Bang Sa Kao Mat Weaving Village
(หมู่บ้านทอเสื่อบางสระเก้า จันทบุรี)
Chanthaburi
Bang Sa Kao Mat Weaving Village is a large manufacturer of reed mats in Chanthaburi Province. Anyone who wants to buy some reed mats made in Chanthaburi can understand and see the whole process, from bleaching and dyeing the reeds to preparing them. There is reed farming around the village area. Apart from mats, the village also uses reeds to create other utensils and sells them both wholesale and by retail.

The tourists can travel to Bang Sa Kao Mat Weaving Village. It opens for the tourists to see and buy the products every day from 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please contact 0 3945 0923 and 0 3945 0587.

Bang Sa Kao Mat Weaving Village is located in Bang Sa Kao Sub-district, Laem Sing District, Chanthaburi Province, 22190. As for the direction, the tourists can go to Bang Sa Kao Mat Weaving Village by taking the same route with Samet Ngam Village. At Wat Ko Tanot T-junction, go straight and turn right at Wat Thakian Thong T-junction before continuing for another 200 meters. There is also another route. From the city center, cross Trirat Bridge to Sukhumvit Road, and then turn right to Trat Province for around 8 kilometers. After that, turn right at the intersection to Ban Bang Sa Kao for another 8 kilometers.

At present, Bang Sa Kao Mat Arts Center was founded in 2000 supported by the Social Investment Fund (SIF). It was constructed under the concept of self-reliant community development, which concentrates on the process of learning reinforcement and the participation of community, village organization, and strong community culture. The main function of the center is to encourage reed and jute cultivation. Besides, its purposes are to reduce the manufacturing costs, to have enough raw materials in the area, to provide some capital to pay for the cultivation and preparation costs, to refund social capital to the members, and to purchase and distribute community products. The purchase means to buy reed mats from the members and to process the mats for sale by focusing on the use of raw materials in the area. However, the other products are sold on consignment in order to create connection among the products in the community. Therefore, the tourists who are interested in visiting this place can find more information by themselves via http://www.bangsrakao.go.th/