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Bang Pakong River - |
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แม่น้ำบางปะกง |
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One of the major rivers in the eastern part of Thailand is the
Bang Pakong River which drains into the Gulf of Thailand. At the
estuary, you can go on boat tours that take you out to see the
Irrwaddy dolphins. Their visit is seasonal and you can only join
these dolphin watch tours between November and February.
The boat trips run seven days a week. Monday to Friday
there are only two rounds per day at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. At the
weekend, there are seven trips leaving on the hour starting at 9
a.m. until 3 p.m. Each trip lasts about two hours.
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river tour starts at the pier behind Wat Sothorn, which is a
gigantic landmark in Chachoengsao and very hard not to miss.
People from all over the area make a pilgrimage to this temple
to pay respect to the Luang Pho Sothorn image. If you are
driving there by car you will find plenty of free parking space
around the temple. It is best to come early as the place gets
very crowded at the weekend. I was hoping to go on the boat tour
straight away, but the next round was fully booked. So I had
just over an hour to wait. But, it didn’t matter, there was
plenty to see around the temple grounds.
The ticket price
for the boat tour is only 100 baht for adults and 60 baht for
children. There is no two price system. However, you will find
that the commentary during the tour is only in Thai language. I
asked the tour guide about this and she said by far the majority
of tourists here are Thai people. Out of the handful of
foreigners that come to Chachoengsao, the majority are with Thai
wives or Thai friends. So, virtually no independent travellers
at all. Which is not surprising as the province is no longer
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Mueang |
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Na Muang |
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Scenary |
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13.67215 N |
101.06666 E |
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