{"id":7079,"date":"2013-06-04T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/?p=7079"},"modified":"2020-07-25T20:03:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T13:03:49","slug":"ko-kret-island-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/ko-kret-island-bangkok","title":{"rendered":"Ko Kret Island, Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A half day tour of the <strong>Ko Kret island<\/strong>, located about twenty kilometers to the north of Bangkok is a beautiful addition to the colorful tapestry of your experiences in Thailand. This artificial island has been created by repeated excavation of canals on the Chao Phraya river.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ko_Kret_Island_Bangkok_View_Photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7133 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ko_Kret_Island_Bangkok_View_Photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Photo by Ramey Logan&quot; (Photo credit: Wikipedia)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, it is a quaint tourist attraction, providing a breath of fresh air and a taste of rural Thailand within a short distance from the bustling city of Bangkok.<\/p>\n<p><b>Important facts about your tour to Ko Kret island<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Here are the highlights which you must know in order to enjoy your tour of the <strong>Ko Kret island<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can see the island on a half day tour. Most tour companies provide you this tour at reasonable price. Alternatively, a visit to <strong>Ko Kret<\/strong> is included in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/en\/ayutthaya-day-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tour to Ayutthaya<\/a>. If you decide to travel yourself, you can use any of the numerous water taxis or the Chao Phraya Green Flag express boat.<\/li>\n<li>Explore the island on foot or bicycle available for hire through the six kilometer long perimeter. There are no cars to interrupt your walk. You can enjoy a true taste of rural life and see some of the typical scenes of Thailand.<\/li>\n<li>A must-see spot on the <strong>Ko Kret island<\/strong> is the Wat Poramaiyikawat temple and museum. The temple is a Burmese style stupa containing the relics of Buddha while the museum contains items like crystal ware and votive tablets.<\/li>\n<li>Other interesting things to see in the <strong>Ko Kret island<\/strong> are the Phra Wiharn shrine with the reclining Buddha and the old temple of Wat Sao Tong Thong.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ko Kret<\/strong> is famous for its beautiful pottery. A beautiful collection can be viewed at Kwan Aman Pottery Museum. You can also buy a souvenir of this unglazed terracotta pottery from villages 1 and 6.<\/li>\n<li>Do not miss the legendary desserts of the island where you get a taste of authentic Thailand. Cruise around the dessert canal or visit the Banpasoon Dessert Home in Village #1\u00a0to enjoy these delicacies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A tour of the <strong>Ko Kret Island<\/strong> is perhaps the best way to explore the authentic Thailand within a restricted budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A half day tour of the Ko Kret island, located about twenty kilometers to the north of Bangkok is a beautiful addition to the colorful tapestry of your experiences in Thailand. This artificial island has been created by repeated excavation&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[607],"tags":[517,794],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7079"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7079"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11238,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7079\/revisions\/11238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}