Visitors who call on to Bangkok, Thailand usually visit Damnoen Saduak floating market to see the old-style vendors touting their wares from small boats floating on the river. For a real Thai floating market experience though, keep away from Damnoen Saduak and it’s crowds of western tourists and, instead, head out of Bangkok to Amphawa Floating Market – a gigantic floating market an hour outside Thailand’s capital city. At Aphawa you’ll experience the ‘real deal’ and not a market plainly put on for tourists and their money.
How to Get to Amphawa – Amphawa Floating Market is in Samut Songkram Province, just over an hour outside Bangkok. The finest way to get there is to call a taxi and inform the driver where you want to go. For around 1,000 baht ($30) you and diverse friends can arrive in air conditioned style. With tours to Damnoen Saduak tourist floating market costing $35 each, instantly you can see what a great deal this is.