Private Floating Market Tour from Bangkok | La Vacanza Travel

Private Floating Market Tour from Bangkok

Duration: 7 hours
Destination: Thailand, Thailand, Bangkok
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  • 7 hours
  • Bangkok
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Book this private Floating Market Tour from Bangkok to visit some of the most amazing destinations including the scenery of rural life by the long tail speed boat to the Floating Market, enjoy watching the farmers selling food, fruits, flowers and many kind of local products in their boats and the Handicraft Home Industry.

Itinerary
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Pass By: MAM Holidays Thailand, Wang Thonglang 09, Ladprao 110, Bangkok 10310 Thailand

Your English Speaking guide will meet you at your Bangkok City area hotel lobby at 07:00 am. From here, you will depart Bangkok for Rachaburi province. Arrive at the jetty pier and take a long-tailed boat ride along the winding canal to the floating market.

Stop At: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Damnoun Saduak, Ratchaiburi, Damnoen Saduak 70130 Thailand

You will see Thai traditional village life, old Thai houses, greenish gardens and temples. On arrival the Floating Market, almost untouched by the Modern World. At the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, you can see active market life of people selling and buying things on their boats. There are different boats in all shapes and sizes and you can find variety of local goods, food, and fruits. In Damnoen Saduak Floating Market where you can see numerous vendors selling local foods, fruits and products on the rowing boats. You are free to explore the market around, shoot photographs / along the canal to breathe the once-in-a-lifetime atmosphere of this legendary market. At 12:00 noon depart for Bangkok. Furthermore, drop off you at your Bangkok City Hotel around 02:00 pm.

Duration: 5 hours

Inclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off at Bangkok City Center
  • Professional English speaking guide
  • Transportation in A/C vehicle
  • Private tour
  • Long-tailed boat charge
  • Airbnb do not provide House name or number, we’re unable to pickup guests from Airbnb lodging.
  • Entry/Admission - Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

Exclusions
  • Food
  • Personal expenses
  • Any item not included in inclusions
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Pickup and Drop-off at Bangkok City Center Hotel


Departure Time

07:00 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

7 hours


User's Reviews

sarahsF4536RZ

05 Mar, 2024

This was a great experience. I am so happy I booked this private tour as it was seamless and tailored for me. My tour guide, Miss Banjamat Lacharoche and the driver were very friendly and attentive. I recommend going early. My pickup was 7am and a couple of hours after arriving it was getting very busy.

584abdula

05 Mar, 2024

We had a fantastic day with Aey looking after us, with numerous consecutive experiences that were well-planned, all-inclusive, and without any complications. I really wanted to eat mango sticky rice, so Aey made sure we made an extra stop to get some. It was really tasty. Thank you, Aey, for providing a great experience and taking lots of pictures. I highly recommend this personalized tour for those who want to discover the highlights of BKK in just one day. This tour offers everything you need, leaving no room for any additional requirements.

tombL167OR

08 Jan, 2020

While the experience is completely unique, this really is nothing more than a trip to a mall in a boat. It is very expensive to spend several hours there and there is really not much more than cheap goods being sold in many canal side stores. It is almost like a amusement park ride. It might be fun for the kids and it is unique, but in my opinion it was a waste of time and trouble. I'm confident I could have found a much better way to spend my time and dollars. I do not recommend since there are many better alternatives in my opinion.

MegW12345

19 Nov, 2019

Let me start by saying that our guide, Miss Siriwaritsara Petcharapan, was amazing. She was very friendly and knowledgable of everything! I recommend her to anyone! The tour information we received simply described the trip as a Floating Market Tour, and said it included price of admission to the floating market, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. The floating market was excellent re. Learning about what it used to be and imagining the canal ages ago. Unfortunately it’s now a huge tourist trap, there were basically no local wares and instead shop after shop after shop (dozens and dozens) of the exact same tchotchkes, which we realized were mostly made in China. For example, the same 10 shirts and/our figurines were available by the hundreds both at each vendor and in other areas of the Bangkok. Some people might like that, however we were more interested in learning about history, culture, and food than the repetitive demands to purchase cheap, non-authentic goods at a substantial markup. In addition to the food we happily purchased, we bought two small things so as to not seem rude, although we had not expected such aggressive demands/tactics from the vendors. It was cool to see and experience for what it once was, but if you head there, keep in mind that you will have to awkwardly say no a lot after someone tries to sell you the same shot glass or T-shirt for the 20th time. Not listed in our itinerary but absolutely the best part of the trip was the Maeklong Railway Market! This market definitely has kept local flair and is clearly integral to the area! It was easily one of the coolest things we’ve seen in Thailand! The street food was amazing and I cannot say enough good things about this experience. We ate and drank a lot of different things and truly enjoyed it. 100% worth the trip outside Bangkok. Since the Floating market is right nearby, i would say it absolutely makes sense to see both since you can still appreciate the cultural significance of Damnoen Saduak even with the previously listed problems. However, the train market is really what makes the trip worth it! The WORST part of the trip which was not listed in the itinerary was a trip to an elephant camp to ride elephants. I understand that tourism is an industry and services will be provided based on what is paid for, but we were not told in advance and only found out about the stop when we were picked up in the morning. At this point, it is pretty well established that this practice is cruel to the elephants and they are basically abused from when they are young to tolerate riders. There are some well known elephant camps and sanctuaries throughout Thailand that provide an experience of feeding and taking care of the animals. This was definitely not one of them. As soon as the guide told us about the activity, we informed her that we did not want to go and that we had been unaware it was part of the trip. However, since it was part of the itinerary the company had, she asked if we could just stop by and see, etc. We agreed, as it wasn’t her fault that we were not informed initially of the stop and we did not want to be rude. The place was pretty awful. We walked in and two baby elephants were stuck in a pen with barely enough room to turn around, being swamped by tourists reaching out to touch and grab at them. The larger elephants were in an area that was part of a garden walk, they had large metal benches strapped to them with guides banging on the benches trying to entice tourists up for a ride. I am a bit embarrassed to say that I had such a visceral reaction to the scene that I started to cry a bit and we thankfully left pretty quickly for the train market. If it wasn’t for the stop at the elephant camp, I would give this tour 4-5 stars. Our tour guide was top notch and definitely deserves 5 stars, but we should have been informed of all the stops. Given the conflict about elephant camps as a whole, it was very surprising to me that the tour description online did not include this information. Some tourists may choose to still attend (I acknowledge that the existence of the elephant camps in Thailand is an issue that is complicated and it can still be important to support local citizens), but we were not those tourists and with such a conflicting topic, attendees should be informed and able to make their own decision.

rifatr2017

17 Mar, 2019

Fabulous in every way . excellent tour guide and lots of bargains . Speaking of bargains, this is the ultimate experience in bargaining as well

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