The main tourist piers along the Chao Phraya River. Driven by the successful experience of the Asiatique Riverside Night Market, many traditional piers have also been transformed into piers that integrate shopping malls. Wendy and Anya wanted to visit Sapanpu under the Rama I Memorial Iron Bridge. Special night market, when the night market is closed, turn to the riverside mall and night market at Yupiman Wharf. Not only can you see the vigorous vigor of the late night flower market, but you can also enjoy the food at the riverside restaurant leisurely. Enjoying the wind and enjoying the round trip of boats with the iron bridge as the background, spend a leisurely night.
Transportation to Yodpiman River Walk and Phra Khlong Flower Market
The well-known Phra Khlong Flower Market is located at Yodpiman Pier (Yodpiman, N6/1) on the Chao Phraya River. You can take the BTS MRT to Saphan Taksin Station and go to the Central Pier by boat. You can choose Orange Flag Boat (Orange Flag Boat) or Blue Flag Chao Phraya Tourist Boat (Blue Flag Chao Phraya Tourist Boat), will stop at N6/1 Yupiman Pier, see the well-known Thai King Memorial Bridge (Memorial Bridge), you can prepare to disembark Up.
The one-way ticket for the Orange Flag ferry is 15 baht. The advantage is that the price is low and there are more docking stations. The one-way ticket for the blue flag ferry is 40 baht. If you stop at the main piers where tourist attractions gather, you can also purchase a one-day ferry ticket with a unit price of 150 baht. , You can take unlimited rides to and from various piers and attractions that day.Secondly, if you travel from downtown Siam, you can also use GrabTaxi or Uber, which saves you the trouble of transferring to the MRT and getting on and off the ferry.
▲ Take the Blue Flag and Orange Flag ferry and disembark at Pier N6/1 to arrive at the Flower Market and Riverside Mall.
▲ Led by the wharf night market, many wharfs on the Chao Phraya River have been transformed into integrated shopping malls.
▲ The blue flag cruise route is specially designed for tourists, providing sightseeing docks throughout the coast.
Introduction to Yupiman Pier Tourist Area and Phra Khlong Flower Market
This area used to be the core of the Rama I Memorial Iron Bridge, next to the quite local Saphan Phut Night Bazaar (Saphan Phut Night Bazaar) and Phra Khlong Flower Market street vendors, many people will take to the Memorial Bridge (N6) pier Visiting here, with the development of tourism and commerce, the focus of the attraction has been transferred to the nearby Yupiman Pier (N6/1). Not only did the stalls be announced at the night market, but the roadside stalls selling flowers were also driven or taken in, and the sightseeing atmosphere was even better. In order to improve, many local grassroots characteristics are also reduced.
Yupiman Pier has been renovated in 2015 to become the Yupiman River Walk. It mainly includes Yodpiman River Walk, Yodpiman Market, and the 24-hour Pak Khlong Flower Market (Pak Khlong). Talad Market) three major areas.The Riverside Mall adopts European-style architecture. The mall plan is similar to Tha Maharaj. The Yupiman Market behind the pier is developed towards the tourist flower market. Next to it is the 24-hour Phra Kong Flower Market. There are few flower stalls left on the road.
▲ Purchase a one-day ferry ticket for 150 baht, and you can travel to various scenic spots along the coast.
▲ Yupiman Riverside Mall, behind it is Yupiman Market and Phra Klong Flower Market.
▲ Just like downtown Siam, the grand occasion of flower roadside stalls in the past is gone, and the living space has been compressed.
▲ There are very few roadside stalls, and everyone has to go to Yupiman Market to see the bustling flower market again.
Yupiman Market and Phra Khon Flower Market
The planning of Yupiman Market is somewhat of a development towards a tourist market. The architecture is novel and the space is bright. There is even a rest space on the second floor to provide tourists with rest, eating and climbing to take pictures. It can also avoid disturbing the vendors’ flowers. For transportation and sales, there is even a stall area selling vegetables, fruits and groceries at the rear. The market does not take the name of the flower market, providing flexible development space for the entire market in the future. As for those who like the grass-roots tastes, they can also go to the nearby 24-hour shop Visit to Phra Kong Flower Market.
Wendy and Anya came here at night. Originally wanted to visit Shapamput Night Market but they were empty. They wanted to stop by the flower market and the roadside stalls. They walked all the way to Yupiman Market and finally saw the lively scene of the flower market. The whole environment was even better. In order to be refreshing and bright and suitable for sightseeing needs, the various flowers that are usually seen in the streets and alleys are used here for wholesale transportation and sales, showing another style of flowers, and it is really eye-opening. If there is a chance to come to Zhao By the Phraya River, you can arrange to stop by here.
▲ Seeing a large number of flowers sold in wholesale is another rare occasion.
▲ The flower trading scene in Yupiman Market is high and bright.
▲ There are signs in the market, which specifically explain that you can go to the second floor to enjoy and photograph the flower market.
▲ When tourists take pictures, they must be especially careful not to affect the daily work of the staff.
▲Overlooking and photographing the flower market from the second floor, visitors can take pictures leisurely here.
▲ On the floor of the second floor, there are actually designed transparent viewing windows, haha.
▲ After passing through Yupiman Market, you can see the shopping mall and pier in the riverside pedestrian area.
Yupiman Riverside Mall Tour
Just like Tha Maharaj, Yupiman Wharf is planned as a riverside pedestrian area and shopping mall. Originally a riverside vegetable market and flower market, it was renovated into a European-style shopping mall, named Yodpiman. River Walk (ยอดพิมาน ริเวอร์ วอล์ค), the purpose is to take advantage of the crowds at the transportation terminal to bring business opportunities to the mall. The initial investment amounted to 15 billion baht. However, the competition in Bangkok malls is fierce, and subsequent investment and operation are also It is quite a challenge.
Yupiman Wharf is a landmark landscape to commemorate the iron bridge. There are Siam Museum and a large park nearby. In the future, a MRT route is planned to pass. Wendy and Anya will walk all the way along the flower market to this place. Come here for a stroll. The focus is not on shopping. Shopping, but sitting at the riverside restaurant while enjoying the food, watching the riverbank scenery and the cool night of the memorial iron bridge and the boat going back and forth, enjoying the casual atmosphere, as for those who want to come here to go shopping, maybe it will be a little bit Disappointed!
▲ While enjoying food in the restaurant on the second floor, you can leisurely watch the scenery of boats on the river.
▲ In the middle of the night, the general ferry has stopped running, only the dining cruise is left. Calling Uber is the most convenient way of transportation.
Conclusion
Travellers who have traveled to Bangkok many times for free, it is no surprise that new department stores and star-rated hotels along Sukhumvit Road are introduced every year. However, not only is the downtown of Bangkok always under construction, but the Chao Phraya River is also continuously The refurbishment, especially the refurbishment of various ferry piers into shopping malls, is just like Sukhumvit Road, which makes people who love the style of Bangkok’s old town sigh, and people who love to wander around and try new things have a new choice.
◎ Phra Kong Flower Market. Pak Khlong Talat (Flower Market). ปากคลองตลาด
– Address: 116 Chakphet Rd, Khwaeng Wang Burapha Phirom, Khet Phra Nakhon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
– Official website: http://www.yodpimanriverwalk.com/
– Business hours: open 24 hours
