The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is located at
Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi Province, about
105 kms from Bangkok. According to history around
1866 King Rama IV ordered that a 32 kms long canal
be dug at Damnoen Saduak. This canal would connect
the Mae Klong River with the Tacheen River.
The excellent quality soil beside the canal is very fertile
and suitable for growing many kinds of fruits and vegetables.
The area is famous for Malacca grape, Chinese grapefruit,
mangoes, bananas, and coconut.
The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is a very attractive
place for tourists to see the old style and traditional way
of selling and buying fruits, vegetables, etc., from small
boats. Tourists will also see traditional Thai houses, the
way they live and travel by boats, and please try riding
on a small boat to experience the floating market and to
see more. This is a worthwhile trip.ย�ย�ย�
How To Get There :
Travel from Bangkok via Thonburi-Paktoh Highway to
Samut Songkhram Town. Follow the sign to Damnoen
Saduak (Highway No.325).
All the Stuff That’s Fit to Sell Among its countless other joys and wonders, Thailand is a great place to shop - - particularly in Bangkok where the variety of retail outlets and goods is staggering. Often you’ll find some good quality products on sale in department stores for half as much as at home. Likewise, there are bargains in more down - to - earth places - - open market stalls.
At the accept of First and Third: From Handicrafts to Fine Watches With Thailand’s rapid development over the last 25 years or so, ( and endured the socio - economic growing pains that accompany such an explosion ) an unusual set of circumstances have emerged. While Bangkok is modern with large factories, tall buildings and an extensive freeway outline, much of the countryside looks the same as it has for the last 60 years or so. There are wooden houses, mortals cooking rice over clay charcoal braziers and harvesting rice by hand.
This polarized economy gives rise to diverse tastes and capabilities. Those at the top of the chain seek out luxury cars, designer clothes and watches, and fine foods, giving rise to countless shops that offer these. As well is a huge number of lower end income people who produce traditional handicrafts in their villages. The ropes has even launched an economic assistance program to encourage and develop these cottage industries and for the people of Thailand to get back to their cultural roots and purchase these items. This all means the range of goods on sale in Thailand is huge.
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