Private Guided Tour: Train Market to Damnoensaduak Floating Market
3.9
7 Ratings
Mae Klong
Embark on a private guided tour from Bangkok to the Train Market and Damnoensaduak Floating Market. Shop, eat, and immerse yourself in the authentic Thai culture on this 6-hour adventure.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Maeklong Railway Market (Talad Rom Hub) - Visit The Mae Klong Railway Market (Hoop Rom Market) is a local market in Samut Songkhram Province, commonly called Siang Tai (life-risking) Market. It is well-thought-out one of Wonderful-Thailand attractions in the province. Spreading over a 100-metre length, the market is located by the railway near Mae Klong Railway Station, Mueng District, Samut Songkhram Province. It is a common fresh market selling seafood, vegetable, fruits, fresh and dried food, meats and other miscellaneous goods.
What's Included
  • 30-minute Floating Market boat ride
  • 6-hour tour in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Long Tail Boat tickets included
  • English-speaking tour guide provided
What's Not Included
  • Food & Beverages.
  • Shopping & Personal Expenses.
  • Gratuaties (optional)
Additional Information

Spend a memorable day during your visit in Thailand in this 6-hour private guided tour with an English-speaking guide, arranged exclusively for your group. The tour begins at 7:30 am from your hotel lobby in Bangkok city.

Your first stop will be the Mae Klong Railway Market, also known as Hoop Rom Market or Siang Tai Market, which translates to “Life-risking market.” Stretching over 100 meters, it offers a variety of fresh seafood, vegetables, and tropical fruits. Next, you’ll visit a Coconut Sugar farm, another fascinating destination.

The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi is one of Thailand’s most famous floating markets. Every day, numerous Thai and international tourists come here to shop, eat, and soak in the atmosphere of these traditional water markets that have existed for over 100 years. The river is filled with farmers on boats selling their goods. You can eat, shop, and bargain at your own expense.

At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off back at your hotel.

Location
Maeklong Railway Market (Talad Rom Hub)
Si Champa Alley
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Simonjamesh2024
Feb 20, 2024
Train and Boat Markets - Wantana, our guide was kind, helpful and very informative, passing on lots of information about Bangkok and the places we visited. We had a marvelous time and would definitely use her for other tours in the future.
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Egymarl
Feb 20, 2024
Informative, kind, friendly and helpful - The driver and guide was very friendly, informative, and kind. They told us a lot about Bangkok that we did not know of. We appreciate their work so much and would like to rebook another tour next time with them.
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Filsia
Sep 25, 2019
Something really differnt - A very nice place to visit, bit crowd but overall fine. En - route we visited some complimentary attractions also such as Train market and Sugar farm. Rate is also good.
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Nabilahameed1992
Nov 19, 2019
Bit Crowdy but nice place - This place was little bit crowded but look exactly how we see in you tube and pictures. Colorful, cultural and good to buy souvenirs.
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Tiziana_b
May 20, 2019
Very long way to go for very overrated tourist experience - This floating market was definitely not what we expected and we spent a lot of time in the traffic in the car getting to the market only to stay there for half an hour.
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Colin_r
Jun 11, 2019
Private Guided Tour to Train Market and Damnoensaduak Floating Market - Hmmmm. Let me start by saying that our Guide, Sophie, the car and the driver were all great. However, I hadn't checked how far out of town these tours were and a four hour round trip was a waste of our precious and short time in Thailand. My fault, my bad. So, onto the tour. One of the first questions that Sophie asked us when she got into the car was why had we picked this tour? I replied that I had picked it based on Internet reviews. Her wry smile and response that we shouldn't believe everything that we see on the internet set my initial alarm bells going. On arrival at the floating market after 2 hours in the car, the transition to the long tail boat was easy, although the lady taking poor quality pictures of my wife and I in the boat was visibly annoyed when we didn't want to buy them from her. Sophie was very informative about the construction of the canals and the market and very helpful in navigating our way around. Unfortunately, the floating market itself was stall after stall of exactly the same cheap and nasty tourist tat with nothing in the way of "authentic" market goods. All in all, an experience I could fully have done without. Moving onto the Train Market, about another 30 minutes drive after the disappointment of the floating market. We arrived 30 minutes early and were fortunate enough to bag trackside seats at a small café that served excellent Mango and Sticky Rice. Over the next 30 minutes, the place became very crowded prior to the train arrival. When the train did arrive, it was very similar to what is shown on the YouTube videos, stall holders pull their awnings back, a train arrives and people stand in front of it. Interesting, but not as good as the Mango and Sticky Rice. I think the way to do this one, is to get on the train in Bangkok and do the whole journey, on the train, there and back, stopping for a Mango and Sticky rice at the terminal before heading home. All that remained was the 2 hour trip back to Bankok. Would I book this tour again, or recommend it to friends? Absolutely not. There are better, more authentic floating markets to visit, closer to Bangkok. Would I book with this tour operator again, Absolutely. They were punctual, clean and informative. However, I would speak to them before booking a tour to ensure that I wasn't wasting my time.
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