Bodies of Water in Bangkok

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Bodies of Water in Bangkok

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  • Bhargava Krishna
    Bangalore District, India147 contributions
    It's for the public ferry ride, in evening you may enjoy a nice view of Bangkok city's tallest buildings and hotels around.
    Written June 28, 2023
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  • Chris S
    Thailand16,401 contributions
    My second time doing a klongs tour by longtail boat. loved it both times. It is great to get a different perspective of Bangkok.
    Written July 9, 2023
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  • Dingo_6152
    Fremantle, Australia1,962 contributions
    Now this is a unique way to really get around Bangkok. Best described as being dirty and dangerous... but also handy, vibrant and exhilarating.

    There are two options, the klorng boats, which run from 5:30am to 10:30pm, with ticket prices around 8B to 20B. These hold about 40-50 passengers, have dubious safety equipment, unreliable timetables but zoom down the canal at breakneck speeds. Whilst they have plastic tarpaulins you are fairly low to the water and always face the possibility of getting wet from the spray.

    The other alternative is the tourist hop on/hop off boats which run from Pratunam (bear the Central World Plaza) and Panfa Leelard, just behind the Mahakan Fort, at Phanfa Bridge. These are more expensive, but cheaper and quicker than a taxi, they give you the same experience as the local klorng boats but at a more leisurely and safer speed. Can purchase a one-way or all-day ticket.
    Written October 10, 2019
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  • Minako I
    Bangkok, Thailand252 contributions
    I used to live in one of the Onnut condos (LPN Sukhumvit 77, Onnut Soi 3 and 5) which stands about 800 m down Klong Prakhanong's starting pier, whose daily flow was part of the highlight of my 10 years' stay in that condo. Now I'm living in yet another LPN condo located along SeanSaep (Asoke - Bangkapi line), which is also good, although I've never tried it - just looking. I'm originally from Matsue city in JPN, which is also called
    "Venice(-like town) of the Orient", offering the boat rides (safer version than BKK's) exclusively for tourism purpose. My life seems to have been evolving with and along these Klongs.
    Written May 6, 2016
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