including the way of life of 4 Thai regions in many eras. Open every day. Time: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Admission fee
Adults 400 baht (Thai price)
Children 200 baht, ages 6-14 years (Thai price)
Foreign adults 700 baht
Foreign children 350 baht, ages 6-14 years
*Under 6 years old, free admission.
Traveling to Ancient City :
Public transportation: Take the air-conditioned bus, Line No. 511 (Sai Tai Mai – Pak Nam), get off at the end and then transfer to Songthaew, Line 36, which will run in front of the entrance to the ancient city.
BTS Skytrain Green Line, get off at Kheha Station, exit 3, then take a taxi or songthaew, line 36, passing in front of the ancient city for about 5 minutes.
** Muang Boran has a free pick-up and drop-off van service only on Saturdays and Sundays. From Kheha-Mueang Boran BTS Station
8. Asokaram Temple
An old temple located in Soi Thetsaban Bang Pu 60, belonging to the Thammayut sect. Interesting things inside the temple such as Phra Thutangka Chedi A group of 13 pagodas, Wihan Suthithamrangsi and the large King Ashoka the Great Monument Square, etc.
Open for viewing: 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
How to get there: Take the BTS Skytrain Green Line to Kheha Station, then take a songthaew or taxi for about 3.5 kilometers.
