Nakhon Pathom possesses a number of interesting activities including site-seeing by boats: there are tours of canals, visiting fruit orchards and orchid farms, this includes:

Boat ride along Klong (canal) Mahasawat  to see the fruit farmers at work on two sides of the canal.  Touring orchards of pomelo, guava, sweet coconut, and orchid farms.  The trip costs 600 Baht/boat.  One boat can accommodate 6 persons and the trip takes around 2 hours.  For more information, contact Buddhamonthon District Office tel: 08 1743 5850, 0 3429 7152, 0  8  1495 9091, 08 9551 4623.

Boat ride along Tha Cheen River, departing Wat Don Whai with a cargo boat and a passenger boat to witness natural ambience along the river and conjoining canals.  There are two routes available:

First:  from Wat Don Whai, passing Wat Tha Pud, Wat Rai Khing, and Wang Pla.  It runs from 9.30-17.00.  The trip takes 1 hour and 15 minutes.  An adult fee is 50 Baht, a child fee is 25 Baht. 

Second: from Wat Don Whai, passing Wat Rai Khing, Wang Pla, Wat Sanpetch, Wat Decha, the Police Cadet Academy, and Rose Garden.  The trip leaves twice daily: 11.00 and 14.00 and takes 2 hours.  An adult fee is 100 Baht, a child fee is 50 Baht.  For more information, contact Acharn Sawat tel: 08 1448 8876, 08 1659 5805 or http://www.tsnakhonpathom.cjb.net
 
Boat ride to visit fruit orchards along Nakhon Chaisi River (Tha Cheen River) The fruit orchards are located in Tambon Bangchang, Tambon Klong Chinda, and Chinda Market, all of which are renowned for grapes, mangos, sweet coconuts, and rose apples, as well as floral gardens and other ornamental plant gardens.  Plants and agricultural products can be bought directly from farmers.  There are cruise services available at Samphran District Office (terminal of Bangkok-Samphran line bus), via Chinda canal and Bangchang canal, passing rose apple orchards, coconut orchards, and orchid farms.  This boat ride operates on Saturdays and Sundays.  For more information, contact the Community Development Office, Amphoe Samphran  tel: 08 1942 0836, Tambon Administrative Organisation tel: 0 3422 2698, 0 3431 1367.