Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

100 kilometers southwest of Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok
Thailand

Type: Market/Bazaar

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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market: This is one of those little adventures you’ve got to make time for when you visit Bangkok. Yes, it is very touristy, but you’ll see a slice of Thai life that has dominated this kingdom for centuries – living on the canals. Children born here are normally dunked into the murky water soon after birth to immunize them from the tropical diseases. And when you look around you’ll see how well they survive. The big plus is the color of the whole thing. The fruits and vegetables that are grown in orchards and gardens around the water are piled high on rowing boats and traded between the river dwellers. There is a wide variety of produce – including cabbages, grapes, papayas, oranges and onions. There are several ways to see this spectacle, which happens every day of the year, starting around 6am. It normally lasts around five hours and it is advisable to be here early to see the best of the produce, with fewer tourists, and cooler temperatures. You can come with a group tour, or drive down on your own; the market is just over Bus Terminal every 40 minutes. The air conditioned bus costs 50 Baht, and one without A/C a mere 30 Baht. If you take a tour it will begin at a staging area ahead of the market and be ferried in on a diesel-powered longtail boat. This gives you the advantage of being on the same level as the traders. When we took the ride we really thought we were in the middle of the wilderness until we saw an old tin sign hanging from a tree demanding that we Drink Coca Cola.