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Unspoilt Outdoors- Thaka Floating Market & Erawan Waterfall
Unspoilt Outdoors- Thaka Floating Market & Erawan Waterfall
Unspoilt Outdoors- Thaka Floating Market & Erawan Waterfall
Unspoilt Outdoors-Thaka Floating Market & Erawan Waterfall
Unspoilt Outdoors- Thaka Floating Market & Erawan Waterfall

Private Tour: Thaka Floating Market & Erawan Falls

By I Asia Thailand
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$480 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 11h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Thaka floating market, not on the maps of most tourists
  • Enter an easy-going and inexpensive rural lifestyle
  • Long-tail speedboat up the Kwai River
  • Walking across the infamous Bridge over the River Kwai
  • The stunning 7-tiered Erawan Waterfall & emerald green ponds

Activity location

  • Multiple locations visited
    • 75000, Samut Songkhram Province , Samut Songkhram, Thailand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Centrally located Bangkok hotels
    • Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

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Unspoilt Outdoors- Thaka Floating Market & Erawan Waterfall
  • Activity duration is 11 hours and 30 minutes11h 30m11h 30m
  • English
  • Food only
Language options: English
Starting time: 7:00 am
Price details
AU$479.90 x 1 TravellerAU$479.90
Total
Price is AU$479.90
Until Fri, 8 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate Tour by air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedPick up/Drop off at centrally located Bangkok hotels
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish speaking local Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedThai Set Menu Lunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedLong-tail speedboat ride
  • What's includedWhat's included Snack & Juice
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water & Cold towel
  • What's includedWhat's includedAdmission Fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge (optional)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAny food not mentioned in programme and other personal expenses

Know before you book

  • Operates Saturday & Sundays only. Departure from your Bangkok hotel approximately 7.00am & Return approximately 6.30pm.
  • Thaka Floating Market is less well-known than its neighbours, Damnoen Saduak and Amphawa, resulting in cheaper prices and a more peaceful, authentic feeling
  • A ride in a paddle boat at the floating market is optional and payable on the day. Your local guide will be able to assist in booking one for you. Should this be required please inform the guide shortly after arrival so that this can be arranged within sufficient time
  • Should your travel plans change, do not worry! I Asia Thailand will do all possible to change your booking to fit with your new travel arrangements free.
  • Set Menu Lunch at Felix Restaurant - Deep fried spring roll - Chicken coconut milk soup - Sautéed broccoli with bean curd - Deep fried fish with fish sauce and garlic - Thai massaman curry with chicken and potatoes - Jasmine steamed rice - Seasonal Fruit (subject to change)
  • I Asia Thailand has an exclusive partnership with 'Safety in Asia’. Being specialists in Health & Safety management in the hospitality industry, they will guide us on the best hygiene practices available. 'Safety in Asia' is FTO (Federation of Tour Operators) approved.

What you can expect

The Private Tour: Thaka Floating Market & Erawan Falls is a delightful day trip that combines the unique cultural experience of a traditional floating market with the breathtaking natural beauty of one of Thailand’s most famous waterfalls. This tour is perfect for travellers looking to immerse themselves in local life while enjoying scenic landscapes and outdoor adventures.

Thaka Floating Market is considered one of the most authentic floating markets that still remains. Just outside busy Bangkok in Samut Songkram province, the rural surroundings and easy-going lifestyle of the locals is partly why Thaka is still a genuine, operating floating market and a visit here should be A MUST for all travellers wishing the most real experience of a dying tradition.

You will meet your personal guide for the day at your hotel in central Bangkok and hit the road at approximately 7.00am. Not far outside the city limits, you will move off the main road and drive past coconut plantations before coming to a hive of 'weekend-only' activity, that being Thaka Floating Market. Here you can try Thai coffee and have a light breakfast, relish the tastes of local delights, fruits and snacks at unbelievably cheap prices.

Combine your visit to Thaka Floating Market with other fascinating places nearby for the ideal full-day Private Tour. Travel the scenic countryside past typical Thai homes, farmland and markets to Kanchanaburi, a province infamous for its World War II history.

On the bank of the River Kwai is the JEATH Museum, which is run by the monks at a neighbouring temple. A brief stop is made to go into the reconstructed bamboo hut resembling the POW's living quarters to see paintings, drawings and photos of, and by, the prisoners.

Step into a long-tail speedboat and zoom upriver. Close to the Bridge over the River Kwai is the restaurant where you will sit down and enjoy a delicious Thai Set Menu Lunch.

Hop into your vehicle to see nature at its most beautiful, being the 7-tiered Erawan Waterfall with emerald green ponds. This stunning park consists of limestone hills, plains, a number of streams, caves filled mostly by mixed deciduous forests.

The Private Tour: Thaka Floating Market & Erawan Falls is an exceptional way to experience the beauty and culture of Thailand in a single day. From the vibrant atmosphere of a traditional floating market to the stunning natural beauty of Erawan Waterfalls, this tour offers a perfect blend of cultural imm

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMultiple locations visited
    • 75000, Samut Songkhram Province , Samut Songkhram, Thailand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECentrally located Bangkok hotels
    • Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand