Offering tours to see local lifestyles of the Thai people, visit The Maeklong Railway Market and Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. The Maeklong Railway Market, the railway became famous for its route through the market, nicknamed Talat Rom Hup meaning the "umbrella pulldown market". It is one of the largest fresh seafood markets in Thailand and is centered on the Maeklong Railway's track. Whenever a train approaches, the awnings and shop fronts are moved back from the rails, to be replaced once the train has passed. Damnoen Saduak Floating Market consists of a maze of narrow canals. Female traders, often wearing traditional Mo Hom apparel with wide-brimmed straw hats (Ngob) use sampans to sell their wares, often produce.
• Enjoy the unique experience to reach Maeklong Railway Market by taking a local train.
• Visit Damnoen Saduak, the most famous floating market in Thailand filled with colorful boat vendors to explore.
• Small-group tour limited to 12 for a more personalized experience
Posted By : Judith_S
This was a great day with a great guide. Taking the train to the market to see how it feels & then being on the side of tracks as it goes by was so cool. Tim, our guide gave us great info on what we’d see on the train trip through the countryside. Then as he led us through the market to see the next train go by he brought us to a fantastic spot to view & experience it.
Next the long boat by paddle versus engine was fantastic. The engines are sooo loud!!! What a fantastic opportunity to see a true market on the canal/river. And of course our guide Tim gave us lots of insight on where to make purchases & even more importantly where to avoid.
My only feedback is it would be nice to have more time to wander the markets but given the drive time to & from Bangkok-& the Bangkok traffic on the way back-I understand that there is only so much time to experience both the train & floating markets.
This is a must see adventure when in Bangkok!!!
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Posted On : 2023-11-03 01:02:58 
Posted By : Steve_48098
Both the railway and floating markets were fascinating places to visit. Our guide, Khun Sara and driver, Khun Aok were both very helpful. The mini-bus was more comfortable than some experienced, too. Khun Sara supplied lots of information and also introduced us to a small village temple - quite different to many others - as we were early for our train. This trip took us to a station ahead of where most tours alight so we were almost guaranteed good seats - a real bonus. Everything was arranged well, including boat trip at the floating market, plus the lunch stop there (a small extra charge) was good. Tour finished in central Bangkok by a main BTS station to make return hotel travel easy and avoid over-priced taxis at the River City start point - again very thoughtful. This was a short day trip, so allowed plenty of time to explore in Bangkok on return, too.
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Posted On : 2023-10-28 10:34:37 
Posted By : richardjU1642JP
Started on time. Delivered as described. Guide very concerned with safety and wellbeing of group. Throwback experience to local life as it was in Bangkok 30-40 years ago. Be aware that it is very hot humid and need to be physically agile for this experience.
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Posted On : 2023-10-04 23:46:51
Posted By : bryonycgibson
We had a great trip and were so pleased we went. The tour guide was great and we were very well looked after all day. The train ride to the floating markets gave us a real sense of life in Thailand and the experience at the markets was incredible.
The food we had was enjoyable too.
The only thing I would have changed was to suggest a hotel pick up or a more central meeting point to navigate to in Bangkok.
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Posted On : 2023-09-01 03:23:27
Posted By : mihriyem2018
Great experience. Our tour guide Victor was very good in leading the group and providing critical info at each step. Thank you, Victor.
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Posted On : 2023-06-15 20:36:20
Posted By : mauinitu
It’s really crowded and be there for taking photos with a train. It’s really far from bangkok, not worth your time. I rather to spend my time seeing beaches and hiking.
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Posted On : 2023-06-12 23:28:24
Posted By : Resort02232328084
We recently visited the Railway market and Floating market near Bangkok. Our tour guide Mindy was awesome. She explained all the historical background about the markets on the way to the markets. Both the markets are an hour away from Bangkok. We went on the train to the Mae Klong market from Ban Kalong which was a great experience. The railway market is worth visiting. After that we drove for 20 min to reach the Floating market. You can get lot of good food and souvenirs (haggling is allowed) at the floating market. Overall we really enjoyed the 6 hours tour. Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2023-05-23 05:06:38
Posted By : PATRICK_B
Trip was a very long drive, 2 hours both ways for an experience not really worth the driving. Guide was friendly and helpful but same as with a lot of guides in Asia her knowledge of English was not sufficient to be guiding. We weren't able to make our initial booking since one of us got sick during the night prior to the tour, so we had trouble rebooking and had to pay an additional cash fee of 1000 Baht.
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Posted On : 2023-04-17 08:20:57
Posted By : Michelle_S
This was an amazing experience! Victor, our guide, was great!! They did not pick us up at the hotel- like we thought- and we had to find transportation to the pier and back from a drop off point. Just something to know. It was a lot of driving- maybe 3-4 hours total to and from from Bangkok. But worth it. Bring Baht, no one takes anything other than cash. Bring sunscreen and bug spray- it was hot!! There is a lunch stop, but lunch is not included. The tour actually goes via longboat through the canals. We had a great time! We rode the train too, which was fun.
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Posted On : 2023-03-27 23:16:56
Posted By : 652mariona
The tour guide was good. It was hard at times for her to keep people on time.
My main concern was that I signed up for this particular tour because it left from River City Bangkok and said it returned to that starting location. It did not - we were dropped at the MBK mall. I had no idea where I was; the guide just said catch a cab; and it took me a while to get back to my location as I do not have a Thailand SIM card I would have done the less expensive tour that was leaving from River City Bangkok and ending at different location.
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Posted On : 2023-03-12 11:18:27
