FEATURED TOUR
BANGKOK CITY & FLOATING MARKET TOUR
1 DAY
OVERVIEW
Bangkok / Thailand
ITINERARY
Full day Damnernsaduak Floating Market & Railway Track Market and Chatuchak Weekend Market (on Saturday & Sunday)
07.00 Pick up from the hotel in Bangkok for Damnern Saduak floating market.
On the way will be passing the largest source of salt production in Thailand along the roadside of the highway. Visit Mae Klong Market (The World’s Most Fascinating Marketplace), an open-air marketplace. People sell locally grown fruits, freshly caught seafood, dried spices, peppers, and other local foods. Amazing! Train tracks run right through the marketplace. When the train comes by, vendors have to close up their canopy and wait for it to pass. Naturally, it’s a popular spot with the tourists. Visit Coconut Garden, see how the sugar is being made right from the coconut syrup of coconut flower. Then take long-tail boat going along narrow canal surround the plantation.
Arrive at Damnern Saduak floating market. See a fascinating Thai way of life from the ancient time that is still widely practiced in this area. A chance to try various kinds of exotic Thai fruits and choices of Thai handicrafts are available at the spot.
Depart from Floating Market to visit Wooden Handy Craft Factory. They show you how to produce wood carving (not shopping tours). Then transfer back to Bangkok.
Then drive passing through an area of the country known for salt production, arriving at the Railway Track Market. One of Asia’s most unusual markets, the vendors line and cover the railway track but when the train arrives they ‘retract’ the stalls very quickly before reassembling them as if nothing has happened. It is one of the most unique scenes and experiences for visitors to Thailand and you will be able to meander through the wet market adjacent to the train station and learn about all of the interesting and fresh items from your guide. This evening, depart to visit the Chatuchak Weekend Market has reached a landmark status as a must-visit place for tourists. Its sheer size and diverse collections of merchandise will bring any seasoned shoppers to their knees – this is where you can literally shop ‘till you drop’. The 35-acre (68-rai) area of Chatuchak is home to more than 8,000 market stalls. On a typical weekend, more than 200,000 visitors come here to sift through the goods on offer. Veteran shoppers would agree that just about everything is on sale here, although not all at the best bargain rates. But if you have one weekend in Bangkok, squeeze in a day trip to Chatuchak Weekend Market and you will not be disappointed. Then transfer back to your hotel.