Floating Market, Damnoen Saduak, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand

• Amphawa floating market
Amphawa floating market is not as large as Damnoen Saduak floating market but it is more authentic, with visitors almost exclusively Thais. It is an evening floating market but some stalls are opened at noon too. The market operates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1600 to around 2100 hrs. It is in amphawa district, Samut Songkhram Province (72 km from Bangkok ). Moreover, due to its popularity, the food stalls have grown from the riverbanks and stretched far into the surrounding buildings. Another popular activity in Amphawa District is to take a boat and watch the flickering Firefly at night, especially in the waxing-moon nights.
• Damnoen Saduak floating market
Damnoen Saduak floating market in Damnoen Saduak District is undoubtedly the largest and most well known floating market among Thai and foreign tourists. It is located in Ratchaburi Province, about 100 kilometres southwest of Bangkok. The market is open everyday from around 06.30 to 11.00 hrs but the best time to visit is in the early morning. The Floating Market is crowded with hundreds of vendors and purchasers floating in their small boats selling and buying agricultural products and local food, which are mostly brought from their own nearby orchards. It is a very attractive place for tourists to see the old style and traditional way of selling and buying goods.