Immerse yourself in traditional Thai culture and shopping at the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. Explore the maze of canals and witness female traders selling colorful fruits and vegetables from their sampans. Don’t miss the unique experience of shopping on the railway tracks at the Maeklong Railway Market.
Immerse yourself in traditional Thai culture and shopping at the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. Explore the maze of canals and witness female traders selling colorful fruits and vegetables from their sampans. Don’t miss the unique experience of shopping on the railway tracks at the Maeklong Railway Market.
- Damnoen Saduak Floating Market - Damnoen Saduak Floating Market consists of a maze of narrow khlongs (canals). Female traders, often wearing traditional mo hom apparel (blue farmers’ shirts) with wide-brimmed straw hats (Ngob) use sampans (small wooden boats) to sell their wares, often produce. These boats are often full of vegetables and colorful…
- Damnoen Saduak Floating Market - Damnoen Saduak Floating Market consists of a maze of narrow khlongs (canals). Female traders, often wearing traditional mo hom apparel (blue farmers’ shirts) with wide-brimmed straw hats (Ngob) use sampans (small wooden boats) to sell their wares, often produce. These boats are often full of vegetables and colorful fruits that are photogenic, and these images are used for tourism promotion. The market is often the busiest in the morning from 07:00 am to 09:00 am and is active until noon.
- Maeklong Railway Market (Talad Rom Hub) - Maeklong Railway Market is spread out on and next to the railway tracks. Customers walk on the railway track looking for something to buy from the shops on either side of the track. Several times per day a train rolls in at a low speed. When the driver sounds the horn, the vendors quickly pick up and remove their wares to make way for the approaching train. Immediately after the train has passed the canopy roof is raised back and it’s business as usual.
- Scenic train ride experience
- Longtail boat access to the floating market
- Complimentary bottled water and cold towel
- Knowledgeable English-speaking guide
- Travel insurance included
- Scenic train ride experience
- Longtail boat access to the floating market
- Complimentary bottled water and cold towel
- Knowledgeable English-speaking guide
- Travel insurance included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off within Bangkok
- Extra transfer charge 300 THB/Pax from Silom, Sukhumvit, and Pratunam
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off within Bangkok
- Extra transfer charge 300 THB/Pax from Silom, Sukhumvit, and Pratunam
- Lunch
The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is a labyrinth of slender canals or ‘khlongs’. Women sellers frequently dress in traditional mo hom clothes (blue farmer’s shirts) and wide-straw hats known as ‘Ngob’, utilizing sampans (small wooden boats) to peddle their goods, often fresh produce. These boats, loaded with vibrant fruits and vegetables, provide…
The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is a labyrinth of slender canals or ‘khlongs’. Women sellers frequently dress in traditional mo hom clothes (blue farmer’s shirts) and wide-straw hats known as ‘Ngob’, utilizing sampans (small wooden boats) to peddle their goods, often fresh produce. These boats, loaded with vibrant fruits and vegetables, provide picturesque scenes often used to boost tourism. The market’s peak hours are from 07:00 am to 09:00 am, but remain active until midday. Apart from this, there’s the Maeklong Railway Market, laid out alongside the railway lines. Shoppers peruse on the rail tracks, surveying items from stores on both sides of the tracks. A few times daily, a slow-moving train makes its way in. As the conductor honks the horn, vendors hastily gather and clear their goods, making way for the approaching train. As soon as the train passes, the canopies are promptly repositioned and its business as per usual.
- You come by yourself to meeting point. There is a transfer service for Silom, Sukhumvit, and Pratunam, pay extra directly to the driver 300 baht/person (round trip).
- Dress code is smart casual and the minimum age is 5 years
- On the rare occasion that we should be required to cancel a tour, we will inform you in advance and offer a different tour date, an alternative tour or provide a full refund
- Please note that the total tour duration includes the travel time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.