Markets & crafts in Bangkok

Amphawa Floating Market and Maeklong Railway Market tour

Visit two unusual markets on a small-group tour from Bangkok. Browse the stalls of Maeklong Railway Market and Amphawa Floating Market with a local guide.

Bangkok’s Floating and Railway Markets with local community visit

Thailand's markets are a quintessential experience, and two of the most popular ones take centre stage on this full day tour. Explore a unique market on the railway at Maeklong and be embraced by the flavours of Amphawa Floating Market. Plus, there's a taste of local life at Baan Rim Klong community. Mook, one of our expert local guides, says, ‘Amphawa is one of the most traditional floating markets around Bangkok, full of locals browsing and enjoying something to eat. It's my No.1 spot for Thai street food, so make sure you come with an appetite.'First on the agenda is Maeklong Market, a rather special shopping scene set along train tracks. Dating from around 1905, this fresh produce market is one of the largest in Thailand. Feel the thrill as vendors whisk away their stock in a matter of minutes before a train approaches and passes through the middle of their stalls. After soaking up the sights and sounds at Maekong, it's time to head to a local restaurant for lunch.Slow things down a pace next at Baan Rim Klong community, where you'll meet the locals and hear about their traditions. Watch how workers impressively clamber up coconut trees and then extract sugar from the fresh fruit. You'll also learn how baskets are woven from palm leaves, before helping prepare ‘Kanom Thai' – a popular Thai dessert. Round things off with a visit to Amphawa Floating Market, where you'll have free time to browse the stalls and tuck into Thai street food while taking in views of the canals.

Damnoen Saduak Floating & Maeklong Railway Markets Tour

Magical markets and fantastic food – this is Thailand in a nutshell. On this colourful tour, you'll visit the floating market of Damnoen and the famous Maeklong Railway market.Arriving at Damonen floating market, you'll hop into a long-tailed boat and join the congested canals of colourful canoes. Laden with fresh produce, vendors float downstream selling to throngs of shoppers on the banks. The perfect place to practice your bargaining skills.Moving on, we'll head to the Maeklong Railway market. Here, rows of stalls set up on the tracks and shut shop as soon as they hear the trains approaching. And when they pass, it's back to business as usual – a real Thai spectacle.

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Maeklong Railway Market guided tour

Thailand's known for its markets. No matter the environment, the locals manage to find a way to sell their goods. Today, you'll tick off two of the most famous, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Maeklong Railway Market.True to its name, the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market floats along the Damnoen Saduak Canal, about 60 miles southwest of Bangkok. You'll drive with your guide to the area, then board a boat and float around the market. As you shop for produce, snacks and souvenirs, your guide can tell you about the history of the market, which dates back to the 1860s.From here, you'll head to Maeklong Railway Market, in the town of Samut Songkhram. The whole market is line along the railway tracks, with stalls resting their wares right on the boards the tracks rest on. When a train comes through the area, you'll see firsthand how the sellers here pack up their merchandise and fold up their awnings in seconds to make room for the train to pass through. And, since it's a market, you'll have another chance to shop for goodies.

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market Tour

Hundreds of floating market stalls cram into the world-famous Damnoen Saduak. It's a bright and early start to the day, as you immerse yourself the frenzy of activity, soaking up the sights, sounds and scents on this morning tour from Bangkok.On this morning tour, you'll head out of Bangkok to discover this lively market. On arrival, your senses will be overloaded by congested canals and colourful canoes laden to the brim with fresh fruit and vegetables, ready to sell to throngs of shoppers on the banks. Practice your bargaining skills on everything you could want – flowers, tropical fruits and Thai specialities.As one of the last remaining authentic floating markets in Thailand, it really is worth a visit – and gliding along on a longtail boat makes the experience even more authentic. It's an exciting and fun way to experience local life outside the capital city – all before the crowds arrive.

Floating and railway markets tour

Thailand is famous for its markets and street food. But the two you'll visit on this excursion really stand out from the crowd. The Amphawa floating market and the Maeklong Railway market have to be experienced to be believed. You'll get into the thick of the action at both markets on this tour.Our first stop will be Talad Rom Huup – better known as the Maeklong Railway market. You won't believe your eyes when you see vendors and shoppers hop off the tracks and close their awnings as soon as the train signal blows.Then it's over to Amphawa floating market, where you'll see floating stalls packed with all kinds of Thai food and drinks, especially seafood. It's a bit more off the tourist radar than some of the other markets, so expect to be mingling with locals. You'll have plenty of time to take in the atmosphere, explore the market and listen to live music.

Don Wai Market and Boat Trip

Don Wai market has become something of a star in recent years. It's authentically Thai – there's lots of noise, colour, flavour and a few weird eats. And as it's a bit off the tourist radar, you can explore without the crowds – except locals, that is. To round off this genuine Thai morning, there's also a boat trip on the Tha Chin River.

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