Nonthaburi is another province that you can make a day trip to from Bangkok. Suitable for people with little time. These are the top 10 tourist attractions in Nonthaburi that you shouldn’t miss.
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Koh Kret – Nonthaburi
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Koh Kret is a Mon community located on an island in the middle of the Chao Phraya River. It is a famous tourist attraction of Nonthaburi Province. Koh Kret and the locals are well known for their pottery and traditional folk culture that is still well preserved.
There are a lot of clay products sold here and there is the Mutao Pagoda of Wat Poramaiyikawas as a symbol of the island’s pier.
This is a great place for people who like to walk, shop, and find delicious food to eat. There are many ways to explore Koh Kret, whether it is walking, cycling, or taking a boat around the island, which departs every hour, and takes approximately 1.30 hours to complete, starting from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The boat fee is 50 baht. If you want to charter a long-tail boat. It can seat about 8 people, the price is 500 baht per boat.
As for the food, it’s pleasing to people who like the taste of traditional Thai food. The famous food here is “Tod Mun Noh Kala“, which is available to purchase in many shops. You can also try a famous food of Mon people such as “Khao Chae” or try Thai desserts such as Thong Yip, Thong Yod, Foi Thong, and Khanom Chan, as well as savory items such as Hor Mok Pla Chon.
Many shops sell drinks together with pots made by the craftsmanship of local people.
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Pracharat Floating Market, Suan Bua
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Pracharat Suan Bua Floating Market is a small floating market with plenty of delicious food to choose from. There are houses by the canal where you can sit and eat boat noodles and look at the simple lifestyle of the locals on both sides of Klong Om Non.
It’s a small floating market decorated in a garden style. A large pool surrounds shops, walkways are looped for travelers to walk around and browse for what they like. If you want to ride a duck boat in the middle of the pond, it’s also available too.
There are many must-see products and menu items, including fresh fruits and vegetables from traditional Thai juice plantations. Fried veggies, antique crispy noodles, MiangKham, pork noodles, coconuts, fried meatballs, spring rolls, fresh juice smoothies, etc. For those who like to travel on weekends and don’t want to travel long distances, I would recommend this place to relax. It’s a comfortable place to be and it’s a great place to escape the hustle and bustle of Bangkok.
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Owl Market – Nonthaburi
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Owl market or the bypass Nonthaburi market is the new flea market that is perfect for diners who like to walk, shop or use second-hand clothes, and eat since there are many restaurants to choose from. Second-hand clothes or items are available every Friday-Sunday from 6 P.M. to 10 A.M.
You can walk around and sip bear with your friends. It’s a new hang-out place without having to dance in pubs and bars. If you want to taste and experience a new atmosphere, you must stop by here.
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Wat Takien Floating Market – Nonthaburi
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Wat Takien Floating Market is a small floating market. It’s located in Wat Takien, Bang Kruai District, Nonthaburi Province. For those who like to change the atmosphere from Saturday – Sunday, a vacation to see the nature of Wat Takien floating market is considered very fulfilling as it is not difficult to travel. Drive your own car and you can park your car inside the temple area. If the parking lot is full, you can park in the area outside which can park about 50 cars.
You can visit the Tiger Church and pray for the glory or if you want to eat something delicious then there are fish maw and local foods for sale.
They also sell organic veggies, spices, garlic, and fresh vegetables from the garden too and they are very cheap compared to the ones you can buy from 7-11.
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Chomchei – Nonthaburi
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Chomchei – Nonthaburi is another place that is hugely popular recently. It’s a place where most people come to take photos, walk around, and have some snacks. There’re many spots that give you the atmosphere as if you weren’t in Thailand.
It replicates many places on a vast area of over 6 rai (2.37 acres). Houses and shops are decorated in a retro style reminiscent of childhood. Chomchei divides the area into several zones, including a zone of colorful vintage cement buildings that give a retro atmosphere.
It’s also the location of a number of Thai movies. It used to be used solely as a theatrical shooting area. But now It’s currently open to the public for free, but before traveling, you should call to inquire if there is a theatrical set on any day, since if there is a theatrical shoot here, you will not be allowed to visit.
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Indy Market Ratchaphruek
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The Indie Ratchaphruek Market is the newest hang-out location in Nonthaburi as it sells both edibles and indie products based on the market concept with many beautiful photo spots.
The market itself is located on Ratchaphruek Road, close to Holland Brewery. There is a total area of 6 rai (2.37 acres) and a separate parking lot before reaching the market, and it’s packed with more than 700 stores.
The areas are divided into many zones such as food zone which include: barbecue restaurants, grass jelly, Smoothie & Charcoal, grilled jellyfish restaurants, etc.
In addition to the food and beverage zone, there is also a fashion zone that sells a variety of clothing styles, especially for those who like to dress indie. There is a parking lot available for customers at the market, so you can walk and eat every day from 4 P.M. to midnight.
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Phanasom Resort
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Phanasom Resort is a resort surrounded by rice fields and lotus fields. The resort is a 100-year-old Thai house of the Ayutthaya period. It used to have real residents and is said to be a cafe where weddings can be arranged on the upper floor of the house just around 10 years ago.
Phanasom Resort is able to accommodate customers who want to stay here or organize seminars in the atmosphere of ancient Thai houses. There is also a service for weddings and filming Thai dramas too.
They provide the following service:
– 3 meeting rooms for about 50 people
– 2 shared rooms (10 beds)
– double rooms number 8 rooms
– 3 small houses (can accommodate 2 people each)
And there is also a coffee shop to sit and chill and watch the atmosphere of a Thai garden house in the Ayutthaya period.
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Nonthaburi Pier
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Thanam Non is considered the source of many piers and buses that travel from Bangkok to Nonthaburi. This is a community that consists of shops, restaurants, food, and supplies. It’s a place where you can walk and chill on your holiday or go shopping while watching the sunset. Not a bad idea to come here at all.
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Makut Rommayasaran Park
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Makut Rommayasaran Park is a public park in Nonthaburi city. The park is filled with shady trees that have been planted long ago. In the middle, there is a pond where they raise various kinds of fish.
In the evening this place is packed with people of all ages, elderly, teenagers, and working people, who come to exercise and sit or relax at various places inside the park. If you’re traveling in Nonthaburi and want to find a place to sit and relax then this is where you should go.
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Wat Ku (Phra Nang Ruea Lom) – Nonthaburi
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Wat Ku is an ancient temple built from the Thonburi period or the late Ayutthaya period to the early Rattanakosin period, around the year 1752. Wat Ku has a blend of Mon art, such as murals inside the viharn that depict the history of the Buddha image, a Mon-style chedi.
Inside Wat Ku, there is a viharn enshrining a large reclining Buddha image. Beside the viharn is the storage of the shipwrecked royal barge of Queen Sunantha Kumarirat, which the villagers salvaged.
And the old Ubosot of Wat Ku is also classified as an ancient site registered by the Fine Arts Department. For anyone who has traveled past Nonthaburi, don’t forget to pay homage to the old temple and ask for blessings back home.
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Conclusion
Nonthaburi is one of the provinces adjacent to Bangkok. Traveling is also very convenient as it is not far from Bangkok, only 30 minutes, depending on where you want to go. Nonthaburi still has an atmosphere that is different from that of Bangkok the capital of Thailand. Try to visit it once and feel the different.