Railway & Floating Markets, Coconut Farm Private Tour
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Bangkok
Discover Thai culture: explore floating and railway markets, visit a coconut farm, and see Wat Bang Kung's mystical Banyan tree ordination hall.
Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Bangkok - We’ll pick you up from your hotel and take you to the vibrant Maeklong Railway Market.
  • Maeklong Railway Market (Talad Rom Hub) - The Railway Market is humorously called as the “life-risking” market! You will have fun riding a local train toward the Mae Klong station. While on this train, you will see the “Unseen-Thailand” experience. When the train signal rings up, the chaos will happen! Vendors will rush to detract their stall and clear away all goods that obstructs the running train at a great speed. Once the train passes, all shop owners will resume their stalls again.
  • Samut Sakhon - The whitish salt field, not a rice field, of course. A special bonus tour for our guests who join our floating and railway market tour in 2020. This sea salt is produced by Thai local wisdom. The salt farmer will rotate the sea water in different levels matching the strength of wind and sunlight. The rotation will continue until the salt becomes a “salt mountain” which are ready for cooking, skincare, and agriculture. On the Highway 35 in Samut Sakhorn province, our guide will lead you to rub the salt to your hand and take amazing photos!
  • Coconut Sugar Farm - You will observe how Thai farmers produce coconut nectar and palm sugar loaf. You will see a demonstration of coconut flower cutting, pouring the nectar into a bamboo container, putting preservation woods in the container, boiling up and pasteurizing the coconut nectar into the drinkable one. You will try squeezing coconut milk from coconut shell using a traditional Thai “rabbit-teeth” wooden machine.
  • Damnoen Saduak Floating Market - Transfer from your hotel in Bangkok downtown to the floating market takes 1 hour and 45 minutes. The Floating Market of Damnoen Saduak is among one of the most attractive floating markets in Thailand. Motor boat rides are already included in your tour! Many Thai and foreign tourists come here to absorb the atmosphere of Thailand water markets that have been like this for over a 100 years. At this floating market, you can try a number of delicious Thai fruits and foods such as sweet mango on sticky rice, freshly-made coconut icecream, and Thai-style boat noodle.
  • Wat Bang Kung - Nestled in the heart of the Amphawa district, Wat Bang Kung stands as a revered landmark, drawing visitors from far and wide. Its allure lies in the captivating embrace of a centuries-old Banyan tree, its roots and branches delicately enshrouding the sacred ordination hall. Here, within the sanctity of these hallowed grounds, rests the revered “Luang Por Nin Manee,” a golden Buddha image with roots tracing back to the Ayutthaya era.

Steeped in history, this temple served as a bastion for valorous Thai warriors during the 18th century, a legacy echoed through the array of statues depicting Thai boxing stances adorning its premises. As sunlight dances upon its ancient walls, Wat Bang Kung emerges as a picturesque haven, offering foreign travelers an ideal backdrop for capturing timeless moments through the lens of their cameras.

  • Bangkok - Return to your hotel from Wat Bang Kung.
What's Included
  • Professional English-speaking guide
  • Travel accident insurance
  • Motor boat ride in the Floating Market & train ride to Railway Market
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off & private air-conditioned vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Our tour combines the popular floating and railway markets tour with a coconut farm tour. In this tour, you will learn about daily life of Thai people living along the Damnoen Saduak floating market. Explore the active railway market which Thai people come here to shop their daily groceries. Enjoy a boat ride and a walking tour through the respective markets. Also, Embark on a journey to Wat Bang Kung, where a remarkable sight awaits: the mystical ordination hall nestled within the intricate roots of a grand Banyan tree.

  • Total duration of the tour is 7 hours (including the 3 hours of travel time on the road).
Location
Bangkok
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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