Floating Market in Thailand

Almost all tourists who come to Thailand desire to visit Damnoen Saduak market, about an hour and a half driving from Bangkok.

The top priority of Damnoen Saduak, one of the oldest floating markets in Thailand, is serving tourists. The business of the locals mainly takes place from 6 pm with agricultural products and daily necessities. Stalls and stores serving tourists usually operate from 8 pm. You can take a boat trip along the river or walk on the banks so as to enjoy the bustle of the market.

There are many ways to reach this floating market from Bangkok. Typically, tourists will take a tour of the hotel where they stay or neighboring travel agents. The price of the tour includes the boat fare. If you are confident with your English, you can go to the city bus station, take a bus to Dumnoen Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi province, which is 100 km from Bangkok.

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is always filled with fresh fruit.

Countless tropical fruits are so fresh, delicious and eye-catching that no one cannot purchase some to enjoy immediately. Green guavas and yellow mangoes are diced and served with sticky rice; rose apples, coconuts and many other kinds of fruit are cleaned and ready for serving visitors. In addition to fruit, the boats docking along the river are selling a great variety of handicrafts made of coconut, reliefs highlighting the national identity, and even very unique rush bags, sandals, and hats woven from Water Grass. Occasionally, tourists can see a few boats selling orchids and water lilies.

Small and long boats filled with commodities and tourist boats traveling along the canal make it almost congested. Tourists can buy all sorts of goods on the bank, and sellers on their boats will raise a pole in order to take money from shoppers and send them the purchases. Boatmen skillfully row their boats and dodge quickly. In just a short canal, the trading is extremely dynamic and busy.

The floating market attracts tourists by many fascinating local products.

There is also a market on the both banks, which is bustling, crowded, colorful and fragrant with a number of stalls selling spices and flavorings. You can buy many things from onions, garlic, chili, ginger, peanut, sesame to cinnamon, anise, luscious, cardamom etc. Flavorings are beautifully wrapped in small nylon bags at affordable prices.

Floating market in Thailand attracts many foreign visitors who eager to learn and enjoy exploring the floating villages along the river. When boats leave small canals and reach the larger river and go through lovely villages on the river, the landscape appears peacefully. Houses are brilliant because flowerpots on the windowsill or on the stair or on the mailbox are blooming. The locals use river water for daily activities, except for their cooking. Houses are spacious and well-furnished because tourism has contributed to generating significant income for many households.

The foreign tourists are not afraid of tasting the local specialties sold on the boats.