Private Tour: Floating Markets of Damnoen Saduak Cruise Day Trip from Bangkok | La Vacanza Travel

Private Tour: Floating Markets of Damnoen Saduak Cruise Day Trip from Bangkok

Duration: 6 to 7 hours
Destination: Thailand, Thailand, Bangkok
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  • 6 to 7 hours
  • Bangkok
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Take a private tour to get a glimpse of everyday life on the water in Thailand. Cruise along the Bangkok canals in a narrow, long-tailed motorized boat towards the Damnoen Saduak floating market, where you will see local vendors in their Thai style canoes, laden with colorful fruits, and vegetables, gently plying their way through the canals looking to sell their goods.

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

Following a morning pickup from your Bangkok city hotel (except non-refundable rate)  meet your guide and travel out by air-conditioned coach to the Damnoen Saduak floating markets. Located a 2-hour drive southwest of Bangkok, the markets sit on a canal waterway created by King Rama IV in the 19th century to promote trade and development outside the capital. Today, they’re widely considered one of Bangkok’s top attractions and offer valuable insight into traditional Thai culture and traditions.

On arrival at Damnoen Saduak, hop aboard a long-tailed speedboat with your guide for an exciting ride through the marshes and stilt-houses to the markets. Once there, listen to a brief introduction from your guide and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Marvel at the colorful fruits, vegetables, sweets, meats and souvenirs on display and take time to capture the market scenery on camera. Watch the traders and customers going about their daily business on this bustling and vibrant part of the canal, and perhaps purchase some fruit or souvenirs for yourself (own expense). Take a ride on a local boat (optional extra, payable locally) through the maze of traditional canoes and soak up the market atmosphere out on the water.

When your time at the Damnoen Saduak floating markets is up, cruise back to your coach and hop back aboard for the return journey to your Bangkok, where your tour will come to an end.

Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Salt Evaporation Pond, Amphoe Mueang, Samut Sakhon Thailand

Drive through the salt fields of Samut Sakhon province.

Stop At: Coconut Sugar Farm, 296 Dumnoen Saduak Tambon Damnoen Saduak, Damnoen Saduak Thailand

Stop and see how the locals make coconut sugar. It's the famous products of the province.

Duration: 40 minutes

Inclusions
  • Damnern Saduak Floating Market day tour
  • Private Local Guide
  • Private transportation
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Long-tail speedboat ride
  • Entry/Admission - Coconut Sugar Farm
  • Entry/Admission - Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Paddle Boat optionnal
  • Boat ride is not wheelchair accessible
  • Restroom facilities available
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • You must provide your hotel details at time of booking, failure to do so may result in cancellation
  • Please Note: the longtail boat ride to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market will be 20-30 minutes
  • You will have approximately 2 hours to spend at the market. Please allow 6 hours for the whole day.
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
We Pick up from all hotels in the city center of Bangkok.
Departure Point: Pick up from Bangkok city hotels 10 - 45 minutes prior to the departure time
Return point: Returns back to your hotel.

Remarks: Please be aware that the pick-up for this tour is included and covers all the hotel located in the following areas: (Silom Road, Thai Cultural Centre, Phaya Thai, Huai Khang, Bang Rak, Sathorn, Surawong Road, Rajdamri Road, Ram Buttri Chana Songkhram, Luangsuan Road, Khaosan Road)
For hotel pick-ups outside of this area, an additional charge may be applied or a closer meeting point pick-up may be suggested to you by our Team upon reception of your booking.


Departure Time

07:10 AM

Voucher info

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

Duration

6 to 7 hours


User's Reviews

MarkDayton_D

16 Feb, 2023

Staff was pleasant, but this was NOT a tour, more like an expensive ride to the market. I booked the private tour for my wife’s birthday thinking we’d get some quality one on one time with a knowledgeable guide, but we got minimal info or discussion on the 1.5 hour trip out. It was disappointing as we’ve been on La Vacanza Travel tours where the guide was incredible and made the tour worth it. Honestly, I’d find a cheaper way to get there (probably Grab) and do it myself. Felt very pressured to take a little paddle boat (extra cost) and it really just passes by the tourist trinket stalls. Also, our guide insisted that you needed to take this boat to get food, but food was available 2 min walk away so we felt scammed. The long tail boat trip from the car drop off to the market was the highlight (included), but you can really get the same experience in Bangkok on the Chao Phraya. I’ve been to many markets all over the world, and this was one of the more touristy I’ve seen (not in a good way). Save your money and spend it on a dinner cruise instead (now that was awesome!)

Brian_M

02 Jan, 2023

An unforgettable adventure! First stop was to see how Palm Sugar is made and the family run place had many excellent handcrafts at good prices. Then the longtail boat trip through the floating markets was fantastic. An entirely different world! Highly recommend!!

WWTraveler0923

27 Dec, 2022

OK. I made a mistake. I booked this tour with Tour East Thailand on a day that we could not take it because we were leaving that evening to go home. And it was the day before, so we were within the tour's 24-hour cancellation period. However, I realized this mistake within a few hours, during dinner, and contacted both the company (through Trip Advisor) and had my hotel concierge do so. I apologized. Tour East Thailand acknowledged that they received the message, and no one came to pick us up in the morning, so there was no inconvenience to anyone. Given this honest mistake, corrected within a few hours, and since there was zero cost to them, I requested that they not charge me, but they insisted on doing so. I replied and indicated that we could perhaps compromise and they could refund half of the fee, but they were completely inflexible, and emphatically said no. Technically, they are within their contract, but THEY HAVE NO SENSE OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS, AND THEY CLEARLY WILL NOT CARE ABOUT YOU EITHER. They are keeping my money after having to do NO WORK. Does that seem ethical to you? Not to me. I am also going to dispute this charge with the credit card company. So I am leaving this highly negative review of their business practices, and I SUGGEST THAT YOU NOT PATRONIZE TOUR EAST THAILAND.

Marwa_H

22 Dec, 2022

Very disappointing 😞 It's quite a long ride The guide took me to 2 places on the way not in the tour trying to make me purchases activities and souvenirs! One was a horrible tiger encounter and elephant ride place . The speed boar takes you only close to the floating market not inside it so u just get to see it from outside ,so u don't get to ride inside the floating market ..the guid didn't provide any useful information or history.. So this tour is so over priced not worth it !

Randell_H

05 Dec, 2022

Seeing and learning how Coconut Sugar is processed from start to finished product. The long boat ride to the Floating Market was a experience to see the old building on the water way. The small boats full of items to sell and the bartering going back and forth. Make sure to take small BHT notes as they seem to have a hard time making the change. Lots of 100 bills. LOL. I would recommend this tour to everyone.

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