Explore Exquisite Secrets - By: John Nathaniel

Do you want to know the secrets of a creative place? Would you like to travel to dazzling Bangkok? We lead visitors to rejuvenate in the most exotic hotels in Bangkok with an exciting discount so that they can enjoy an affordable holiday. Ko Kret also known as Koh Kred on the Chao Phraya River is an island that was created when the canal was widened many times. Visitors staying in discount hotels Bangkok can spend time at this magically created island about 20 kilometers north of Bangkok that was inhabited by the Mon tribes between the 6th and 10th centuries. With the charming rustic air, Ko Kret evolves with wooden shacks, palm trees and crumbling temples where the villagers or locals create pottery.

Tourists can take off on an excursion and hop on a ferry ride from Wat Sanam Nua to Wat Poramaiyikawat Pier to view the Nonthaburi Buddha image, the monastery and explore the Rama V Museum before taking off to see the Kwan Aman Pottery Museum. Families will enjoy the boat ride from Wat Sao Thong Thong Pier to Ko Wat Yai Sawang Arom in Tambon Om Kret, feed the fish and enjoy the aquatic animals besides lingering in a refreshing atmosphere to taste the famous sweet-scented coconuts. Tourists can stop off to shop for all things sweet at the Dessert Village before going to Wat Chim Phli Pier to buy agricultural products. Visitors can walk from Wat Chim Phli to the Assembly of Pottery Craft and shop besides watching the potters spinning creative pottery shapes.

Enter an Island of Intrigue

With many things to see and do, visitors to Ko Kret can visit the Wat Chimplu Suttahawat with its well-preserved chapel and view the 9.5 meters long reclining Buddha at Phra Wiharn. Guests staying at lovely hotels in Bangkok can view the Wat Sao Tong Thong that was originally known as Wat Suan Mak and as ‘Pia Arlart’ in the Mon dialect with its fine ceiling, pagoda and primary school. As a unique village, Ko Kret celebrates the Mon Songkran Festival and the Mon Classical Dance that displays the heritage, tradition and culture of the Mon tribes.

With its ‘kwan aman’, a style of Mon pottery, Ko Kret opens out its age-old secrets where visitors can view the intricately patterned pots that are much-sought after the world over. Tourists can explore the Pottery Village of Mu Neung and Mu Hok that produce exquisite ware and discover over 20 pottery workshops and innumerable kilns on this unique island. With a refreshing attitude, the island of Ko Kret offers a tempting array of dishes with Mon tempura served in a krathong or a leaf-shaped bowl, chaa yen or Thai iced tea, som tam and noodles. Tourists can enjoy a delicious travel at the special Banpasoon Dessert Home that offers traditional Thai cuisine, desserts and visitors can taste great dishes sold by vendors with some of them being Thai ‘aharn tam sung’ dishes and tasty noodles.

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