Take a private tour around the original floating market of Bangkok and stroll through hundreds of flavorful food stalls. Hop on a boat for an off-the-beaten-track canal ride and enjoy a delicious local lunch with your personal host.

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Duration 4 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
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Live tour guide: English
Private group

Highlights

Visit an authentic weekend floating market in Bangkok
Taste delicious food recommended by your private guide
Navigate the canals by private boat and get insights into local life
Experience the busy atmosphere of a local market
Listen to personal stories shared by your local host

Full description

Meet your private guide at the pre-arranged meeting point and take a taxi to the most authentic floating market in Bangkok. Upon arrival, stroll around the market for a few minutes before hopping aboard a private boat to navigate the canals and get a glimpse of the real Thai lifestyle. Listen to your host’s stories as you pass water lilies and their beautiful flowers. Discover the local food produce and crafts on sale as you soak up the atmosphere and taste bites the vendors will offer you. Purchase gifts for your friends back home, or simply indulge in all the food along the way. Sample fresh fruits en route to a lunch spot, where you will be served a 3-course menu, including the traditional street food of jang-lon (grilled, minced fish with curry paste), grilled chicken, papaya salad and an authentic coconut pudding. Then, check out the last part of the market with your private guide. Ask them for recommendations on how to get the best out of Bangkok for the rest of your stay, before heading back to the meeting point for the end of the tour services.

Includes

Boat tour
Lunch
Private tour
Local guide

Hotel pick-up and drop off
Extra food and drinks

Not suitable for

People with mobility impairments
Wheelchair users

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

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Meeting point

Meet at exit 1 of Bangwah BTS station, Bangkok.

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What to bring

Comfortable shoes

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Please advise of any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.6 /5

based on 16 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.5/5
Value for money
4.3/5
Safety
4.9/5
Service
4.8/5

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We had a great Tour in Bangkok with our guide Tuangtip. She is a very good guide and showed us a different side of Bangkok. It was a great experience to taste all these traditional thai food at the floating market and get to know the local life. Also the boat trip was very relaxed and fascinating. Also our two little Kids had a lot of fun and Tuangtip always took care of them. I can really recommend this tour, uncomplicated handling and you can get to know the real local life, away from the tourist attractions. Thank you!

5 October 2019

Great trip

Great, nice guide and everything well organized, from dr pick up at the BTS, taxi ride and the way back. The time in the market was great. You could try everywhere and enjoy the boat trip through the small canals. Trip can be recommended and the destination is certainly better than the "main floating market".

25 March 2019

unique

A great experience to get to know the country and its people, we were driven through the canals with a gondolier that was pure nature. Then our guide Samy just great an authentic guide with whom we had a lot of fun and have learned a lot about the farmers from the area who offered their goods. Our full recommendation who would like to visit a floating market.

10 March 2019

Bangkok: Floating Market Private Boat Tour with a Local

Bangkok: Floating Market Private Boat Tour with a Local

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