Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

Damnoen Saduak is arguably the most popular floating market in Thailand, and it is highly recommended for visitors who are staying in Bangkok. Many tourists have fond memories and captivating photographs of the century old Damnoen Saduak floating market. Every visitor to this floating market is treated to scenes of bustling commerce, sweet scents, and quaint scenery as they interact with the daily life of locals and explore the market’s small shops, canals, and dockside offerings. A boat ride of varying time lengths can be arranged by your private tour guide if you grow tired of walking amid the many shops lining the canals. Seeing the market and surrounding area from this different perspective lets you appreciate the winding waterways and allows you to relax while gaining a brief glimpse of life on the river.

Mae Klong Railway Market (Hoop Rom Market)

Thailand is a country in love with shopping and it shows in the several different types of markets you can experience during your visit. The country has shopping malls, floating markets, street markets, night markets, fresh markets, and even markets that sit right in the path of railway trains. The most visited railway market in Thailand, located about 1 hour southwest of Bangkok, is the Maeklong Railway Market and it has been operating for more than one hundred years. A visit to Maeklong Railway Market is a truly unique experience and you are encouraged to capture the magic of this market before it disappears. The market offers everything you expect a traditional Thai market to have but the Maeklong Railway Market differentiates itself by situating itself on the tracks of a working railway line.