Floating & Railway Market and Coconut Farm Tour [Optional Luxury]

Name: Floating & Railway Market and Coconut Farm Tour [Optional Luxury]
Brand: Tabl
SKU: A5GS65
Price: 162.00 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)

7 hours

From 06:00

Group 1+

English, Spanish, Italian, French

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7 hours

06:00

What you'll do

Our tour will bring you many eye-opening experiences. In Damnoen Saduak, you'll take a fun boat ride to explore the legendary floating market, where you can immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere and discover unique products. You'll also visit a local coconut sugar farm to learn about the traditional process of making coconut sugar and see how salt farmers produce sea salt for cooking and skincare. At the "risky" market, we'll provide an insightful walking tour to witness the "Unseen Thailand" moments as sellers retract their stalls when the train approaches. For your convenience, you can choose between a standard vehicle or a luxury vehicle for your journey. Whether you prefer an economical ride or a more comfortable and stylish experience, we have the perfect option to suit your needs. Our vehicles are well-maintained to ensure your safety and comfort. Let us know your preference, and we'll make the necessary arrangements for an unforgettable experience.

Itinerary

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The Floating Market of Damnoen Saduak is one of the most attractive floating markets in Thailand. Worldwide tourists come here to experience this 38 kilometers, man-made canal initiated by the visionary King Rama IV 150 years ago. This canal was used as “road” when there was no road in Thailand. This floating market is currently the center of fruits and vegetable trading. At this floating market, you can try a number of delicious Thai fruits and foods such as sweet mango on sticky rice, freshly-made coconut icecream, and Thai-style boat noodle. A motor boat ride is already included in your tour.
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You will observe how Thai farmers produce coconut nectar and palm sugar loaf. You will see a demonstration of coconut flower cutting, pouring the nectar into a bamboo container, putting preservation woods in the container, boiling up and pasteurizing the coconut nectar into the drinkable one. You will try squeezing coconut milk from coconut shell using a traditional Thai “rabbit-teeth” wooden machine.
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The whitish salt field, not a rice field, of course. A special bonus tour for our guests who join our floating and railway market tour in 2020. This sea salt is produced by Thai local wisdom. The salt farmer will rotate the sea water in different levels matching the strength of wind and sunlight. The rotation will continue until the salt becomes a “salt mountain” which are ready for cooking, skincare, and agriculture. On the Highway 35 in Samut Sakhorn province, our guide will lead you to rub the salt to your hand and take amazing photos!
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The railway market in Mae Klong District is humorously called as the “life-risking” market! It is well known as one of the “Amazing-Thailand” for its chaotic moments. In normal time, seller stalls are typically attached to the railways. However, when the bell of the arriving train rings, the big turmoil will happen! Vendors will rush to detract their stalls and clear away all goods that obstructs the running train at a great speed. Once the train passes, all vendors will expand their stalls and resume selling again. Private Tour Only: You will ride a local train toward the Mae Klong station for about 30 minutes. Instead of standing on the sides of railway, you will be on the train seeing people doing selfies and recording videos. You will be waving your hands to worldwide tourists! The train ride is included for our private tour customers only (optional purchase for join tour customers).
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MBK center is a must-visit shopping mall for foreign tourist. You could purchase many popular Thailand items in this huge shopping mall. If you are our join tour guests, we will drop you here after the tour. MBK center is connected to BTS National Stadium. You can ride BTS skytrain to return to your hotel conveniently.

What's Included

Licensed guide in your purchased language

Motor boat ride, and travel accident insurance

[Group Tour] One-way hotel pickup in Bangkok downtown, and conditional train ride

[Private Tour] Private standard vehicle, roundtrip hotel transfer, and train ride

[Luxury Tour] Private luxury VIP van, roundtrip hotel transfer, and train ride

What's not included

Lunch and hotel pick-up from non-downtown Bangkok

[Group Tour] No hotel drop-off. No train ride and salt farm if too many hotel pickups.

[Private/Luxury Tour] No coconut farm workshop for 9:00 AM hotel pickups

Meeting Points

Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square (Siam Square Soi 6 392, Bangkok, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, 10330)

Notes

Not wheelchair accessible

Not stroller accessible

Not suitable for pets

Infants must not sit on laps

Infant seats unavailable

• Welcome to Thailand Insight Travel. This tour has two options: 1) Group Tour: Pickup and 2) Private Tour.

• First option, Group Tour: Pickup Option. Standard pickup time 6.00-6.30am. Free pickup for hotels nearby selected BTS skytrain stations. Silom line: Surasak (Sathon)-Siam-National Stadium. Sukhumvit line: Phaya Thai-Siam-Asoke. Pls see BTS map: https://tinyurl.com/wholebtsmap [https://tinyurl.com/wholebtsmap] After the tour, we will drop you off at MBK Center (near BTS National Stadium), not at your hotel. You can ride BTS skytrain to return to your hotel conveniently. Google map of MBK Center: https://goo.gl/maps/x6ciR7X8KsBNYdCK9 [https://goo.gl/maps/x6ciR7X8KsBNYdCK9]

• Second option, Private Tour: Enjoy our premium pickup and dropoff service from many locations in Bangkok downtown and nearby (condition applies). Pickup time 6.30am (customizable up to 9am).