Ko Kret

Ko Kret is a small artificial river island in the Chao Phraya River in Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province, just north of Bangkok. Created in 1722 by excavating Khlong Lat Kret Noi canal, it is home to a long-established Mon community renowned for distinctive unglazed earthenware pottery. The car-free island is known for its temples, pottery villages, museums and weekend walking street market.

Visitors reach the island by a short ferry from piers such as Wat Sanam Nuea. The island is car-free with narrow concrete paths best explored on foot or by rented bicycle. Expect traditional Mon pottery workshops and shops, Buddhist temples including Wat Poramai Yikawat with its leaning chedi, small museums, stilt houses, and a weekend market selling pottery, snacks and handicrafts along the waterfront.

Created in 1722 during the Ayutthaya period under King Thai Sa when Khlong Lat Kret Noi canal was excavated to bypass a bend in the Chao Phraya River, forming the island. Subsequently settled by Mon people migrating from Myanmar, who established pottery-making and temple communities that remain today.

Center of Mon culture in central Thailand, known for distinctive unglazed Mon pottery, Mon-style Buddhist temples such as Wat Poramai Yikawat, traditional handicrafts, and preservation of Mon language, food and customs within the riverside community.