Bangkok Day Trip: Railway Market, Floating Market & Nakhon Pathom
Description
- Visit the city’s most famous markets: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market - Watch a train pass through the middle of a bustling market at Maeklong Railway Market - Get an immersive introduction to the city's top attractions from a professional guide - Buy plenty of unique and inexpensive traditional Thai snacks - the perfect souveniers from your trip! - Learn about the history and culture of these iconic markets thanks to your informative guide - Explore various attractions in Nakhon Pathom such as majestic ornamented temples and bustling local markets - Visit the world’s tallest Buddhist stupa, Phra Pathom Chedi, and Sanam Chandra, a palace built by King Rama VI
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Itinerary
Maeklong Railway Market Maeklong Railway Market, located in Samut Songkhram, Thailand, around 37 miles west of Bangkok, looks like any other open-air market in Asia. There are tropical fruits and vegetables such as lychee, durian, and mango in big brightly colored piles, variety of dried spices, pastes and herbs, freshly caught seafood and other local foods. The crowd weave their way around in between vendors, picking up whatever they need for the day. The market is sheltered by low-hanging awnings/umbrellas and if you look closely, you will notice that you are actually walking on train rails.
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market Only in Thailand you can see the floating Market .An exhilarating narrow long tailed speed boat ride through the small canal pass,Thai Houses and their- Vegetable’s Farm,Flower’s Farm,Fruit’s Farm. At Floating Market with the Thai slyle canoes laden with colourful ,succulent fruits,vegetable sweet and meats,genly ply their way through the canal. Water has always been a major part of Thai Life.
Nakhon Pathom Nakhon Pathom Province centuries ago was a coastal city on the route between China and India; due to sedimentation from the Chao Phraya river, the coast line moved much farther to sea. When the Tha Chin river changed its course, the city lost its main water source and thus was deserted, the population moving to a city called Nakhon Chaisi (or Sirichai). King Mongkut (Rama IV) ordered the restoration of Phra Pathom Chedi, which was then crumbling and abandoned in the jungle. A city gradually formed around it, bringing new life to Nakhon Pathom. A museum presents the archaeological record of the city’s history.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Free of charge Door to Door Pick up for CITY CENTER BANGKOK DISTRICT AREA (3 KM radius area) with namely Sukhumvit Soi (Lane) -1 to 33, Sukhumvit area Soi 1 to 33 (odd) and Soi 2 to 24 (even), Pratunam, Silom, Langsuan, Wireless Road, Sathorn, Surawongse, Siam, MBK, Yawarat (China Town), Khao San Road (Excluded City Tour) can pick up only in our meeting Royal Rattanakosin Hotel You can also join our tours at BANGKOK MEETING POINTS - Our office, Sun Leisure World Corporation, 23rd Floor, Athenee Tower 63 Witthayu Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand An additional surcharge for hotel pickup outside 3 miles (5 km) radius from the city center is applicable and payable on the day of your activity.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(1)
We booked the day before and the operator agreed to meet us at the hotel at 7am the next morning. They arrived promptly and there was a driver and a tour guide with very good English which isn’t all that common in Thailand. We were told we were the only ones on the tour so we had the whole air con van to ourselves. Made for a comfy ride. We first visited the railway market, had time for photos and to see some stalls. We tried some local food at the market, saw the train amble past and then headed to the floating market. At the floating market we shopped around, got on a boat and had a 45 minute tour of the canals. Finally off to the stunning and huge stupa which we walked round. Throughout we were provided very informative explanations of everything we saw and about Thailand and Bangkok more generally. We had some lunch in a very local like food market restaurant and the price was very low but the quality of food was delicious. Because the tour was so personal, we devoured so much information from a great personal tour guide. We got back to the hotel around 3pm so we had time to enjoy sunset and the evening without feeling rushed. It was a great day out, we learned so much and we found our tour guide to be perfect.
