Amphawa Floating Market

A private taxi to Amphawa Floating Market takes you from the hotel or the airport to the door, in one car and with the driver waiting if you need. The trip is not in the fixed tariff, because its length depends on the starting point, the day and the time you spend there.

Price of the trip

We agree the price for each booking. Send the form with the starting point, the date and the number of passengers, and we answer with a fixed price for the whole car. You pay the driver in cash at the end of the trip. Prepayment is optional and cancellation is free.

About Amphawa Floating Market

There are more than 1,000 canals in Bangkok alone, and floating markets grew up all over the central region. The best known is Damnoen Saduak in Ratchaburi, about 80 km from Bangkok. Amphawa, in Samut Songkhram, is only 50 km from Bangkok. It is less popular and more authentic.

At the market you can try Thai desserts, seafood and tropical fruit. Some dishes are familiar, some look unusual. The longtail boat trips on the canals and the Mae Klong river show the local life: most people here grow fruit and make desserts.

King Rama II Memorial Park has a small museum of Thai artefacts, and adults pay 30 THB, children 10 THB. Wat Chulamanee dates from the Ayutthaya period, and for those with more time a tour visits nine temples. Cheap homestays run by local families are easy to find, and the evening boat trip to watch fireflies is a good reason to stay.

The trip by taxi

The driver comes to the address you give in Bangkok, at an airport or in Pattaya, and nobody else rides with you. The car can wait while you see the place, and the waiting time is agreed in advance. For a group of more than four passengers see the Hyundai H1 and the Commuter.

Questions about the trip

How much is a taxi to Amphawa Floating Market?

The price is agreed for each booking. Send the form and we answer with a fixed price for the whole car.

When is the market best to visit?

The market and the boat trips are for the afternoon and the evening, and the firefly trip is in the evening. If you stay overnight in a homestay, write the time of the return in the form and the driver comes for you then.

How do I pay?

You pay the driver in cash at the end of the trip. Prepayment is optional and cancellation is free.