Damnoen Saduak is the oldest and most famous floating market of Thailand's capital city. If you want to see and photograph Thai life as it was centuries ago, this is the place to be.
All the market vendors are aboard narrow long boats, deftly shuttling between mates. This has long been the least costly way of trading for the sellers and the most profitable for the buyers. sellers and favourable for customers who like fresh produce.
You can visit the floating market by boat, which are nowadays available for hire right on the pier. for hire right on the pier. Quietly and smoothly, you will be taken through Bangkok's canals straight to the floating market centre. to the floating market centre. Be prepared for a sudden change of atmosphere, the market is it's always loud, bright and fast, that's the Thai way.
Since the market has become a tourist attraction in addition to being a shopping market, today you can buy everything from fresh crabs and fruit, to carvings and candles. handicrafts and candles.
Incidentally, it was on this very floating that episodes of the James Bond film were filmed "The Man with the Golden Gun" in 1974.
Despite the opening hours of 8:00 to 17:00, it is best to visit the market in the morning from 8:00 to 10:00, which is when trade is most active. It is located in Ratchaburi province, 100km from Bangkok, so it takes about 2 hours to get to the market. will take about two hours. Buses to Damnoen Saduak leave every half hour from 6:00am to 6:30am. half an hour, starting at 6:00 from the Southern Bus Station. You can also take advantage of ready-made tours at travel agencies or book a taxi.
Other equally interesting and even more authentic floating markets near Bangkok: Taling Chan Floating Market in Ratchaburi province, 80 kilometres from Bangkok; Tha Tha Chan Floating Market in Ratchaburi province, 80 kilometres from Bangkok; Tha Kha Floating Market in Samut Songkhram Province, 70 kilometres from Bangkok; Don Wai Floating Market in Nakhon Pathom province, 56 kilometres from Bangkok; and Am Amphora Floating Market in Samut Songkhram province, 70 kilometres from Bangkok. kilometres from Bangkok; Amphawa Floating Market in Samut Songkhram province, 70 kilometres from Bangkok.
