Amphawa Floating Market |
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ตลาดน้ำยามเย็นอัมพวา |
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Talat Nam Yam Yen Amphawa |
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This afternoon-only floating market is located near a temple,
Wat Amphawan Chetiyaram, where parking is provided. On Fridays
and on weekends, the Amphawa Canal brims with boats loaded with
drinks like O-Liang (Thai iced black coffee) and food such as
fried sea mussels, noodles, and sweets. Bank-side wheelbarrows
also offer goods for sale. Visitors can explore the market,
tasting the local food, as well as hire a boat at night to watch
as pretty fireflies light up the air.
In 2008, the
KhlongAmphawa community was granted an Honorable Mention Award
from the UNESCO Asia–Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture
Heritage Conservation as a result of its efforts to preserve the
local culture and architecture.
To get there by bus, take
the Bangkok–Ratchaburi–DamnoenSaduak bus and get off at Amphawa
Market. By car, take Highway 35 (Thon Buri–Pak Tho) to Km 63.
Drive through the town of SamutSongkhram to take Highway 325
(SamutSongkhram–Bang Phae). At Km 36-37, take a left turn toward
the King Rama II Memorial Park. The market is located near the
King Rama II Memorial Park.
The market is open Fridays,
Saturdays, and Sundays, from 12.00 pm-8.00 pm. |
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Samut Songkhram |
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Amphawa |
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Amphawa |
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At Amphawa Market Pier, long-tail bouts are available. Each boat
accommodates about 20 persons and can be hired at 300 to 5OO
baht per trip, depending on the distance. The trip takes one and
a half to two hours. |
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Afternoon |
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Free |
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13.42557 N |
99.955426 E |
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