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Rak Klong Bang Phra community

Rak Klong Bang Phra is a small community in a town in Trat located in the east of Thailand. This place is awarded for outstanding tourism community in year 2007

History Rak Klong Bang Phra was once an old trading community of Trat province. In the past, this community used to be a trading place for many people. The location starts at the sea in front of the entrance of Trat’s River and goes backwards along the river for 2 kilometers. Entrance of Bang Phra Canal is on the left hand side which is the main transport routes. In the old days, the islanders cruised to the Bang Phra Canal and brought coconut for sale. Meanwhile, Chinese merchants sailed their junks and brought clothes, wares, and crockery for sale. In addition, Chong people who were the native of Trat transported fragrant wood and herbs for trading.

Tourism Nowadays, along the Bang Phra canal, there are hundreds of old wooden houses, and the villagers have strong intentions to preserve traditional way of life and agricultural   heritage and adjust to welcome ecotourism trend. There are many households opened for homestay. Some of them are adapted to be restaurants or coffee shops. Rak Klong Bang Phra community’s overall atmosphere matches the slow life trend.

Access From Bangkok, take the highway No.34 (Bangna-Bangpakong) and turn into the highway No.3 (Sukhumwit) to Chantaburi Province, then take the highway No.344 (Chonburi-Klang). The distance is about 318 kilometers. Another way is taking a Bangkok Airways flight from Bangkok to Trat (located in Kao Saming district).