Chili Paste Tour and the Tha Kha floating market community invite you to a Traditional Loi Krathong along the bucolic waterways of Samut Songkhram province. Join rural villagers as they float bad luck away as part of a moving offering to the water goddess on this magical night.
Itinerary
- 3:00 pm: Meet at Wutthakat BTS SkyTrain Station, Exit 2.
- 4:30 pm: Arrive at Tha Kha Floating Market. Try many local foods, watch a Thai water boxing match and prepare a specialty salad made from local ingredients.
- 6:00 pm: Watch krathong being made by hand and then craft your own using traditional ingredients, including banana tree trunks rather than Styrofoam.
- 7:00 pm: Row a boat to see the fireflies and float your krathong along with the locals. The sight of countless krathong, lit by candles and floating slowly down a calm river, never fails to enchant.
- 9:00 pm: Return to Wutthakat BTS Station.
Price Includes
- More delicious local foods than you could eat.
- Materials and instructions for crafting your krathong.
- A twilight rowboat ride to float your krathong.
- Water boxing match and other folk entertainment.
- Transportation by minivan between Bangkok and Samut Songkhram.
- Licensed Thai guides who will share their knowledge of Loi Krathong.
- A portion of proceeds will go to making improvements to the Tha Kha floating market, including upgrading bathrooms, cleaning trash and assisting the local boat drivers.
*This special festival program runs on the annual Loi Krathong full moon date in November. Please contact us for dates for the current year.