Location: Trat
Top Things to do in Trat
What to do and see in Trat, Thailand: The Best Places and Tips
Trat (Thai: ตราด, pronounced [tràːt]) is a town in Thailand, capital of Trat Province and the Mueang Trat district. The town is in the east of Thailand, at the mouth of the Trat River, near the border with Cambodia.
Restaurants in Trat
1. Boonsiri Ferry
Overall Ratings
4 based on 61 reviews
High Speed Catamaran(air-conditioned) from Laem Sok Pier to Koh Mak and Koh Kood.We provide a taxi service from pier to your resort in Koh Kood.Free taxi service between Trat city and BOONSIRI Laem Sok office.Passenger Van/Bus service between BOONSIRI Laem Sok office and Bangkok.Private Van rental service from BOONSIRI Laem Sok office to Trat Airport,Pattaya,Bangkok,Aranyaprathet/Poipet and so on.
Reviewed By Ceallachain
Great experience with these.
Unfortunately we did not know these boats are less frequent.
Twice a day.
So we where stuck in Trat city. Just stayed in Trat centre Hotel. Which was pleasant for the night. They arranged collection, collected us from the hotel that morning and brought us on down to the pier. Guys on the ferry are great help also they'll take your bag off you straight away.
500baht p/p
Free wifi.
Cosy comfortable seats.
Pleasure to go on.
Unfortunately on the way back we were not on this due to being so popular and only holding certain amounts.
So maybe it's best to get a return if you know what time you want to return.
2. City Pillar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By David B - Rayong, Thailand
Most towns and cities in Thailand have a city pillar. The pillars vary in height, size and the elaborateness of their design, but they all embody the spirit of the community, or the local ethos.
City Pillar Shrines are therefore a focus of the community and people come to the shrines to pay their respects, to pray for good fortune, and to seek merit.
Trat City Pillar Shrine is one of the most elaborate and colourful I have seen in my travels in Thailand.
It is of heavy Chinese influence, as are most of those that I have seen. I suspect that this is partly because they are financed by the more affluent Chinese-Thai community, which has the money to build and decorate these shrines as they see fit.
Trat City Pillar Shrine consists of two main temples, plus courtyards and other minor buildings.
3. Wat Buppharam or Wat Plai Klong
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By David B - Rayong, Thailand
There is nothing particularly special about Wat Plai Klong in itself. Its temple architecture and decoration is typical of a million such Thai temples.
What makes it a little special to my mind is the way it is integrated into the local community right in the center of Trat City.
Many Buddhist temples in Thailand have boundary walls and all the temple buildings are contained within it.
Here local houses, markets, shops and small Thai restaurants surround the temple.
As such, the temple (or wat as they are called in Thai) is seen to be very much part of the local community that it serves.
4. Koh Chang Minibus
Overall Ratings
5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By Claudio B - Pisa, Italy
I have ordered on line a transportation from Trat airport to Koh Kood pier and back on the return way. We had no problem at all either in term ot timing ( the driver was waiting for us just out of the arrivals) or in term of vehicle (a very confortable Honda minivan). The driver was a very nice and gentle guy and everything went very well. A very well organized company which deserves a very good rating.
5. Trad Cycling Tours
Overall Ratings
5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By Peter K - New York
Me and three other friends met Olaf for our bike tour. It was a great day, we met in the center of town(he seems to be flexible about meeting places). Cycled to a great place for lunch and watched eagles getting fed. Then we biked to a few more locations around the Trat area where we saw plenty of nature. The tour was quite peaceful and Olaf seems to be very flexible and can taylor the tour for you. Not to mention his prices are very reasonable. Overall we had a great time!
6. Trat Museum
Overall Ratings
4 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By BangkokLoft - Podimore
We thought this was a very nice museum packed with loads of information about the history, agriculture and tourism in the wider Trat area.
The displays are good and clear and everything has an English version which is unusual. It's housed in a lovely large Teak building and we were greeted by a delightful man who also gave us some Tourist leaflets as well.
Well worth a visit!
7. CenterPoint Ferry Pier
Overall Ratings
3 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By gordonj258 - Blackpool, United Kingdom
Forty five minutes to cross from the Mainland to the idyllic Ko Chang. A great way to start any holiday on one of these old rustbuckets (affectionate term) that ply back and forward all day, every day. Snacks and drinks are available onboard. The ferry works pretty much to schedule, cost is minimal (see photo of costs). Just sit back and enjoy the view and the gentle speed of this old lady, a parallel world far removed from the hustle and bustle of normal life. Great way to travel.
If you book your trip to Ko Chang at Suvarnabhumi airport near gate 8 same level as taxis, the 900THB open return fare includes air con coach, ferry and transport to hotel, you will have to pay for hotel to Ko Chang bus station on return, depending where you are on the island typically an extra 50 - 100THB.
8. Ban Laem Makham
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1 reviews
1. Ride on freight bicycles and sightsee at Jak San Ngob learning center 2. Visit the one and only plank mannequins house in Thailand 3. Ride on the boat, study the mangrove ecology / fishery’s way of living / pay respect to the canal goddess / listen to the story of Lat Ta Ku and Grog Ga Te / watch red-backed sea-eagles 4. The activity of collecting lamp shell for food
Reviewed By Pop R - Bangkok, Thailand
I was in Trat since 10 years ago and that time I went to the Islands. This time we plan to visit the CBT which the emerging one. It is still fresh and new. The food is great, they are the local chef they only cook thai local dished some that we can't find. They are the region dished such as Moo Cha Moung (braised pork with local vegetable), the taste is sweet and sour. Also some seashell which we had fun to catch them with our feet. People in the village are very kind, we learn how to make a fan, a hat, and how to catch the seashell. There are many thing to learn from the locals. They have the local wisdom.
9. Salakphet Mangrove Walkway
Overall Ratings
3 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By cheminfaisant12 - thailande
Une belle rive qui appelle à la flânerie, hélas des chiens nous menacent à certains endroits et donc il faut rebrousser chemin
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