Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
The most famous of Thailand's floating markets, about 100 kilometres southwest of Bangkok, where vendors sell fruit, noodles and souvenirs from wooden boats along narrow canals. It is now mostly a tourist market, and busiest early in the morning.
- Where
- Damnoen Saduak, Ratchaburi, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 13.5194, 99.9592
Get the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ratchaburi volume with your photos and a note.
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Questions
Where is Damnoen Saduak Floating Market?
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is in Damnoen Saduak, Ratchaburi, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Amphawa Floating Market (11 km), Don Hoi Lot (19 km), Sanam Chandra Palace (35 km).
How do I get the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ratchaburi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ratchaburi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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