Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, where Thais are dressed in traditional farmers' shirts with Thai straw hats paddle small wooden boats along the canal to sell their fruits, vegetables and foods to customers on the banks.This traditional market starts at 5 am and reaches its peak around 8 am.There are so many souvenir shops and food stalls at the market.If you want to enjoy the floating market, you should take a boat ride through the canal.You can rent a nonmotorized wooden boat for about 300 baht per hour and for a long-tail boat about 600 baht per hour.

Location
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is at Damnoen Saduak in Ratchaburi Province, 109 km southwest of Bangkok or approximately one and a half hours drive.

Time
Open daily from 5 AM to 12 AM

What to Buy at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
- Handicrafts
- Straw hats
- Wood-carving
- Coconut shell products
- Floating Market souvenirs : shirt, hat and model

What to Eat at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
The delicious foods at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market are :
- Pad Thai
- Noodle soup
Khanom Beuang, Crispy Coconut Pancake
Khanom Tungtak, Soft Coconut Pancake
- Coconut pancake : Khanom Beuang (Crispy Coconut Pancake) and Khanom Tungtak (Soft Coconut Pancake)
- Mango with sticky rice and coconut cream (Khao Niaw Mamuang)

How to get there
By car : Drive from Bangkok along Highway No. 4 (Phetkasem Road), then turn left at Km. 80 and continue for another 25 kilometres along the Bang Phae-Damnoen Saduak Road.(TAT)
By bus : Public buses depart from Bangkok’s Southern Bus Terminal to Damnoen Saduak every 40 minutes from 05.50 hrs. onwards. The fare is about 80 baht for air-conditioned bus (Tel. 0 2435 5031). Get off at the last stop and then take a local bus to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. The most suitable time to visit the market is from 08.00 - 12.30 hrs.(TAT)
By van : Take van from Victory Monument (Bangkok) to Damnoen Saduak.
There are so many travel agencies that have this program.They will arrange everything for you.

Tips for Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
- The best time to arrive is between 7am and 9 am.
- Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is not a place for shopping like Chatuchak Weekend Market but it is a place where you can see the unique market and traditional lifestyle of Thais along the canal.
- Don't forget to bring your camera or camcorder. Believe me, you don't want to miss this charismatic and colorful market.It's great for photographers! ( one of the most photogenic places in Thailand )

- The best place to take pictures of Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is on the bridge(see the pic).
- Before you take a boat ride, ask the driver for the price and negotiate if the price is too expensive.
- To visit the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market can be combined with a tour of the great chedi in Nakhon Pathom, the Rose Garden’s Thai Village or the Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo, which are on return to Bangkok. The trip can be arranged through a travel agency or a tour service counter in most of the hotels in Bangkok.(TAT)

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market Photo Gallery