Maeklong Railway Market & Damnoensaduak Floating Market Join Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Maeklong Railway Market & Damnoensaduak Floating Market Join Tour

Duration: 6 hours
Destination: Thailand, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Bangkok
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  • 6 hours
  • Bangkok
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Experience Thai culture at the Damneon Saduak Floating Market. Discover the art of bartering the Thai way as you practice your trading skills with locals wearing wooden hats and selling tropical fruit, coconut sugar candy, mango sticky rice, and tom yum on their self-paddled small boats. Benefit from a small group size as you ride the train to the Maeklong Railway Market, uniquely situated on a working railway track. Get your adrenaline pumping as you shop along the Maeklong Railway Market before the next train comes through.
• Once-in-a-lifetime floating market experience
• Try delicious local treats and tasty seasonal fruits
• Quickly do your shopping at the thrilling Maeklong Railway Market
• Hassle-free hotel pickup and round-trip transport from Bangkok

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Maeklong Railway Market (Talad Rom Hub), Si Champa Alley, Mae Klong 75000 Thailand

The group will start at the pick up point by 6.00 am then drive to Maeklong Railway Market , nicknamed (Thai:Talat Rom Hup), meaning the "umbrella pulldown market".It is one of the largest fresh seafood markets in Thailand, and is centered on the Maeklong Railway's track. Whenever a train approaches, the awnings and shop fronts are moved back from the rails, to be replaced once the train has passed.

Duration: 2 hours

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

Damnoensaduak is one of a provincial district of Rajburi Province. Most people live densely along both sides of the canal from one end of the canal to another.The majority of this people are agriculturists. They grow several different kinds of fruit and vegetable for examples oranges, grapes, papayas, cabbages, bean, onion and etc. The land in this area is naturally fertile. Apart from providing transportation, Damnoensaduak Canal also provides farmers with adequate water for agricultural purposes for the whole year around. More than 200 small canals were dug by local peasants to connect with it to get water to splatter their land. Moreover; these small canals also become protitiouus ways of taking their agricultural products to the markets in neighbouring provinces and Bangkok. Day in and day out from about 8 a.m. to about 11 a.m. the Floating Market is routinely crowded with hundrreds of vendors and purchasers floating in their small rowing boats selling and buying or exchanging their goods. What they purchase are particularly food, fruit and vegetable which mostly brought from their own orchards.

ITINERARY:

06:00 - Pick up from hotel

07:00 - Departure from Bangkok

08:40 - Arrive train market waiting the pass along market

09:15 - Continue to Floating market

10:00 - Arrive floating market and free time 1 hour (PADDAL BOAT OPTIONAL 150 BHT)

11:30 - Back to Bangkok

14:00 - Arrive in hotel

Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions
  • Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Professional guide
  • Long-tail boat ride to Damnoen Saduak floating market
  • Entry/Admission - Maeklong Railway Market (Talad Rom Hub)
  • Entry/Admission - Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • We are SHA Plus certified. ​ A certificate awarded to an organisation proving that they have approved Covid-19 health and preventative protocols in place and that 70% or more of all employees have been fully vaccinated.
  • 48 hours is needed to arrange for tour with special language other than English, we have the right to cancel with full refund if booking is made less than 48 hours
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Thailand Travel Agency by Sun Leisure World, 18th Floor Park Venture 57 Thanon Witthayu, Khwaeng Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330, Thailand
Traveler pickup is offered
Free of charge Door to Door Pick up for CITY CENTER BANGKOK DISTRICT AREA (3 KM radius area) with namely Sukhumvit Soi (Lane) -1 to 33, Sukhumvit area Soi 1 to 33 (odd) and Soi 2 to 24 (even), Pratunam, Silom, Langsuan, Wireless Road, Sathorn, Surawongse, Siam, MBK, Yawarat (China Town), Khao San Road (Excluded City Tour) can pick up only in our meeting Royal Rattanakosin Hotel

You can also join our tours at BANGKOK MEETING POINTS - Our office, Sun Leisure World Corporation, Level 29 The Offices at Central World 999/9 Rama I Rd, Pathumwan Pathum Wan, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10330 Thailand

An additional surcharge for hotel pickup outside 3 miles (5 km) radius from the city center is applicable and payable on the day of your activity.


Departure Time

06:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

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

Duration

6 hours


User's Reviews

Lindsey_B

16 Feb, 2023

A great tour visiting the railway and floating markets as well as a coconut farm. The guide was good getting us to the sights efficiently although perhaps a bit quiet compared to other trips we’ve been on. Perhaps more background around the history of the markets etc. would have been good. We arrived about 8.45 am at the railway market. Just enough time to get photos in front of train and then to move into the heart of market to see the train pass which was fab. The floating market was great too. You have quite a long ride around canal network which was interesting before passing through the market area. The coconut farm was interesting and offered the opportunity to purchase gifts if you wanted to.

jennyfermcniven

06 Mar, 2020

We had a great time in this tour with our guide Maio and driver Mr Jaroon. Maio was very knowledgeable and friendly and answered all of our questions. The train market is a really unique experience and our time at the floating markets was really great too. Would definitely recommend this tour.

Chipndale2225

01 Jan, 2020

Pick up was on time , although I had issues getting a hold of anyone when I tried ringing to confirm our trip .No one would answer the phone. First stop was the train markets , we really enjoyed this experience , however the time was limited, we would have liked another half hour.This could have been done if we didn’t stop at the elephant place. Floating markets were interesting, traffic jam with all the boats but that was all part of the experience . Then did this hour stop at elephant park, big tourist trap, massages ,elephant rides ,photos with very drugged tiger or what we did sit and have a cold drink.We ran into my sister and partner who were in a different tour and they were also annoyed with this unscheduled stopover which added to their 13 hour day unnecessarily.

Jayne I

08 Nov, 2019

The trip was good to see the train and floating market but it was a little rushed. The guide didn’t explain much about the history behind the different markets or how many people had visited it per day. We weren’t given the opportunity to ask questions. The mini bus driver could have told us about the journey and the areas that we passed through. He or the guide could have told us how long the return to the hotel might be but we had no information. The long tail boat ride was nice through the town but again a bit of history would have made the experience more informative. We can recommend the food at the floating market, it was fresh hot and very tasty. Lots of different stalls at both but you have to barter as the first price is sometimes a little high. Enjoyable experience. 😊

pilo110373

03 Nov, 2019

This tour was a disaster from the beginning till the end. Here’s why: - we were picked up at 6am the tour picked 2 other couple and it took until 8am to start heading towards our destination. We waited for one couple 30mins. Why? - we arrived at the train market were riches though the market made to stand in a stall to get an advantage of the train, for which we were kicked out by the owner and made to find another stall where we couldn’t see anything. I asked the tour operator can I stand elsewhere she told me I can, I did, and was subsequently kicked out and yelled at there too. Operator should have this well organized prior - when I asked we can take photos she said no, which we refused anyway and me and the rest of group banded together and went to take photos. To her dismay. We were at this market for less than 15 minutes after driving for 2 1/2 hrs - we arrived at floating market we were crammed into the smallest boat possible for a very uncomfortable journey down the richer, every other bot looked more comfortable - the tour also took us to a coconut farm and a Thai house which we spent more time then the main attractions and these weren’t listed at all! Wasting precious time - once out of the boat at the market tour operator made us walk first to the netting point at break neck speed then told us we had 30mins, after we spent 15 chasing her to the meeting point, some were well behind her she did not turn her head once to check - then the grand finale, a couple asked to be dropped off at a different location which was fine, however we had to drop them of first even though we were closer to our hotel, spending 3 hours on the return trip DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR WITH THIS COMPANY FIND AN ALTERNATIVE

User's Picture Gallery

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A great trip - fully recommend.

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Unscheduled and unnecessary stop for an hour at Elephant /Tourist park

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Railway and floating markets

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Outstanding trip

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Tolles Erlebnis

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Zugfahrt

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Imperdible!

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