If you want a good spot then you must go early. The boat carrying the Buddha image wasn’t scheduled to pass the front of Wat Bang Phli Yai Nai until after 7.30 a.m. We arrived there an hour earlier at 6.30 a.m. and it was already very crowded. All the best locations were already taken. It is on days like these that you really need to be a tall person in order to see over the heads of people. The route of the boat covers a distance of only 1.6 kilometers but it takes them over 100 minutes from start to finish. Most people go to Wat Bang Phli Yai Nai which, for obvious reasons, has the best atmosphere. But you can also watch the boat parade from Bang Phli Old Market, the District Office and Wat Bang Phli Yai Klang.