Floating & Railway Markets (Optional Mangrove Visit) Private Tour
Embark on a captivating one-day tour exploring Thailand's iconic floating and railway markets and local communities. Start at a salt farm, where our guide explains the salt-making process. At the railway market, witness the unique "Unseen-Thailand" scenes as vendors swiftly retract their umbrellas when the train passes. Enjoy a boat ride at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, navigating this famous marketplace. Conclude with a visit to a coconut farm to learn traditional methods of boiling coconut sugar and making sugar loaves. For those choosing the expanded tour, you will visit the Mangrove Forest Conservation Center. Glide through tranquil waters, admire lush mangrove forests, and observe local conservation efforts. If conditions permit, you might even plant a mangrove tree yourself. Witness traditional clam digging by locals and enjoy feeding monkeys from a safe distance using floating jicama from the boat. The monkeys won't touch you in this picturesque environment.
Options
Expanded Route in English
With Mangroves.: Includes the standard route, Mangrove Forest Conservation Center, and a boat ride in the mangroves.
Pickup included
What's included in Floating & Railway Markets (Optional Mangrove Visit) Private Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Transfer from your hotel in Bangkok downtown to the floating market takes 1 hour and 45 minutes. The Floating Market of Damnoen Saduak is among one of the most attractive floating markets in Thailand. Motor boat rides are already included in your tour! Many Thai and foreign tourists come here to absorb the atmosphere of Thailand water markets that have been like this for over a 100 years. At this floating market, you can try a number of delicious Thai fruits and foods such as sweet mango on sticky rice, freshly-made coconut icecream, and Thai-style boat noodle.
Mae Klong Railway Market (Hoop Rom Market)
The Railway Market is humorously called as the “life-risking” market! You will have fun riding a local train toward the Mae Klong station. While on this train, you will see the “Unseen-Thailand” experience. When the train signal rings up, the chaos will happen! Vendors will rush to detract their stall and clear away all goods that obstructs the running train at a great speed. Once the train passes, all shop owners will resume their stalls again.
Samut Sakhon
The whitish salt field, not a rice field, of course. A special bonus tour for our guests who join our floating and railway market tour in 2020. This sea salt is produced by Thai local wisdom. The salt farmer will rotate the sea water in different levels matching the strength of wind and sunlight. The rotation will continue until the salt becomes a “salt mountain” which are ready for cooking, skincare, and agriculture. On the Highway 35 in Samut Sakhorn province, our guide will lead you to rub the salt to your hand and take amazing photos!
Inclusions
- [Expanded Route only] Ride motorboat in the mangroves and feed monkey with jicama from safe distance
- Motor boat ride in the floating market & train ride to the Railway market
- Private air-conditioned vehicle (providing hotel transfer in Bangkok downtown)
- [Expanded Route only] Lunch, visit to the Mangrove Conservation Center and clam digging observation
- Licensed English-speaking guide
- Travel Accident Insurance (up to 1,000,000 THB per person)
- [Standard Route] No lunch and Mangrove Conservation Center visit
- [Standard Route 9 AM] A coconut mini-workshop is unavailable
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Total duration of the tour is 10 hours (including the 5 hours of travel time on the road).
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Additional Information
We offer complimentary hotel pickup for guests staying in downtown Bangkok or along the BTS Skytrain and MRT subway lines, including the areas of Victory Monument, Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi, Pratunam, Siam Square, Silom, Chidlom, Ploenchit, Nana, and Sukhumvit Road (up to Asoke). Please provide your hotel address at the time of reservation to utilize this convenient service. For guests staying outside of downtown Bangkok, please meet us at Center Point of Siam Square; there are no additional charges for this pickup option.
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