Cherishing communities in the central region

July 6, 2012

The Tourism Authority of Thailand Samut Songkhram Office has launched the Eat, Travel and Cherish Community Ways of Living Project to encourage families and friends of all ages to travel together and experience the ways of life in Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom.

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Everything you Need to Know about Amphawa

April 24, 2012

Amphawa, 63km west of Bangkok, makes a popular day trip destination. It is home to a quaint floating market which cuts through Khlong (canal) Amphawa and a small community of vintage cafés, restaurants and wooden shop-houses selling artsy souvenirs, books and Thai sweets. 

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Fruit fair in Samut Songkhram

April 3, 2012

Lychees from Samut Songkhram province are so sweet and famous that they are called "great lychees". The most popular strain is khom, which bears sweet, crunchy heart-shaped fruit covered with a dark red peel, according to Angkhana Poomphaka, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Samut Songkhram office.

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Celebrating the goddess of the river

November 10, 2011

The central part of the country may be flooded but other regions are still floating their krathong.
The traditional festival of Loy Krathong arrives tomorrow and the flickering candles of hope will offer Thais some consolation for the arduous flooding the country has suffered this year.

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Loi Krathong banana trunk at Mae Klong

November 8, 2011

Loi Krathong banana trunk at Mae Klong

Date :  November 21, 2011

Venue : at King Rama 2 Royal Garden, Amphawa District, Samut Songkram Province

Activities : 

Experiencing Loi Krathong Sai (made of banana trunk) more than 100,000 pieces, enjoying Thai folk shows, Noppamas beauty pageant and krathong contests and offering food to Buddhist monks along the river

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