Maeklong Railway Market
Dear guests, on this day tour you will see the following:
- Trip to Maeklong Railway Market with train ride (Talad Room Hoob Market
- Floating Market Damnoen Saduak;
- Boat ride into the mangrove forests
- Floating monkeys;
- Shrimppest – making.
Our licensed tour guide will either meet you, he will pick you up at your hotel or depending on your booking. Our concept is to take into account the private atmosphere of friends, partners and families on our tours.
Note:
We also offer tours for cruise guests, backpackers and those interested in group travel.
Embark on a journey to your tour outside from Bangkok! The sights are Thailand’s heritage, we invite you to enjoy the vibrant culture and tradition. Enjoy a selection of delicious local dishes, from traditional thai street food to freshly caught seafood.
Trainmarket
We drive to a small railway station and take a beautiful ride on the unique narrow-gauge railway that comes from Ban Laem and goes to the famous Talad Rom Hoob Market or the “Umbrellas Back” market in German. As the train enters, you will experience the originality of this extraordinary market. The sun canopies on long poles are quickly retracted as the train enters and extended as it leaves, so that the sun does not shine directly into the small market as the heat is unbearable. Unique and one of a kind is the Train Market, a sensation as the train passes over the displays. We then visit the Maeklong Railway Market, which ends at the station, extensively and you get to know the rich spices and food in Thailand.
The floating market in Damnoen Saduak
Afterwards we go directly to the Floating Market in Damnoen Saduak, which is very well known and also popular, especially as it is still one of the few “floating markets” outside Bangkok. This market with its klongs is over 100 years old and was built during the reign of King Rama IV. There are about 35 km of klongs that can be navigated in this area. Of course, the market is developed for tourism, but the interesting thing are the market boats, on which some of the traditional charcoal fires are still used and the food is cooked and grilled, just as it was more than 100 years ago. Experience the market, watch the market women in their boats doing their work and you can see the simplicity of the way of life in the Klong. The women still cook on the boats and offer their delicacies as in the old days.
Mangrove area
Then we head into the natural area to Klong Kone to the transition from the river to the sea, where we take a traditional boat into the mangrove area. Passing the traditional wooden houses on stilts we enter the estuary area, the world of mangroves and monkeys. Afterwards we drive to our special mangrove – area, and if you like, you can plant a mangrove tree, tide permitting, ask the guide if this is possible! At low tide, you will also see shell collectors digging shells out of the muddy ground and collecting them in baskets to sell at the market. On the way back, you will be taken in by our “monkey family” with their many cute babies, who come right up to the boat. Of course we don’t miss this and watch them from a short distance.
Shrimpest production
After this experience, we return to a selected traditional seafood shop where there are many varieties of fish. We will prepare a mix of fresh, culinary Thai specialities of this region for you and our tour guide will introduce you to the seafood. Do you know the so-called traditional shrimp paste or prawn paste, which is used for the preparation of dishes in the Asian region? We will show you how it is made and you can also try it. In shrimp farms, the shrimp are dried and processed into shrimp paste. They are first stored in large containers as a dark red mass, then filled into small containers after they have matured or cut into blocks, packed and sold. After this interesting and eventful tour, we drive you back to Bangkok to the starting point.
Price: 110 € p.p.
Implementation:
- Daily
- 08:30 Hotel Lobby
- Hotel pick up by arrangement
- Small group 2 – 8 persons
- Duration: approx. 8 hours
Inclusive:
- English speaking tour guide
- Arrival/departure Hotel Lobby by public transport (only center Bangkok)
- Lunch with drinks (still water)
- Entrance fees
- Express boat
- Tuk Tuk / Bus
- all public transport
- Air-conditioned van when booked
- Longtail boat tour upon booking
Own cost:
- Drinks during the tour and transfers
- Other personal costs
- Tip for our tour guide
- Tip for our driver
Special features
The tour itinerary and the individual sightseeing objects may possibly deviate due to weather or traffic conditions, airline departure times or closures of the sights. In this case, the decision to change the tour itinerary lies with the tour guide in charge, who will then determine an equivalent new destination, if necessary in consultation with the guests. The sequence of the programme points in the mangroves is subject to daily or seasonal tidal fluctuations (tides). For this reason, this must be considered flexible and is solely at the discretion of the local experts involved. Attention, in the rainy season it is not always possible to see the salt pans / salt mines at high tide. In the rainy season it is not always possible to plant mangroves because the water is too high. In the rainy season you don’t see shell divers in the estuary. From inland to just before the mouth, you may see a few. As the train is sometimes cancelled for the whole day, we are forced to go directly to the market or the train is delayed for up to an hour, in which case the delivery station may change.