Top Things to do in Samut Prakan Province
Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Samut Prakan Province, Samut Prakan Province
Discover the best top things to do in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand including Ancient City (Mueang Boran), Erawan Museum, Wat Bang Phli Yai Klang, Sky Lane, Sri Nakhon Khuean Khan Park And Botanical Garden, Mega Bangna, Bangpu Recreation Center, Pom Phra Chulachomklao, Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market, Bang Phli Floating Market.
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1. Ancient City (Mueang Boran)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,067 reviews
One of the world’s largest outdoor museums features a 200-acre city with 109 scaled-down copies of Thailand’s most famous monuments and architectural attractions.
Reviewed By mshian63 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Samut Prakan is located around 40km south east of Bangkok and it is a nice place for one day trip. The Muang Boran Ancient City is a place we must visit in this area. It is a very big museum park occupying over 200 acres in the shape of Thailand. The museum features more than 100 structures of Thailand's famous monuments and architectural attractions. These monuments are built and located geographically following the shape of Thailand. Some of the buildings are life-size replicas of existing or former sites, while others are scaled down. Since the park is too big to be covered by foot, it is advisable to rent the buggy which can carry 4 persons. We can operate the buggy on our own and we took 4 hours to cover the museum. For a more detail viewing of the museum may take up to 6 hours. There are many beatiful structures in nice surroundings for photography. Other places of interest that can be included in this day trip are the nice Wat Asokaram (temple), watching many sea gulls at Bangpu Recreation Centre, the huge reclining Buddha of Wat Bang Phli Yai Klang and the giant three headed elephant statue at Erawan Museum.
2. Erawan Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 629 reviews
Reviewed By DonC181 - Singapore, Singapore
Last two times when we visited bkk, we actually wanted to visit but was not in our first choice! This trip, we actually wanted to postpone our visit again as we thot it is just another ordinary museum, but we are wrong. The place is beautiful, the stained glass roof top, the intricate stairways, the beautiful landscape garden, the peace... Make sure you climb all the way to the top for a great surprise!! ???? Recommended!
3. Wat Bang Phli Yai Klang
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By Jeff206 - Samut Prakan, Thailand
To think that this wat is located not far from where I live, and had never visited all this time, it was certainly a temple worth the trip! I went into both the stupa (the bell shaped structure) as well as the actual temple across the street, and both were VERY grand and amazing that this wonder exists away from the much more well known temples in Bangkok! I think the most iconic feature in the stupa, is the giant happy Buddha! You can also go up a total of 6 stories all the way to the top and where eventually, the way up becomes a continuous spiral walkway.
4. Sky Lane
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By jeroend862
This year I really wanted to take the bike to cycle at the skylane, it’s amazing a free track of 23km around the Airport with bike shops , supermarkets, shops & restaurants. There is enough parking and everything is clean. For a country like Thailand this is really modern , wen I was riding in there I was not feeling like I have been in Thailand but in a country like Singapore with all his modern and clean architecture. They can learn from this one down south in the Netherlands. Really great
5. Sri Nakhon Khuean Khan Park And Botanical Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By treamprom - Bangkok, Thailand
Normally, I drove to Pattaya or may be Amphawa or Hua Hin but this time we tried Bang Kachao or Sri Nahkhon Khuen Khan Park and Botanical Garden in Phra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan instead. See from the many reviews, you may also take BTS [Stop at Bang Na station] then you take the boat and you may rent a bike to go to this park, water market and explore this little island or so called 'The Green Lung of Bangkok' too. But as you know, we drove and rent a whole day bike [THB 50 per bike per day], we also bought some water and food to go along and the mission is only to bike, to stop for photos and to enjoy! Nice, fabulous, energy boosting and fun! Why? There are so many green stuffs, pond, birds and a lot of places for you to take nice photos to post on your social media. Try one day and you'll like it - See our great shots!
6. Mega Bangna
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 552 reviews
Reviewed By Loves-to-travel1966 - Birmingham, United States
I came here just doing some exploring and looking for something to eat... WOW,, this place is huge and the food walk has almost anything you could want.. I couldn’t believe my eyes.. in addition it’s very nicely decorated, and the fountain near the food walk is beautiful at night I spent an entire evening here.. you really must visit this place if your in the area...
7. Bangpu Recreation Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 132 reviews
Reviewed By AnyaWong
I love it here.it gives me some power i dont know why,A big flock of seagulls during winter time was just amazing to me.
8. Pom Phra Chulachomklao
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By Traveler816995 - Marazion, United Kingdom
We have just returned from a visit to Chulachomklao fort after first reading about it on Richard Barrow's website. Our accommodation is on the Khlong San side of Taksin bridge and we arranged a 'grab hire' where we had the use of car and driver within greater Bangkok for 4 hours at a cost of 1200 Baht. It took 45 mins to get there and 1hr 15 mins to get back so we had two hours at the fort. An hour of this was spent exploring the Mae Khlong ship - access all areas and it was fascinating, then there are the gun placements, Rama V statue, military hardware exhibition and Mangrove walkway compete with monkeys, which we skilfully avoided. On top of all this you can see out to the Gulf of Thailand and watch shipping entering the Chao Phraya river. There was a large seafront restaurant which was reasonably busy considering it was a weekday, we only had time to buy drinks and ice creams though. You may disagree, but this is my idea of a great day trip from Bangkok and the Grab option just gave us peace of mind that our transport was sorted so we didn't have to worry how we were going to get back to the city. Entrance to the fort with all its attractions is free. We took passports with us as entry is through a checkpoint but we were not asked for them, perhaps as we arrived with a Thai national who was driving the car. I did spot one other western visitor who was wearing some kind of pass so perhaps if you arrive by tuk tuk or taxi, you may need to provide ID. Overall, well worth a visit and thanks to Richard Barrow for the recommendation.
9. Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 176 reviews
Reviewed By WenhastonBunnie - Ipswich, United Kingdom
Visited on a Sunday morning whilst on a cycle tour. Very good value food, and lots of interesting stalls. Bought a varied selection including a granite pestle (broke my old one) pearl earrings, coconut pancakes, fried banana and sweet potato. Delightful small market with plenty of stalls, immaculately clean and great place to have a drink and relax whilst exploring this wonderful area.
10. Bang Phli Floating Market
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