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Khaosan road or Khao
San road is a short road in central Bangkok, Thailand, in
the Banglamphu neighborhood (Phra Nakhon district) about 1 km north
from the Grand Palace with Wat Phra Kaew. It is popular among budget
tourists for its relatively cheap accommodation compared to other
areas of central Bangkok.
 When
you step into the road, located in Bang Lamphu, you feel as if you
are stepping into another world. Khao San Road is
the place where you can find people from different countries around
the world. Most of the tourists who came to Khao San Road said that
they knew about this place from their friends who have been there
before. The road is very close to major tourist attractions such as
the Grand Palace and Rattanakosin island. The road itself is an attraction
too.
Khao san road in Bangkok is known for its relatively
cheap guesthouses, bars & restaurants with constant new release
movies, night clubs and numerous travel agents. Over the years Khao
san Road has become more and more commercialized attracting not only
the foreign backpackers but also the younger Thai generation, who
love to meet and make friends with the foreign tourists.
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Friendships grow easily on Khao
San Road. Just eating in the same restaurant, people
soon find themselves talking about the places they have been.
According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Khao San Road
can accommodate 8,000 tourists a day.
The high season is between January and April with the peak period
at Songkran Festival.
Then the number of tourists staying in the guest houses rises
to 10,000 a day. Khao San Road offers all kinds of services
to the tourists, including visa applications for Indochinese
countries. Not only foreigners, but also many Thais come here
for an inexpensive tour to other provinces. |
Located close to the river, its easy to go by river taxi to Bangkok's
attractions like The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the
Emerald Buddha) Wat Pho (Bangkok's centre for Thai massage) and the
Royal Barges Museum. The National Gallery and Silpakorn University
Gallery are also within walking distance.
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 The
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is a very attractive
place for tourists to see the old style and traditional way of selling
and buying fruits, vegetables, etc., from small boats...
A local boat ride along the canal which is both exhilarating and fascinating
takes you to the market... Historically, Damnoen
Saduak was the canal dug in the reign of King Rama IV by the
military men and the people of Rajburi, Samutsakorn and Samutsongkram
Province...
This is the best known destination in Ratchaburi where timeless lifestyle
of native Thai people can be observed along the canals.
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Ratchaburi Province,
is some 80 kms, southwest of Bangkok.
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