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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market     
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 Description:   Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi is one of the most popular floating markets in Thailand. Every day many Thai and foreign tourists travel here to shop, eat, and absorb the atmosphere of Thailand water markets that have been like this for over a 100 years.

Klong Damnoen Saduak

Damnoen Saduak is the straightest and longest canal in Thailand. The canal was built on royal initiative as King Rama IV of Thailand wanted to link the Mae Klong River with Chinese river ways to support transportation and trade. It took over 2 years to dig, and was eventually finished under the reign of his successor King Rama V. The canal is 32 kilometers long and has more than 200 branches.

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market’s popularity grew to new heights in 1971 – 1973 when the river was full of farmers on their boats selling their wares. And that is the way trade is performed in this area until todays.

HOW TO GET THERE
By Bus

There are buses, both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned, running from Bangkok Bus Terminal (Southern Line) to Damnoen Saduak every day. For more information, call 0 2435 5031.

Other popular bus lines are Bangkok – Phetchaburi, Bangkok – Hua Hin, Bangkok – Ratchaburi, and Bangkok Prachuap Kiri Khan. You have to change at Bang Pae intersection where there is a Damnoen Saduak local bus available every 10 minutes.

By Other

If you travel by car, take the Pinklao – Nakhon Chai Sri road (Highway 338) and turn right to Amphoe Damnoen Saduak. Or you can take the Phet Kasem road (Highway 4), pass Bang Kae, Sampran Riverside, Nakhon Chai Sri, Nakhon Pathom, and the 83 kilometer marker, and take the left junction onto Highway 325 for around 25 kilometers. Another route by car is to take the Thonburi – Pak Tho road (Highway 35), pass Samut Sakhon, and take the right junction to Samut Songkhram (Highway 326) before turning onto Highway 325.
 
 Province   Ratchaburi  Direction:      
 District   Damnoen Saduak    
 City   Damnoen Saduak  Comments:    Official Web:    
 Genre   Local life      Related links:      
 Best exposure   Mornng          
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 Opening time   na          
 Entry fee   Free     GPS :   13.52003 N 99.959444 E  
                     
                     
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