Amphawa Floating Market near Bangkok (video)
The Amphawa Floating Market is a well-known weekend destination for Thais and especially popular with the residents of Bangkok, thanks to its proximity to the city. Ask visitors what they're looking for here and the answer might be: travel back in time, retro-style knick-knacks and fun trinkets, not to mention delicious treats like the local seafood.
Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market in Bangkok (video)
If you want to visit a Floating Market that is not overrun by foreign tourists, you should take a look at the Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market. This market is located near the more famous Taling Chan Floating Market.
Floating Market in Damnoen Saduak
The Floating Market in Damnoen Saduak is located just over 100 kilometers outside of Bangkok and is on the agenda of many tourists and visitors to the Thai capital.
Visit a floating market in Bangkok
A visit to a floating market should not be missing from your list for Bangkok. Bangkok is not called the Venice of the East for nothing. For hundreds of years there has been plenty of trade on the canals in the capital. Typical boats transport merchandise or turn out to be a floating mini restaurant where a delicious dish is prepared for you on the spot.
Taling Chan Floating Market was originally started in 1987 in honor of King Bhumibol's 60th birthday. Now this market is slowly becoming more and more popular and an excellent alternative, at least on weekends, to the famous Damnoen Saduak.
Why not visit Amphawa Floating Market?
It is not the most obvious excursion from Hua Hin, but because a number of ladies from our circle of acquaintances insisted that the Amphawa floating market was worth a long detour, the alarm went off on Sunday morning at six o'clock.
Wat Takien, the Floating Market in Nonthaburi
Wat Ta Kien in Nonthaburi is known for its mini floating market and its founder, Luang Poo Yam. Grandfather Yam, who passed away on June 4 last year, was respected for his magical amulets, but perhaps he is even more famous now; his very well preserved body is now on display.
Damnoen Saduak – floating market near Bangkok (video)
Damnoen Saduak floating market west of Bangkok is one of the most popular excursions in Thailand.
The best and nicest markets in Bangkok
floating market. In 1782, when the construction of a city pillar in Bangkok really started, Bangkok mainly consisted of water. Markets, formerly known as floating markets, have always been an essential part of Thai life. Markets are still a pleasure to visit. Whether it is a fresh market, an amulet market, an evening bazaar or a second-hand market.
Floating Market Damnoen Saduak (video)
The floating market in Damnoen Saduak guarantees picturesque pictures. Go early in the morning when there are no tourists yet, because that's when it's at its best and you get the sense that everything that happens is authentic.
Klong Hae Floating Market, the Pearl of Songkhla Province (Video)
About four kilometers from Hat Yai, you can visit a special floating market on weekends. In the water you will find boats with some of the finest products the region has to offer. Delicious homemade food, tropical fruits and other snacks, all for incredibly low prices.
Kwan-Riam Floating Market in Bangkok (video)
In this video you can see a fairly new floating market in Bangkok: the Kwan-Riam Floating Market. This market is located between Soi Saereethai 60 and Soi Ramkhamhaeng 187.
Pattaya Floating Market (video)
Thailand is famous for its authentic floating markets. These attract many tourists by default. A reason for Thai entrepreneurs to build one or more 'floating markets' at every tourist destination. These surrogate floating markets are nevertheless fun to visit.
The floating markets of Hua Hin are (finally) open
It still smells strongly of fresh paint and construction, towing and carpentry is still going on everywhere, but the two floating markets of Hua Hin, the famous seaside resort 220 kilometers south of Bangkok, opened their doors last Friday. That's almost four months after the announced date; digging a large lake in an area where there has never been much water resulted in a considerable loss of time. Yesterday I went to take a look…