The largest and most photographed of the Floating Markets, it opens daily from before dawn until midmorning. Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, situated 110 kms west of Bangkok, is a very attractive place for tourists to see the old style and traditional way of selling and buying fruits, vegetables, etc., from small boats. The vendors wear traditional blue cotton suits and bamboo and palm leaf hats, the vendors paddle their loaded boats up and down the waterway hailing customers. You will also see Thai traditional houses and the way they live as well as tasting exotic fruits, local food and refreshing drinks along the waterway.
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