Bangkok Excursion: Explore Damnern Saduak Floating Market, Grand Palace & Wat Phra Keo
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21 Ratings
Damnoen Saduak

Visit Damnern Saduak Floating Market outside Bangkok and experience the traditional way of buying and selling fruits and vegetables in the city. Continue to the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Keo to admire the most beautiful examples of Siamese architecture.

Duration: 1 day
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Damnoen Saduak Floating Market - Enjoy a full-day excursion from Bangkok to the legendary Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, located approximately 65 miles (110 kilometers) west of the Thai capital.

Your journey commences with a leisurely and scenic drive through rice paddies and salt fields. En route, visit a farmhouse and watch locals producing sugar from coconut. The tour then continues by boat, passing fruit plantations and Thai houses that reveal a more traditional way of life.

Upon arrival at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, discover boats of all different shapes and sizes, still used by local merchants to ferry their goods along this Venice of the East. Having immersed yourself in the electric environment, head back towards Bangkok, stopping at a wood-carving factory en route.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local guide
  • Private tour
  • Lunch
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Dress code is smart casual
Location
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Damnoun Saduak, Ratchaiburi
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sunshinegirl40
Nov 2, 2023
Amazing day - Amazing day with Noina! Friendly wonderful service! She was fun, helpful, super knowledgeable. Good value for money. Loved our tour
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Karlif2014
Jan 15, 2020
Incredible cultural adventure - Our tour guide Noina was an absolute gem. She picked us up in the lobby of our hotel downtown Bangkok and we drove south toward the floating market. Along the way she shared a massive amount of information about Thai living, history and culture. We stopped at a small family run coconut (farm?) where she showed us how they use the whole fruit to produce coconut sugar, lotion, bowls, etc. we were able to see their traditional home as well, which we were so grateful for. It was beautiful and really lovely to see something so uniquely local and hands-on. We went on to the floating market- the canal ride was a blast. The market itself was a little overwhelming (LOTS of vendors wanting your business) but plenty of shopping opportunities. Noina gave us advice on bargaining, which was kind and showed us her favorite food vendors - fresh fruit, coconut pancakes, mango and sticky rice, etc. We had a buffet style lunch on a boat just outside the market, which was a nice way to sample a variety of Thai food. We took an alternate route back to Bangkok, passing shrimp farms and more countryside life. The Grand Palace was unimaginably huge and beautiful and we were beyond grateful to have Noina to explain the history and significance and give us a proper tour - I can only imagine how overwhelmed we would have been to navigate it on our own. Overall, I couldn’t recommend this tour enough. Noina was amazing and we had wonderful time.
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Bojo1103
Dec 29, 2019
Fabulous Tour!!! - Our tour guide was Great! She made the experience a really fantastic one! She was attentive, informative but also unobtrusive, which was nice! The floating market may have become touristy but honestly my husband and I enjoy seeing and doing some of the touristy stuff while on vacation. It was actually a really fun experience and the food phenomenal! So don’t miss it based on anyone saying it’s a bit touristy! The market shopping was similar between booths but still fun! Negotiating over the Best Buy kept it entertaining! The Grand Palace was so worth seeing! If you see one thing while in Bangkok this would be It! It was one of the few places I have visited where the beauty was impossible to describe and being well traveled and slightly jaded I can say in all honesty this surpassed my expectations on every level! It was probably one of the most awe inspiring sites I have ever seen! All and all if you are deciding between tours I can definitely say I liked this one extremely well and I liked the private tour since it was 100 percent on our time table and pace! Definite worth the money!
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Michelle
Jun 18, 2019
Excellent - Our tour guide Cat, was amazing! She was very knowledgeable of the places we went! She even took us extra places to shop! The floating Market was exceptional! Enjoyed very much!!
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Roger
Dec 9, 2018
Places We Never Would Have Found - TravelHub met us at our cruise ship and drove us to Bangkok. We saw the Damnoen Saduak floating market, cruised the canals and took us to the amazing train market. People use the train tracks for their market path. The train comes between buildings 8x a day and when it does when it does, people have to clear a path. Once it's gone, the market is instantly back to business! TravelHub met us at our hotel early the next morning to get our day in, and get us back to our ship in time.
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Mindy_o
Feb 3, 2018
Kat was Amazing. She was... - <p>Kat was Amazing. She was informative, kind, not pushy. The driver Mr. Nat was also very helpful, available too. Very helpful that she knows the locals and her way around to good food. Also made it customizable since we were the only couple for the trip. IT was very comfortable, and definitely would recommend for anyone.</p>
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Denise
Sep 23, 2017
This was a fun and interesting day... - <p>This was a fun and interesting day trip. They were very accommodating of our busy schedules as well as pick up and drop off places. The colorful floating market was wonderful and the Palace was also very interesting. Our tour guide was a delightful young woman who spoke English quite well. She is an enthusiastic Buddhist. Be aware that at the temple of the jade buddha, not all visitors are allowed in all areas specifically if you're not Thai and probably Buddhist but the sign specifically said Thai. I also loved the first stop: the coconut factory so very interesting. HOWEVER, I would not recommend buying many of the wares at the coconut stop since you will find them for a better price in the Floating Market. We were very happy paying what we paid and felt it was well worth it. We tipped our guide and the driver, too, who was absolutely delighted to receive something.</p>
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Hsiangy_c
Jan 6, 2018
Not much added value except... - <p>Not much added value except transportation. The tour guide could not provide much more history or cultural knowledge that we can get by basic google research. There's only one route to walk about the floating market. Tour excludes boat ride in the actual floating market. <br/> Pros: private, hotel pick up drop off<br/> Neutral: tour guide's English<br/> Cons: Knowledge of religion is sub-par.<br/> Itinerary:<br/> Morning: <br/> Coconut sugar and by-product factory - Elephant ride we skipped this due to animal cruelty - woodwork shop - boat ride to the floating market - Floating market on foot<br/> Lunch buffet at a hotel package excludes drinks<br/> Afternoon:<br/> Grand palace and Wat Phra</p>
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Graham
Jan 10, 2018
A bit of a disappointment because it... - <p>A bit of a disappointment because it was New Year's Day and most people were on holiday</p>
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Globetrotting244095
Aug 5, 2023
Beware of the taxi drivers in Bangkok - They operators scam you at the gate with outrageous prices. The taxi drivers in Bangkok deliver you to a side gate and are in on this scam
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