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MARKETS OF BANGKOK -
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ตลาดน้ำตลิ่งชัน |
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Taling Chan Floating Market is located in Thonburi on the banks
of Khlong Chak Phra.
It’s the closest floating market to
central Bangkok, it’s not too touristy and is easily accessible
by public transport. It’s only open on weekends and public
holidays and can be busy at peak times. The main activity is
dining on the freshly made food, though, there is also a market,
live music, massage and boat tours of the local area.
The
market is also popular with Thai’s who come to dine on the
inexpensive seafood. If you plan on coming here it is best to
combine the market with one of the long-tail boat Khlong tours
(see below) that depart from the market pier so as to get full
value for your day out.
The market entrance is in front of
the Taling Chan district office building. At the entrance, there
is an outdoor street market where vendors, some of whom are
local farmers sell fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers, rare
plants, sweets, snacks, and hand-made craft items.
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floating market is just behind, clustered around several
pontoons that act as restaurants with either seating on floor
cushions beside low tables or regular tables withplastic chairs.
The food on offer includes grilled/steamed seafood, Isaan food,
papaya salad, satay, noodles, Islamic food, and Thai desserts.
There is also classical Thai music performances and a Thai
massage sala.
A ticket office next to the Floating market
entrance sells tickets for longtail boat tours of the local
khlongs. The market is also popular with the huge local catfish
who gather around the pontoons hoping to be fed. Bags of fish
feed are on sale for 20-30 baht. More food is available from the
stalls at the street market. Try the sticky rice in bamboo. It
comes with a choice of toppings – coconut, taro, potato, Ginkgo
Biloba & Vigna mungo.
Canal Tours
The market operates
longtail boat tours of the local area. There are 4 routes and
are good value at 60 to 99 baht per person. The most popular,
route 4, a one hour tour that costs 60 baht with departures
about every 30 minutes.
Tour Four
This route follows
the Chak Phra Canal and the Bang Chueak Nang Canal allowing you
to observe the local canal-side way of life. The highlight is a
stop at an old canal-side temple called Wat Kor which seems to
be home for many chickens both real and model.
Tour One
Route one is the longest tour but only departs once a day at
09.30. It lasts for 3 hours and is great value at 99 baht. The
tour visits Taling Chan’s other floating markets at Lat Mayom
and Wat Saphan before returning to Taling Chan. At Wat Saphan,
you can see the famous Buddha images, Luang Pho To, Luang Pho
Klang, and Luang Pho Dam as well
as the ruins of an ancient
Ayutthaya period temple.
Tour Two
Route two visits Wat
Phikun, an orchid farm, and a fruit plantation and lasts for 2.5
hours and costs 99 baht. There is only one departure a day for
this tour at 09.30.
Tour Three
Route three visits the
artist’s house (Baan Silapin) which is a 200-year-old restored
Thai wooden house on the Khlong where you watch a rare
traditional Thai puppet show performed daily at 14.00. The tour
continues to an ancient temple called Wat Kamphaeng Bang Chak
which features rare murals and Buddha images.
Tour three
Departs Taling Chan once a day at 13.30 and takes 2.5 hours.
Again, the cost is a bargain 99 baht.
All the tours stop
at Wat Pak Nam Fang Tai for you to feed fish if you so wish (20
baht for bread) and at a canal-side stall where you can buy rice
baked in a bamboo cylinder (Khao Lam) for 50 baht.
All the
tours depart from Taling Chan pier within the floating market.
Tickets are sold only at the ticket office at the floating
market entrance. Tours have an entertaining English speaking
guide. Tours on Saturday, Sunday and
public holidays only.
Arrive early if you want to make sure of a place on the boat.
How to get to Taling Chan
The best way to get to Taling
Chan floating market is by bus. The Orange air-conditioned bus
79 stops outside the 7-11 next to the market entrance. The 79
runs past Central World, Siam Paragon, BTS Ratchathewi, and
along Ratchadamoen Klang road near Khaosan. It takes about 45
minutes from central Bangkok and costs less than 20 baht.
Alternatively, you can take the BTS to Wongwian Yai station
and take a taxi from there for about 150 baht or take the Chao
Phraya Express Boat to Wang Lang Pier (N10) or Thonburi Railway
pier (N11) and take a taxi from there for about 100 baht. At
Thonburi Railway Pier you can also take a Red Songthaew to
Taling Chan for a bargain 15 baht. Catch it next to the
motorcycle taxi stand. Be sure to ask the driver first if he is
going to Taling Chan as not all go there.
Where is Taling
Chan Floating Market?
Location: Chak Phra Canal. Next to
Taling Chan District Office.
District: Thonburi
Opening
Hours: 08.00-17.00 Saturday-Sunday & Public Holidays.
Admission: Free
How to get there
Bus: No. 79, 83
BTS: Wongwian Yai station, then taxi.
Boat: Chao Phraya
Express Boat to Wang Lang Pier (N10) or Thonburi Railway pier
(N11),
then taxi.
Songthaew: Red Songthaew from Thonburi
Railway Station Pier.
(Source:
https://touristbangkok.com/taling-chan-floating-market/ ) |
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13.77626, 100.45659 |
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