Buy from the locals at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

Who doesn't know about the floating market in Thailand? For sure you have heard of it at least once in your lifetime! This is one of their most popular site and activity! Imagine shopping while traversing a small body of water riding a boat? Ahhh, it's surely going to be a unique and fun experience!

For one of the most unique shopping experiences of your life, head over to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. The world-famous floating market is located 100 kilometers west of the city of Bangkok, and is well worth a visit as you will get a glimpse of a traditional way of life that has since become close to extinct in Thailand. The floating market takes place every morning from 5am-12pm, and the canal becomes crowded with vendors, shoppers and tourists haggling for the best price.  

The vendors sell anything you’d find in a regular market including produce, spices, Thai dishes, and souvenirs. However, rather than selling them from stalls, these vendors sell these from small wooden boats docked alongside the canal. It’s quite an experience to rent a boat, paddle down the canal and stop along various boats to buy your goods. The vendors are typically sweet old Thai women who come to the market day in and day out to sell their product. Each boat is filled to the brim with colorful friends and vegetables, and the air is filled with the delicious smell of Thai food cooking.

The best time to get to the floating market is around 7am, as the tourist crowd rolls in around 9am and that’s when the canal turns into a traffic jam crowded with boats. The cost to rent a boat varies depending on whether you want a simple rowboat or a motorboat. For a rowboat and paddles, expect to pay around 250 Baht, while a motorboat typically will cost you 700 Baht.

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