Bangkok’s Hidden Oasis : Explore Bangkok's Green Lung, Bang Krachao by Bike

Discover the cyclist’s paradise of Bangkok's green lung, Bang Krachao, with its seemingly endless elevated biking paths winding through fertile mangrove forests, small farms, quiet villages and Buddhist temples. Strict zoning and geography have protected its mangrove forests, coconut plantations and gardens from the urban sprawl of Bangkok making it into Bangkok’s Hidden Oasis.

Pedal your way through back lanes and alleys to the ferry. Once you and your bicycle are across the Chao Phraya River in Bang Krachao, the real biking pleasure begins.

Cycle quiet pathways at a leisurely pace where all you will encounter are birds, a few squirrels and maybe a lizard or two. Park your bike to visit a family at an old betel nut plantation for a snack, then check out a mangrove conservation area before pedaling on through the maze of tree-lined bike paths to a shrine to the Hindu God Ganesh before arriving at a local temple and market

Itinerary
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Stop At: Grasshopper Adventures Bike Tours - Bearing BTS Meeting Point, ศูนย์การค้า แบริ่ง มอล เลขที่ 3770,3772,3774 ถนน สุขุมวิท, บางนา, Bangkok 10260, Thailand

TOUR ITINERARY
Start Time: 9 am – End Time: 1 pm

Meet at the Bearing Skytrain Station

Behind the Bearing BTS 7 -11 store you will find the Grasshopper Adventures meeting point (use exit 5 from the BTS station if that is how you are arriving at the meeting point). After a quick bike fitting and a little briefing we are off cycling the back roads on the trail to Bang Krachao.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kung Bangkachao, Phra Pradaeng 10130 Thailand

Ferry to Bangkrachao and Cycle along the River Banks

Take a local motorcycle ferry across the busy Chao Phraya River. Then cycle elevated bike paths through local villages and plantations

The Old Betel Nut Garden

Stop for some homemade refreshments in a family garden commanding grand views of the Chao Phraya River and take a moment of two to contemplate the ship and barge traffic on the river.

The Firefly Garden

Before man ever came to Bang Krachao the area was a large mangrove forest which would light up at night with the lights of fireflies. Today members of the local community have created a reserve where you can come to see the mangroves as they once were and where the fireflies can flourish. You won’t see any fireflies during the day but feel welcome to come back at night.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nok, Off Bua Bueng Phatthana, Phra Pradaeng 10130 Thailand

The Ganesh Shrine

Meandering away from the mangroves through villages and local Buddhist temples, stop to visit a Shrine to Ganesh, the Hindu god of beginnings and the remover of obstacles. Followers of his cult in Thailand have a established a lovely shrine to Ganesh in Bangkrachao.

Wat Bang Namphueng Nok

Coming to the end of the Bang Krachao trail we stop for a moment to visit the historical temple of Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nok and take some refreshments before we cross back across the Chao Phraya River.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Grasshopper Adventures Bike Tours - Bearing BTS Meeting Point, ศูนย์การค้า แบริ่ง มอล เลขที่ 3770,3772,3774 ถนน สุขุมวิท, บางนา, Bangkok 10260, Thailand

Return to the Meeting Point

Back across the river it is a short ride back to the Grasshopper meeting point.

This tour will take about 4 hours. But the time can vary by group. Snacks and drinks are included.

Duration: 30 minutes