Koh Kret
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Sheau H
Singapore29 contributions
Jun 2022
Koh Kret is a small island that not well known by the tourist. You can take taxi to Wat Sanam Nuae Pier then take boat cross the river. It is a very short boat rides, less then a minute, it cost 2 Baht in the day time and 3 Baht in the evening.
Once you arrive the pier, turn right to the weekend market. We went there late, so most of the stall is closing, it will be quite interesting if you go there in the morning. We didn't walk or cycle around the island, which you can do so in couples of hours. After the market, we walk backward to the pier and explore the other side. We end our trip at the local brewery 'Chit Beer'.
It is a charming small village, lots of interesting and nice deco cafe and restaurant. Definitely worth half a day trip there.
Once you arrive the pier, turn right to the weekend market. We went there late, so most of the stall is closing, it will be quite interesting if you go there in the morning. We didn't walk or cycle around the island, which you can do so in couples of hours. After the market, we walk backward to the pier and explore the other side. We end our trip at the local brewery 'Chit Beer'.
It is a charming small village, lots of interesting and nice deco cafe and restaurant. Definitely worth half a day trip there.
Written June 23, 2022
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Tom Coyner
Seoul, South Korea9 contributions
Feb 2020
If you love craft beer, live entertainment and you make it to Koh Kret during the PM hours of a weekend, there is only one place you need to go - Chet Beer. Upon arrival from the ferry, you can go to right to the near-by what, or you take the sidewalk to the left for a five-minute stroll to Chet Beer, easily the most famous bar on the island. It also serves some of the cheapest craft beer and gourmet hamburgers.
Written November 29, 2020
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Vlaamse_Reiziger
Belgium214 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
Small island in the Chaopraya River in north of BKK. Lots of potteries. Great to bike around (bike rental is less than 100 Baht a day). Enough cafes and restaurants. Best to go in the week-end as during the week days many things may be closed. No cars on the island.
Written April 4, 2024
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jalee77
Singapore, Singapore499 contributions
Sep 2022
There were many food stalls selling the typical thai food but also, some stalls selling snacks which are rare to find in Bangkok. ( I have attached some photos for reference). Only available during weekends.
You can rent a bicycle or walk to go around this small island. In my opinion, it is better to walk than cycle, because the pathways are actually quite narrow. Also, you can take in the sights much better as the stalls are located next to one another. The pathway is actually the circumference around the island. That being said, only a section of the entire pathway is taken up by the food stalls, hence, the remaining parts of the pathway are actually better to be explored if you have some form of transport. There are motorbike taxis at certain points of the pathway, such as where the markets end, where you will not see any crowd beyond. The motorbike taxi can take you through for 50 THB.
To get here, I went to Victory Monument BTS station, and walked to the bus stop that has bus 166. Just tell the ticket conductor you want to go to "Pak kret". The journey took about 1 hour and costs 22 THB. Alight at the stop before the U turn. Then, walk ahead and turn left to Wat Bo temple. Walk through Wat Bo temple and exit through the back. Then walk along the shops lining the road to Wat Sanam Nuea temple. Walk through to the back of this temple to reach the pier to take the boat over to Koh Kret island. Pay the boat fare (3 THB) when reach Ko Kret.
You can rent a bicycle or walk to go around this small island. In my opinion, it is better to walk than cycle, because the pathways are actually quite narrow. Also, you can take in the sights much better as the stalls are located next to one another. The pathway is actually the circumference around the island. That being said, only a section of the entire pathway is taken up by the food stalls, hence, the remaining parts of the pathway are actually better to be explored if you have some form of transport. There are motorbike taxis at certain points of the pathway, such as where the markets end, where you will not see any crowd beyond. The motorbike taxi can take you through for 50 THB.
To get here, I went to Victory Monument BTS station, and walked to the bus stop that has bus 166. Just tell the ticket conductor you want to go to "Pak kret". The journey took about 1 hour and costs 22 THB. Alight at the stop before the U turn. Then, walk ahead and turn left to Wat Bo temple. Walk through Wat Bo temple and exit through the back. Then walk along the shops lining the road to Wat Sanam Nuea temple. Walk through to the back of this temple to reach the pier to take the boat over to Koh Kret island. Pay the boat fare (3 THB) when reach Ko Kret.
Written September 8, 2022
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Antoni Eko
Bangkok, Thailand183 contributions
Dec 2020 • Couples
If you are commuting by Grab/Uber or taxi, make sure you provide the correct address to the temple of which the pier is located. Two baht for the boat to transfer you to Koh Kret across the river (around 5mins). Hire a bicycle for 50 baht and explore the island (quicker). Enjoy different stalls (food market). Highly recommend the oyster restaurant. Clay pottery place was cool and so as the bicycle ride around the island. Chitbeer bar is a popular place for a cold beer but there are also other places to have a beer. Will be back.
Written December 28, 2020
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asiais4me
Petersham, Australia59 contributions
Dec 2019
We enjoyed our day on Koh Kret a man-made island very close to Bangkok. Its very pretty and there are some nice places to relax and eat as well as a little market that sells some delicious local sweets. Its was an interesting day out as a respite from Bangkok.
Written February 11, 2020
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fw12015
Wiesbaden, Germany136 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Nice little island not too far away from Bangkok. If you seek quietness for a while, you should go there and walk around the island. If you go there during the week, you’ll be almost alone. Most shops/stalls are closed during the week, so it’s really nice and quiet.
Written January 10, 2020
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Perry B
Sydney, Australia2,582 contributions
Jan 2020
Ko Kret is wonderful in terms of self discovery. It is compact and historical- and one can explore the inspiring wats and chedis on one's own. It's a great place to travel to with friends by boat, as I did.
Written February 27, 2020
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Kelly G
Melbourne, Australia63 contributions
Nov 2013 • Solo
I'm a potter so a visit to Ko Kret was very high on my list of things to do in Bangkok. I didn't mind that I would need to take the train to Taksin Sathon to pick up the ferry to the last stop, Nonthaburi. I had read that there is a weekend ferry from there to Ko Kret island, but that's no longer true. It's an 11 km taxi ride to the ferry stop for Ko Kret and a bit daunting because taxi drivers speaking even a little bit of English in Nonthaburi don't seem to be common. I had a map and could point out where I wanted to go so it worked out in the end but was worrying at the time. It was about 2 hours travel, by train, boat, taxi and then another boat for the 2 minute trip across to Ko Kret. I had read that you could get a bus from Victory Monument, so perhaps that is shorter and easier.
The island was a great disappointment. There's a bike path circling it and through it, and you can hire a bike very cheaply but the interior paths are completely torn up and there are feral dogs. From where you hire the bike the path takes you through a market that goes on and on, very narrow, where you'll need to walk the bike or risk hurting people or bumping into stalls. The pottery that was for sale was 90% slip cast, the sort made in factories, not by artisans. Most of what was being sold was a variation of the types of things you can buy at Chatuchak Market.
Beyond the market, I hoped I would find the kilns and workshops, the orchards and farms that I had read about. It seems all to be gone. There's a lot of litter and at the back part of the island it's miserable. This may be the result of the floods that went through last year and if so, nothing very much seems to have been done about it.
Coming back around the island via the path I came to a sign "Potteries" and found a single potter working at a table doing some carving on a pot. I also stopped briefly at a lady who was wearing a tourist office uniform and was weaving a grass sleeping mat on a loom but she seemed so out of place, as if she'd been sent to the island for the day to entertain the visitors.
I located three large chamber brick kilns, all abandoned and with junk and litter all about them. Perhaps things are just really poorly sign posted but there was almost nothing to see for anyone interested in watching crafts people and the island was certainly not beautiful. Overall, a disappointment and great waste of time.
The island was a great disappointment. There's a bike path circling it and through it, and you can hire a bike very cheaply but the interior paths are completely torn up and there are feral dogs. From where you hire the bike the path takes you through a market that goes on and on, very narrow, where you'll need to walk the bike or risk hurting people or bumping into stalls. The pottery that was for sale was 90% slip cast, the sort made in factories, not by artisans. Most of what was being sold was a variation of the types of things you can buy at Chatuchak Market.
Beyond the market, I hoped I would find the kilns and workshops, the orchards and farms that I had read about. It seems all to be gone. There's a lot of litter and at the back part of the island it's miserable. This may be the result of the floods that went through last year and if so, nothing very much seems to have been done about it.
Coming back around the island via the path I came to a sign "Potteries" and found a single potter working at a table doing some carving on a pot. I also stopped briefly at a lady who was wearing a tourist office uniform and was weaving a grass sleeping mat on a loom but she seemed so out of place, as if she'd been sent to the island for the day to entertain the visitors.
I located three large chamber brick kilns, all abandoned and with junk and litter all about them. Perhaps things are just really poorly sign posted but there was almost nothing to see for anyone interested in watching crafts people and the island was certainly not beautiful. Overall, a disappointment and great waste of time.
Written December 1, 2013
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Seven small and sleepy villages, palm trees, bananas, temples and pottery: Ko Kret, a tropical looking island in Chao Phraya River, just 15 kilometres north from Bangkok, is a pretty place for a boat and walking trip. One way up by boat takes one hour. You take the Chao Phraya River Express to Nonthaburi and get there out at the last stop and walk to the street. Get into a Minibus to Wat Sanam Neua. Walk through the temple to the river pier. From here you can cross by ferry to Ko Kret.
Mon people who came down from Burma are living here for generations, and they are famous for pottery in kwan arman style and sweet Thai desserts. The pots are known for their red-black glazed surface and design. If you are hungry: there are many food vendors and restaurants. The island is wellknown for "Khao Cher": rice with chilled fragrant water and small side dishes. or you enjoy "Tod mun pla nor gala", spicy fish cake with ginger. Or: Mon tempura: deep-fried vegetables, fish, shrimp in a banana-leaf.
If you don't want to travel by yourself, then there is a tour every sunday operated by Chao Phraya Express Boat for 300 Baht.
Mon people who came down from Burma are living here for generations, and they are famous for pottery in kwan arman style and sweet Thai desserts. The pots are known for their red-black glazed surface and design. If you are hungry: there are many food vendors and restaurants. The island is wellknown for "Khao Cher": rice with chilled fragrant water and small side dishes. or you enjoy "Tod mun pla nor gala", spicy fish cake with ginger. Or: Mon tempura: deep-fried vegetables, fish, shrimp in a banana-leaf.
If you don't want to travel by yourself, then there is a tour every sunday operated by Chao Phraya Express Boat for 300 Baht.
Written February 23, 2008
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Hi, If we visit Koh Kret during a weekend - Would we be able to find any quieter places on the island to enjoy some peace and quiet?? - away from the shops and market? Thankyou, any comments will be appreciated.
Written April 25, 2020
Hello
if we will arrive to ko kret in friday, the weekend market is open?
Written November 22, 2018
I have read about taking a guided tour to kph Kret on a sunday,that leaves from sathorn pier, for 300 baht, but i am batteling to find where I can book this, is it possible to do so online? most of the links i come across are broken...
Written September 1, 2018
Hi there! When we reached Pak Kret, we chance upon the boat 'guided' (not quite a guided tour, as the boat operator will bring you to Ko Kret & tell you to look through the place that sales tourist souvenirs & drinks & snacks for about half an hour, while he will wait in his boat when we are done.
The day I went it is mostly filled with locals with only me as a foreigner from Singapore, and with my girlfriend who is a Thai, she will translate it for me.
Written September 3, 2018
Hi there. Do you remember how much the bicycles cost to hire for the day? Thanks so much!
Written April 22, 2015
You can travel round the island by bicycle. You can rent a bicycle about the cost 20~50 baht.
Written October 20, 2015
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