Floating Market Exploration & Maeklong Railway Adventure: Authentic Thai Culture Tour
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Khwaeng Lumphini
Immerse yourself in Thai culture with a floating market exploration and Maeklong Railway adventure. Experience the vibrant Damneon Saduak Floating Market and test your bartering skills. Then, shop along the thrilling Maeklong Railway Market before the next train arrives. Hassle-free transport from Bangkok included.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Maeklong Railway Market (Talad Rom Hub) - The group will start at the pick up point by 6.00 am then drive to Maeklong Railway Market , nicknamed (Thai:Talat Rom Hup), meaning the “umbrella pulldown market”.It is one of the largest fresh seafood markets in Thailand, and is centered on the Maeklong Railway’s track. Whenever a train approaches, the awnings and shop fronts are moved back from the rails, to be replaced once the train has passed.
- Damnoen Saduak Floating Market - Damnoensaduak is one of a provincial district of Rajburi Province. Most people live densely along both sides of the canal from one end of the canal to another.The majority of this people are agriculturists. They grow several different kinds of fruit and vegetable for examples oranges, grapes, papayas, cabbages, bean, onion and etc. The land in this area is naturally fertile. Apart from providing transportation, Damnoensaduak Canal also provides farmers with adequate water for agricultural purposes for the whole year around. More than 200 small canals were dug by local peasants to connect with it to get water to splatter their land. Moreover; these small canals also become protitiouus ways of taking their agricultural products to the markets in neighbouring provinces and Bangkok. Day in and day out from about 8 a.m. to about 11 a.m. the Floating Market is routinely crowded with hundrreds of vendors and purchasers floating in their small rowing boats selling and buying or exchanging their goods. What they purchase are particularly food, fruit and vegetable which mostly brought from their own orchards.
ITINERARY:
06:00 - Pick up from hotel
07:00 - Departure from Bangkok
08:40 - Arrive train market waiting the pass along market
09:15 - Continue to Floating market
10:00 - Arrive floating market and free time 1 hour (PADDAL BOAT OPTIONAL 150 BHT)
11:30 - Back to Bangkok
14:00 - Arrive in hotel
What's Included
- Long-tail boat ride to Damnoen Saduak floating market
- Professional guide
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in Thai traditions at the Damneon Saduak Floating Market. Experience Thai-style negotiations as you haggle with natives donning wooden hats and vending tropical fruits, coconut sugar sweets, sticky rice with mango, and tom yum from their self-propelled boats. Enjoy an intimate experience as part of a small group touring Maeklong Railway Market, conveniently located on an active railway track. Enjoy the thrill of shopping along the Maeklong Railway Market before an oncoming train arrives.
• Unique floating market experience
• Savor local delicacies and fresh seasonal fruits
• Hurry through your shopping at the exhilarating Maeklong Railway Market
• Convenient pick up and drop off service from your Bangkok hotel
- We are SHA Plus certified. A certificate awarded to an organisation proving that they have approved Covid-19 health and preventative protocols in place and that 70% or more of all employees have been fully vaccinated.
- 48 hours is needed to arrange for tour with special language other than English, we have the right to cancel with full refund if booking is made less than 48 hours
Location
Thailand Travel Agency by Sun Leisure World
Thanon Witthayu
You can also join our tours at BANGKOK MEETING POINTS - Our office, Sun Leisure World Corporation, Level 29 The Offices at Central World 999/9 Rama I Rd, Pathumwan Pathum Wan, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.0
(13 Ratings)
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Lindsey_b
Feb 16, 2023
A great trip - fully recommend. - A great tour visiting the railway and floating markets as well as a coconut farm. The guide was good getting us to the sights efficiently although perhaps a bit quiet compared to other trips we’ve been on. Perhaps more background around the history of the markets etc. would have been good. We arrived about 8.45 am at the railway market. Just enough time to get photos in front of train and then to move into the heart of market to see the train pass which was fab. The floating market was great too. You have quite a long ride around canal network which was interesting before passing through the market area. The coconut farm was interesting and offered the opportunity to purchase gifts if you wanted to.
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James123321jj
Sep 23, 2019
Outstanding trip - This travel team really understood what we wanted on our trip and our limitations as my 88 year old mother was travelling with us and this trip was for her. The planning took some time and tweaking but once we arrived we were met by a representative, given our written itinerary and from there on in we were met and transported effortlessly on every leg of the trip. We marveled that we would have a fantastic day and then the next would be even better. I was especially pleased at the respect and kindness extended to my elderly mother who required some assistance. Her needs were met every step of the way.
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Jk123nesseon
Sep 23, 2019
Amazing pattya tour - It's been a very full city tour experience in pattaya with friends. We was planning to cover full pattaya attraction on day plan. We found the tour and had enjoy very much. Guide was full of knowledge and Joyful.
Love to this trip again in future.
Thank you everyone.
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Jennyfermcniven
Mar 6, 2020
Fabulous experience! - We had a great time in this tour with our guide Maio and driver Mr Jaroon. Maio was very knowledgeable and friendly and answered all of our questions. The train market is a really unique experience and our time at the floating markets was really great too. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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Jayne
Nov 8, 2019
Railway and floating markets - The trip was good to see the train and floating market but it was a little rushed. The guide didn’t explain much about the history behind the different markets or how many people had visited it per day. We weren’t given the opportunity to ask questions. The mini bus driver could have told us about the journey and the areas that we passed through. He or the guide could have told us how long the return to the hotel might be but we had no information. The long tail boat ride was nice through the town but again a bit of history would have made the experience more informative. We can recommend the food at the floating market, it was fresh hot and very tasty. Lots of different stalls at both but you have to barter as the first price is sometimes a little high. Enjoyable experience. 😊
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Meilengl
Oct 2, 2019
Awesome Visit but probably once is enough - We (3 friends) are in Bangkok for a short break & decided to check out these Bangkok tourist attractions.
We signed up half a day tour with Get Your Guide (local partner Big Country Vacation). We took a mini van & old school no aircondition train (30 mins) to Maeklong Train Market.As expected the place is FULL of tourists. Although it was super hot & crowded, it was worth the time & effort seeing 1st hand the train pass through the narrow track. Both sides of the track are lined with stalls & the owner can efficiently remove tents, movable tables to
make way for the train to pass by.
As for the floating market, it is amazing seeing the local selling from their boat. The canal does get congested at certain sections but the boatman or boatwoman can navigate skillfully and no one fell into the canal :).
This was an awesome experience visiting these 2 places which i encougare foreign visitors to check it out. However for me personally 1 visit is enough given the hot weather and crowd..
Regards
ML LEONG
Singapore
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Chipndale2225
Jan 1, 2020
Unscheduled and unnecessary stop for an hour at Elephant /Tourist park - Pick up was on time , although I had issues getting a hold of anyone when I tried ringing to confirm our trip .No one would answer the phone.
First stop was the train markets , we really enjoyed this experience , however the time was limited, we would have liked another half hour.This could have been done if we didn’t stop at the elephant place.
Floating markets were interesting, traffic jam with all the boats but that was all part of the experience .
Then did this hour stop at elephant park, big tourist trap, massages ,elephant rides ,photos with very drugged tiger or what we did sit and have a cold drink.We ran into my sister and partner who were in a different tour and they were also annoyed with this unscheduled stopover which added to their 13 hour day unnecessarily.
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Pilo110373
Nov 3, 2019
Very unprofessional tour - This tour was a disaster from the beginning till the end. Here’s why:
- we were picked up at 6am the tour picked 2 other couple and it took until 8am to start heading towards our destination. We waited for one couple 30mins. Why?
- we arrived at the train market were riches though the market made to stand in a stall to get an advantage of the train, for which we were kicked out by the owner and made to find another stall where we couldn’t see anything. I asked the tour operator can I stand elsewhere she told me I can, I did, and was subsequently kicked out and yelled at there too. Operator should have this well organized prior
- when I asked we can take photos she said no, which we refused anyway and me and the rest of group banded together and went to take photos. To her dismay. We were at this market for less than 15 minutes after driving for 2 1/2 hrs
- we arrived at floating market we were crammed into the smallest boat possible for a very uncomfortable journey down the richer, every other bot looked more comfortable
- the tour also took us to a coconut farm and a Thai house which we spent more time then the main attractions and these weren’t listed at all! Wasting precious time
- once out of the boat at the market tour operator made us walk first to the netting point at break neck speed then told us we had 30mins, after we spent 15 chasing her to the meeting point, some were well behind her she did not turn her head once to check
- then the grand finale, a couple asked to be dropped off at a different location which was fine, however we had to drop them of first even though we were closer to our hotel, spending 3 hours on the return trip
DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR WITH THIS COMPANY FIND AN ALTERNATIVE
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