Floating Market Damnoen Saduak

The Floating Market at Damnoen Saduak is located in Ratchaburi Province which is just over 100 kms or two hours drive from the capital city of Bangkok.

This is a particularly fertile area, being irrigated by a 32 kilometre straight-line canal constructed by King Rama IV way back in 1866.

It connects the Taachin River with the Mae Klong River and became a major transport artery between the provinces of Samut Sakorn and Samut Songkram.

Apart from providing transportation, Damnoen Saduak Canal also provides year-round water, with more than 200 small canals having been dug by farmers to irrigate their land.

The area is famous for the quality of its fruit, including grapes, mangoes, bananas, oranges, papaya and coconut.

Nowadays, both sides of the canal are densely populated and bright and early every morning vendors from the surrounding area turn up to trade their wares.

This is also a major stopping point for tourists and despite the chaos of flat-bottomed boats jostling for position, together with the incessant noise of a working market, this is still a great place to visit.

You can make the Floating Market the first stop on your way to the
Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi 

OR you can combine it with a tour of the
Human Bakery in Ratchaburi.

Original Damnoen Saduak Canal

Canal Network

Long-Tail Boat