Damnoen Saduak drijvende markttour met kleine groepen vanuit Bangkok

Damnoen Saduak is 110km away and is the largest and oldest floating markets. While once a 'must do' the famous floating markets has inevitably become a victim of over-tourism and commercialisation. It is meant to focus on local merchant farmers transporting goods by boat to trade and the social community aspect, but today, the floating markets are essentially an pricey tourist 'market' where tourist are carted around goods marked up so you can 'bargain' them down. The boat ride is rather ordinary and the merchandise are mostly mass produced. If you feel sorry for the locals trying to make a living, buy some local produce or food as this is best priced... Warning, the trip out there with traffic may be longer than the time you spend there. Also you may spend 1 hour at a 'theme park' where various tour group operators will assemble to 'horse trade' tourists to return them to hotels...