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Image of Ko Kret Island
Type:
Cycling
Price from:
2500 THB /person
Phone:
(+66) 02 712 5305
Fax:
(+66) 02 712 5306
Payment Types:
  • No Cash
  • No Credit Card
  • No Cheque
  • No Travellers cheque
  • No Paypal
  • No Wire Transfer
Location Start:
Your hotel or residence
Location Finish:
Your hotel or residence
Start time:
07.00 am
End time:
03.30 pm
We Speak:
English
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Last updated: 07/07/2008

Discover Bangkok's only island by bike and experience a wonderful community only known to local people. Ride quiet trails through lush vegetation and check out the ancient Mon pottery products.

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Itinerary

Day 1

The island has always been populated by the Mon, a people that dominated the area that is now Thailand from the 6th to 10th centuries. The Mon of Koh Kret are famous for their craftsmanship and skill at the potters wheel and still make all kinds of terracotta and earthenware products. The main village is a thriving market place where you can see the pottery making process and shop for pots, mortars, and flowerpots. Riding alongside the Chao Phraya River, passing numerous small villages, we see temples, flower plantations, local villages and very friendly Thai people. We then head away from river life and pass into the rural surroundings where we ride among rice paddies and fruit plantations before finishing the first part of our journey back on the banks of the river at Ban Bua Thong. On Ko Kret, we see the pottery village and visit the island's Ancient Mon Pottery Centre, Wat Paramai Yikawat or Wat Mon, which contains a Mon styled marble Buddha. This is a very easy 25 kilometre ride along nice flat roads and paths. The beautiful thing about riding on Koh Kret is that there are no cars allowed on the island so you have the road to yourselvesOf course, water, soft drinks and snacks are all included all day and SpiceRoads supplies a TREK mountain bike and helmet. The trip is supported for most of the ride by our air conditioned minibus, fully equipped with a two-way radio and Thule bike rack.

Extra Information

Inclusions -
Helmet
Exclusions -
Tip for guide and driver
Extras -
Operated by: SpiceRoads Co.,Ltd.
Departure: every Weds, Sat with a minimum group of 2 adults
Children: children aged 12-16yrs are welcomed to join this trip and receive 25% discount.
Private tour is available upon request with extra tour cost

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