The Ao Mahachai Mangrove Forest Study Centre
offers a nature trail along a mangrove forest around the Tha
Chin Estuary. From the town, take Sutthiwawithi Road for 2.5
kilometres, then turn left and proceed for 6.5 kilometres to the
centre.
This is one of Thailand's largest
traditional fresh seafood markets, but visitors can find much
more than seafood, especially if there is time to spare.
Handicrafts such as wicker furniture, pottery and local sarongs
are among the colourful offerings in the market. Crossing the
river from Mahachai to the west bank, visitors will arrive at
Tha Chalom, a large fishing village and industrial land for
marine products.
This
is regarded as the symbol of honesty. It was erected to be a
memorial to Phanthai Norasing, a man of integrity of the
Ayutthaya period. The historic event occurred in 1704 when Phra
Chao Sua, a king of Ayutthaya, made a royal visit by the
Ekkachai royal barge via the curved Khok Kham Canal. Phanthai
Norasing, who was the coxswain, could not operate the steering,
thus causing the prow to be broken by hitting the limb of a
tree. To foster the palace law, the coxswain then begged the
king to slaughter him although he was forgiven. After his death,
the king built a shrine in Khlong Khok Kham and commanded to
have a new canal, later named Khlong Mahachai, dug to eliminate
the sharp curves of Khok Kham Canal. A cruise along the canal
via mangrove forests and fishery villages is organised by Khun
Narin Bunruam
Tel: 0-3441-2490.
This fortress is located near the
city pillar shrine in the town. It was constructed in 1827
during the reign of King Rama III to prevent sea invasion by an
enemy. It can be seen as ruins nowadays. The cannons, which used
to be housed in the fortress, are now displayed at the city
pillar shrine and the city hall.
Samut Sakhon is the
biggest producer of brine salt. Its picturesque salt
farms, which sprawl across the border with Samut
Songkhram and along the Thon Buri-Pak Tho Highway,
have provided a back drop for many holiday
snapshots.
This temple fronting the river
mouth is located at Tambon Tha Chalom on the western side of the
Tha Chin River. It was constructed during the Ayutthaya period.
Religious buildings in the temple have been beautifully
renovated. The windy area by the sea is used as a rest area for
the locals.
Located on Highway No.35 with a left turn after
crossing the Tha Chin River, this is an ancient
temple presumed to have been built during the
Ayutthaya era. The doors and windows of both the old
and new chapels were neatly and beautifully carved
in various floral designs. It is believed the
craftsmen were Chinese, as the carvings include some
Chinese trees.
located in Tambon Bang pla is a temple built in a unique
is used for construction of several art forms strange is located on 200
rai of the journey to follow the road economy (Maha Chai-Krathum Baen)
away from Sub-district, Maha Chai District approximately 5 km turn left
opposite the station electricity to 1.5 kilometers.
a
district, called a sub-district, a district Tha
sanitation of the first in Thailand is the
occupation, fishery, a large number of market, and
the boat business that were rows on the river China
to travel to Tha Tha a, can be home across the river
in the harbor municipalities along the shore near
the main city with the Court or the car along the
route Thonburi - Pak Tho district to intersection,
Maha Chai, Samut Songkhram province, about 3 km. ,
across the bridge Mae Nam Tha Chin and turn left
into a sub-district, Tha
Muang District Samut
Sakhon is suitable to the coastal Salt farming, many
of shrimp, especially in sub-district, Ka Long Na
Kok Bo some lieutenant to tighten the tail Khok Kham
thousand a great warrior and the wayside 2 late
Thonburi - Pak Tho district to district Samut
Songkhram, salt and a pile of salt is white and
birds flew through a gas turbine, water and salt
into the wind turned played a beautiful scenery, who
are using the route, Nagano, often stop viewing,
always
a fish, and one of the modern Deputy from Bangkok, in the
municipal area, Samut Sakhon is facilities to the modern used in the
lighter unloading aquatic products in the sea, everything is a large
number of trading center for sea fish is the source of the foreign
exchange, the wind working day several million baht.
The most important
rivers of the province of the river, Chai Nat
province from the Chao Phraya River flowing through
the province Suphan Buri Province Nakhon Pathom,
flowing into the Gulf of Thailand, a sub-district,
Tha Muang Samut Sakhon
