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Well-known as Khlong Ton Khem Floating Market, is one famous attraction of Ratchaburi, approximately 80 kilometres from Bangkok. Around 1866, King Rama IV commanded to dig Khlong Damnoen Saduak with a distance of more than 32 kilometres connecting the Mae Klong River at Bang Nok Khwaek to the Tha Chin River at Pratunam Bang Yang. There are several small canals, so people in Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram, and Samut Sakhon can commute to visit each other conveniently.
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market was first known as a tourist attraction in 1967 in the picture of the floating market crowded with small rowing boats which contained necessary products for living. We could see tradesmen, who dressed in dark-coloured clothes with a hat made of palm leaves like farmers, rowing boats to sell and exchange products in the period when the waterway was the main transportation route. Damnoen Saduak Floating Market opens early in the morning until noon. Wat Prasatsit Floating Market, where we still can see traditional ways of life, opens early in the morning until 08.00 a.m. For more details, please contact the Tourism Public Relations Centre of Amphoe Damnoen Saduak at Tel. 0 3224 1023
Touring along the canal and admiring Damnoen Saduak Floating Market (ล่องคลองชมตลาดน้ำดำเนินสะดวก) Rental boats are available at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. Each rowing boat costs Bt 300 and each long boat Bt 400. The long boat can contain 8 passengers, and it takes about 1 hour to bring them to see orchards and the process of producing fresh sugar palm sap beverage. For more information, please contact Yuwanda Pier at Tel. 0 3224 1392, 08 6668 9471, 08 9161 0909.
Talat Nam Damnoen Saduak Kao or Khlong Lat Phli (ตลาดน้ำดำเนินสะดวกเก่าหรือคลองลัดพลี) This is located at Wat Rat Charoen Tham (Wat Sun). This old Damnoen Saduak floating market has been revived to be active again. There are boats selling hygienic fruits and vegetables, noodles, traditional coffee, etc. A boat tour offers a chance to witness ways of life, local culture of 8 tribes, traditional massage, health treatment with a herbal compress and a herbal sauna, and OTOP products. For more information, contact the Damnoen Saduak District Office at Tel. 0 3224 1204.
How to get there:
By car: From Bangkok, tourists can travel to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market by 2 routes as follows:
Drive along Phetchakasem Road (Highway 4), passing Bang Khae, Rose Garden, Nakhon Chai Si, and Nakhon Pathom. After you arrive at Km. 83, turn left at the Bang Phae Intersection and drive along Highway 325 for about 25 kilometres. Cross the Thanarat Bridge and go straight on for 200 metres then turn right and go ahead for 1 kilometre.
Drive along the Thon Buri-Pak Tho Route (Highway 35), a distance of 63 kilometres. Turn right into Highway 325, passing the town of Samut Songkhram, then turn into Highway 325 for about 12 kilometres. The entrance to the floating market is ahead of the Thanarat Bridge for 200 metres. Turn left and drive on another 1 kilometre.
By Bus: Air-conditioned bus Bangkok-Damnoen Saduak leaving the Southern Bus Terminal, on Borommaratchachonnani Road. The first bus departs at 5.00 a.m. taking about 2 hours. Get off the bus at the Choeng Saphan Thanarat Market. At the market, tourists can take a Song Thaeo to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market which takes another 1 kilometre.
In addition, tourists can travel by other buses, such as Bangkok-Ratchaburi, Bangkok- Phetchaburi (Old Route), and get off at Bang Phae Intersection. Then, take a Song Thaeo on the Bang Phae Intersection-Damnoen Saduak Route, which departs every 10 minutes.
Contact & Location
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Location :
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Damnoen Saduak, Ratchaburi 70130,70210
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Tel :
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0 3224 1023, 0 3234 6161
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Additional Information
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Open :
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Daily 5:00-12:00
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Fee :
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0
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Website :
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www.damnoensaduak.com
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Tags :
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Market, Floating Market, Ratchaburi
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