Private Tour: Maeklong Railway Market and Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Take this private tour to experience Thailand like a true local at 2 of the most popular markets outside of Bangkok City. Do an insightful walking tour and watch a train pass through the middle of the bustling market. You'll witness how the shopkeepers pull back their awnings and stalls every time a train passes through. Take a long-tailed motorized boat to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, where you will see local vendors in their Thai style canoes, filled with various fruits, and vegetables, gently plying their way through the canals looking to sell their goods. • Private tour guide and vehicle elevates your local experience. • Watch the "Unseen-Thailand" chaotic moments at the "umbrella pulldown" market. • Ride a James Bond boat to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market (optional). • Hassle-free round-trip hotel transfer included
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Half-Day Tour
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What's included in Private Tour: Maeklong Railway Market and Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Mae Klong Railway Market (Hoop Rom Market)
Meet your tour guide at your hotel in downtown Bangkok by 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM and board an air-conditioned van and drive about 90 minutes to Maeklong Railway Market. Your tour guide will take you to do a walking tour inside the market, watch vendors and merchants pick up their stalls and move to the side until train passes.
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
After exploring the Railway Market, you will continue to visit Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. Enjoy an eye-opening experience at this bustle and vivid market. The 32-kilometer-long canal is filled with wooden boats overflowing with colorful food and souvenirs. Here, visitors can buy keepsakes and gifts, eat some delicious food, and take in the atmosphere of this ancient Thai tradition. It's also a great place to practice your bartering skills with the help of guide. You may taste many different kinds of Thai food such as Rice noodle soup and Pad Thai here, and don't miss the famous desert Mango with sticky rice. Your friendly guide will give you some advice on what not to miss. Afterwards, get transferred back to Bangkok around 1:30-2:00 PM.
Inclusions
- English-speaking tour guide
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off from central Bangkok
- Lunch
- Personal expense
- Gratuities (recommended)
- Local long-tailed boat fee inside the floating market.
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The tour does not include a long-tailed boat ride inside the market (always high traffic jam), however you may purchase it directly from a local vendor with the price approximately 150 Baht for a 25-30 minute ride.
- This tour starts earlier aims to escape the traffic in Bangkok, which can get extremely heavy during rush hours.
- Both markets are authentic, but due to its popularity, the place becomes quite touristic. Please be reminded that the items at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market might be overpriced. If you’re not certain about the prices, please always consult your tour guide.
- The boat ride usually meets a high traffic jam at Damnoen Saduak, which is why this tour does not include the boat ride inside the canal, to enhance your experience to its maximum potential. If there is is less boat traffic on the day of your visit and that you would like to take a boat trip, the guide can always contact the boat vendor for you to guarantee the cheapest price.
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Hotel pickup and drop-off services are available within downtown Bangkok.
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