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| Samut Prakan Province | |
| Capital | Samut Prakan |
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| Residents | 1.261.530 (2014) |
| surface | 1,004.092 km² |
| prefix | 02 |
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The province Samut Prakan(Thai: สมุทรปราการ) is located immediately southeast of Bangkok in Central Thailand. Here the Chao Phraya River flows into the Gulf of Thailand.
places
- Samut Prakan - The capital of the province
Other goals
background
getting there
By plane
The international Suvarnabhumi Airport (IATA code: BKK) is located in Amphoe Bang Phli in the northern part of the province.
With public transport
Coming from Bangkok you can reach Samut Prakan quite comfortably with the Skytrain (BTS), which follows the course of the Thanon Sukhumvit through the central part of the province to the final stop Kheha (E23) follows. At the station Udom Suk (E12) there is a bus stop in front of the 7-Eleven store near exit 1. From here you can take bus number 132 along the Bang Na — Trat road heading east. The shopping center is on this route MEGA Bangna. The fare for the bus is 7 Baht (November 2012) to MEGA Bangna.
In the street
The Outer Ring Road of Bangkok runs through the province of Samut Prakan Outer Bangkok Ring Road; Thai Thanon Kanchanaphisek; Autobahn 9), the Bang Na Expressway (Thai Thang Phiset Burapha Withi; Nationalstrasse 34) as well as the Thanon Sukhumvit (Sukhumvit Road; National road 3).
mobility
Tourist Attractions
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- 1 Mueang Boran.
Ancient City, too, describes itself as the largest open-air museum in the world. In a large park, which has the shape of Thailand, you will find replicas of historical buildings of the country as well as scenes typical of the country such as a floating market and other Thai-inspired buildings.
- 2 Erawan Museum.Particularly noteworthy is the building itself, the base of which is a huge, hollow and walkable statue of the three-headed elephant Erawan carries (total height 43.6 meters). Also noteworthy is the stairwell overloaded with elaborate carved decorations and the stained glass of the dome. The exhibition shows Buddhist art as well as antiques.
- Bang Pu Recreation Center. Located directly on the Gulf of Thailand. The 102 hectare site contains a 500 meter long pier, at the end of which there is an excursion restaurant, as well as one of the last remaining mangrove forests on the Gulf of Thailand and is also a bird sanctuary. The WWF operates an environmental information center here.
- 3 Bhumibol Bridge.Two-kilometer-long double bridge that crosses the Chao Phraya twice because it forms a loop here. In the middle of the bridge it branches off to form a motorway triangle, which is why it is also known as the “mega bridge”. The gold-plated tops of the pylons (pillars) are 173 and 164 meters high. The ropes are also gold-plated, which is why they look particularly impressive at night when illuminated by headlights.
activities
- Cycling tour. On the peninsula Bang Kachao (Amphoe Phra Pradaeng; often wrong Bang Krachao written with 'r'). The peninsula, which is surrounded by a loop of the Chao Phraya River and directly borders Bangkok, is, unlike the capital and large parts of the Samut Prakan province, neither urbanized nor industrialized. There is still dense vegetation here, only small, rarely used roads and village settlements. That is why it is also known as the “green lung” of Bangkok. Accessible from Bangkok by ferry Klong Toei — Tha Bang Krachao or Bang Na — Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nok.
- Rap-Bua-Fest ("receiving lotus"). To Ok Phansa (in October) in Bang Phli. At the end of the Buddhist monks' retreat, a Buddha statue, highly revered by the local believers, is placed on a magnificently decorated boat Khlong Samrong drove along. The population lines up on the banks of the canal and pelts the boat and the statue with lotus flowers.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
This is a special place to stay Bangkok Tree House: A “tree house” on the idyllic Bang Kachao peninsula, around which the Chao Phraya Current flows. Here you can sleep in one of five sometimes very unconventional “nests” for two to four people. Most of them can only be reached via steep stairs. The most unusual are View with a room (a platform without a roof over the jungle) and that River Nest (a floating bed raft on the river). Everyone has an extraordinary look. From 4590 baht per night including breakfast, ice cream, bicycle and mobile phone use and WiFi.
