🏨 Amphawa & Railway Markets & Firefly Boat Ride: Multi-Lang Private Tour from BKK Activity

Amphawa & Railway Markets & Firefly Boat Ride: Multi-Lang Private Tour from BKK

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 5 hours

Departs: Thailand, Thailand

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Take the most inclusive Amphawa floating market trip that will make you an Amphawa expert! Unlike typical travelers, you will traverse many attractions nearby the Amphawa market such as the firefly habitat, a coconut farm in Amphawa Chai Pattananurak project, Mae Klong railway market, and Wat Bang Kung. You will immensely gain an “Amphawa insight” since you will listen to the intriguing history of these places from our master guides, whose reviews made this tour win the badge of excellence on Viator. In addition, you will visit Wat Bang Kung, where you will see the Unseen-Thailand ordination hall locked in the roots of the Banyan tree. In the late evening, your tour will be concluded with a romantic boat ride, in which you will see live fireflies in their cork tree habitat. Their natural amber light will help you have a serene sleep at your hotel.

What's Included

An authentic, Thai-taste dinner (or lunch; choose only one meal)

Augment reality 2022 contents (playable on your mobile devices)

Motor boat ride in Amphawa market to visit firefly habitat

Motor boat ride in Damnoen Saduak floating market & Coconut farm workshop

Private air-conditioned vehicle & hotel transfer

Professionally licensed guide (EN, ZH, VI, ES, IT, FR, DE)

Travel accident insurance

Watch the train coming out from the railway market

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 2 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Service animals allowed

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Maeklong Railway Market (Talad Rom Hub)

The Railway Market is humorously called as the “life-risking” market! You will have fun riding a local train toward the Mae Klong station. While on this train, you will see the “Unseen-Thailand” experience. When the train signal rings up, the chaos will happen! Vendors will rush to detract their stall and clear away all goods that obstructs the running train at a great speed. Once the train passes, all shop owners will resume their stalls again. The transportation from Maeklong Railway market to Bangkok is about 1 hour 50 minutes.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Coconut Sugar Farm

Visit a coconut sugar farm near Damnoen Saduak floating market. At this factory, you will learn how Thai farmers produce coconut nectar. 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 nectar into the drinkable one. This will be your eye-opening experience!

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

The Floating Market of Damnoen Saduak is among one of the most attractive floating markets in Thailand. Motor boat rides are already included in your tour! Many Thai and foreign tourists come here to absorb the atmosphere of Thailand water markets that have been like this for over a 100 years. 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. The transportation from Bangkok to the floating market is about 1 hour 50 minutes.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Visit a coconut sugar farm near Amphawa floating market. At this factory, you will learn how Thai farmers produce coconut nectar. 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 nectar into the drinkable one. This will be your eye-opening experience!

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Lao Tuk Luck Floating Market

The Lao Tuk Luck floating market is the first floating market of Rachaburi province. It was established before Damnoen Saduak floating market. In the past, it loses popularity to Damnoen Saduak floating market due to the construction of new roads in the area. Nowadays, this market has revived! The market has a number of local sellers who sell yummy foods such as dried-boiled rice, grilled satay pork, Khanom Jeen with Chicken Curry, grilled Som Tam, ancient coconut icecream, and Hok Lee Coffee. The floating market also feature the “Floating Market Museum” which you can walk and learn about the history of Lao Tuk Luck and Damnoen Saduak floating market from our guide.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Wat Bang Kung

Wat Bang Kung is one of the most iconic attractions in the Amphawa district. The temple is famous for its roots and branches of the Banyan tree that locked the ordination hall housing the “Luang Por Nin Manee”, the golden buddha image dated back to the Ayutthaya period. In the 18th century, Wat Bang Kung is the gathering place of Thai heroic warriors so it houses many statues showing Thai boxing posture. This place is therefore a great photo-taking spot for foreign travelers.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Amphawa Floating Market

Amphawa Floating Market is one of the traditional floating markets which is a utopia for shopping lovers. The market offers a variety of Thai seafood, snack, and a sweet treat at a very affordable price. You can buy grilled fish, squid, prawns, steamed crab, and oysters from many shops along the canal. On the other hand, if you are a big fan of fresh fruit, you can buy lychees, mangosteens, and custard apples that are freshly harvested from nearby fruit farms here.
After the Amphawa floating market tour, you will ride a long-tailed boat to see the beauty of night lights along the Amphawa canal. Upon completing the market exploration, you will visit the firefly habitat which is located away from the Amphawa market. The trip to the firefly habitat is very romantic and gives you a serene feeling of tranquility and peacefulness.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

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