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is the best known destination in Ratchaburi where timeless lifestyle
of native Thai people can be observed along the canals. The Floating
Market, approximately 400 metres from the Damonen Saduak District
Office, operates every morning till noon. Boats can be hired for
observing close-up canal side villages and boat vendors. |
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floating market you can rent a boat to go around the canal. The
price is not fixed, it's around 300-400 baht per boat. |
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lot of stuff is being sold on the boat everyday. Most of it is
food, fruits, vegetables and souvenirs. |
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Most of the tourists in the early morning are Thai people. The
boats go along the canals and you can ask your oarsman to stop
to buy some stuff. |
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to the floating market in Damnoen Saduak in the summer holidays
in 2001. It is about two hours from Bangkok. I went there in the
late afternoon and stayed in the hotel called "Nok Noi"
(Little Bird). If you want to go to the floating market, I suggest
that you should go there early in the morning before 8 o'clock.
Because if you go there later, there will be more tourists and
more boats. We went on the boat at 7.00 in the morning. It was
perfect at that time. Most tour buses from Bangkok start arriving
at about 9 a.m. |
| Copyright
information: All pictures by Nattawud
Daoruang. Information from brochures obtained at location.
Additional information by Richard Barrow and Nattawud Daoruang.
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