Private Tour: Maeklong Railway Market and Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

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⌛ 6 hours👥 Up to 15 travelers🌐 EN

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Overview

✓Take this private tour to experience Thailand like a true local at 2 of the most popular markets outside of Bangkok City.
✓Do an insightful walking tour and watch a train pass through the middle of the bustling market.
✓You'll witness how the shopkeepers pull back their awnings and stalls every time a train passes through.
✓• Private tour guide and vehicle elevates your local experience.
✓• Watch the "Unseen-Thailand" chaotic moments at the "umbrella pulldown" market.

Take this private tour to experience Thailand like a true local at 2 of the most popular markets outside of Bangkok City. Do an insightful walking tour and watch a train pass through the middle of the bustling market. You'll witness how the shopkeepers pull back their awnings and stalls every time a train passes through. Take a long-tailed motorized boat to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, where you will see local vendors in their Thai style canoes, filled with various fruits, and vegetables, gently plying their way through the canals looking to sell their goods. • Private tour guide and vehicle elevates your local experience. • Watch the "Unseen-Thailand" chaotic moments at the "umbrella pulldown" market. • Ride a James Bond boat to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market (optional). • Hassle-free round-trip hotel transfer included

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What’s Included

✓English-speaking tour guide
✓Hotel pick-up and drop-off from central Bangkok

What’s NOT Included

✗Lunch
✗Personal expense
✗Gratuities (recommended)
✗Local long-tailed boat fee inside the floating market.

What to Bring

•Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
•Suitable for all physical fitness levels
•The tour does not include a long-tailed boat ride inside the market (always high traffic jam), however you may purchase it directly from a local vendor with the price approximately 150 Baht for a 25-30 minute ride.
•This tour starts earlier aims to escape the traffic in Bangkok, which can get extremely heavy during rush hours.
•Both markets are authentic, but due to its popularity, the place becomes quite touristic. Please be reminded that the items at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market might be overpriced. If you’re not certain about the prices, please always consult your tour guide.
•The boat ride usually meets a high traffic jam at Damnoen Saduak, which is why this tour does not include the boat ride inside the canal, to enhance your experience to its maximum potential. If there is is less boat traffic on the day of your visit and that you would like to take a boat trip, the guide can always contact the boat vendor for you to guarantee the cheapest price.

Meeting and Pickup

🚐Hotel pickup included

590 pickup locations available — or request your own hotel

Hotel pickup and drop-off services are available within downtown Bangkok.