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Ko Kret
Bangkok's easiest green getaway, Ko Kret is an artificial
'island', the result of a canal being dug nearly 300 years
ago to shorten an oxbow bend in the Mae Nam Chao
Phraya. The island is one of Thailand's oldest settlements
of Mon people, who were a dominant tribe of central Thail-
and between the 6th and 10th centuries AD. Today, Ko Kret is known for its rural atmo-
sphere, its distinctive pottery and its busy weekend market.
Getting There
166 from Victory Monument to
Pak Kret, before boarding the cross-
river ferry (2B, 5am-9pm) from the
pier at Wat Sanam Neua
