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Bangkok Floating Market Damnoen Saduak

Description: Bangkok / Thailand / Commerce on the water is an old tradition that is still being practiced. Everything from ... more

Bangkok Floating Market Damnoen Saduak ... vegetables and fruits to freshly-cooked noodle and souvenirs can be purchased at this lively market.

Newest Review: ... built on stilts and during your visit here you can see the local people washing and bathing in the canals kids playing in the ... more

... water en route to the market. On reaching Damnoen Saduak you take a long boat ride to the market. These boats are about 20 to 30 feet long are very narrow and carry about ten persons on little slat type seats. Much too small for some western bums I might add. You are transported at speed along the canals leaving a wake behind you unfortunately the boats returning in the opposite direction also leave a wake and you can be thrown about and may get soaked in the process. Hey it's all part of the fun. On reaching the...more

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Bangkok Floating Market Damnoen Saduak: Wonderful sights sounds and smells to attack all your senses ... (724 words)
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Bangkok Floating Market : Damnoen Saduak Where! The floating Market of James Bond fame is not actually in Bangkok at all but involves a two hour journey to reach it by road. It is 110 kms to the west of Bangkok. Usually people visit this market en route to somewhere else or combine a visit to other places of interest. Various canals known as khlongs were built to assist in the transportation of goods around Thailand as there is an abundant supply of rivers and waterways in this area. The canals were used to bring water to the farmers in order to water their crops. It was also a quicker means for rural farmers to bring their produce ... Read the complete review

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