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The ones worth your time.
The 15 markets travellers book most, with what each one includes, who runs it, and what you pay.
Ride the train through Maeklong’s trackside market, then paddle to Damnoen Saduak’s canals for Thai snacks and photos in 7 hours.
“Our guide, Phu, made our trip! He had great energy. The floating market was our favorite.”
Bangkok day trip to Damnoen Saduak floating market and Maeklong Railway Market. Boat ride, train spectacle, guided logistics.
“Our guide, Jenny was great. She gave us good advice on how to get best places to watch the train come through the market. She also gave us advice about how to avoid paying too much in the floating market. While in the coach she gave us interesting information about the areas we were driving…”
Spend a full day in Ayutthaya from Bangkok, mixing UNESCO temples with a floating market stop, all run by an English-Thai guide.
“It was an amazing day. The highlight of the trip was our tour guide Oy! She’s an amazing woman and really patient with everyone. Really worth it!”
A fast, well-paced Ayutthaya day trip from Bangkok with Bang Pa-In Palace, Ayothaya Floating Market lunch time, and major temple ruins.
“Excellent service!! Everything was on time and our guide was so nice :)”
Chiang Mai market and herb garden tour with a hands-on cooking class. Grind curry paste, cook Thai dishes, and eat in an organic garden.
“Everything was well organised, the market tour was great and Balloon, our guide and cook is great and fun”
Chiang Mai market and organic farm with a hands-on Thai cooking class. Make curry paste and Khao Soi; full day adds coconut milk.
“Fantastic, so much fun, loved learning about all the different flavours and we thoroughly enjoyed the cooking, Joyzaa was a brilliant teacher.”
Ride a local train through Maeklong market tracks and glide by longtail boat to Damnoen Saduak floating market, all with a guide.
“everything went easy and smooth with our excellent guides Mariyah and jeep”
Bangkok temple highlight tour with tickets to Grand Palace, Emerald Buddha, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun plus a licensed guide and small group.
“we really enjoyed the information provided by our guide and the boat trip along the river. our guide also managed to keep us dry during the thunderstorms!”
Phuket full-day city tour: sea-view stops, Wat Chalong, Big Buddha when open, cashew factory, Old Town, and Chillva Night Market.
“Excellent. Opportunity to see the sights and shop. Perfect use of time.”
Chiang Mai market-to-kitchen cooking class with Thai herbs, curry paste by hand, and a garden meal plus PDF recipes, with easy hotel pickup.
“It was amazing! Before you go into a real thai market full of colours and smells, then the cooking lesson was funny and so interesting! Thank you Wave!”
Ride a train through Maeklong Market, glide into Damnoen Saduak by boat, then finish with Mahanakhon Skywalk views.
“exceptionally good value for money and great experience, Jenny was such a friendly and kind guide! We chose to go up the tower at the end but just paid for ourselves when we got there instead :)”
Six-hour Damnoen Saduak floating market day trip from Bangkok with canal paddle boat, palm sugar making, and time to eat.
“Thew was the best part of this trip. Whatever he's getting paid, it's not enough.”
Hands-on Bangkok cooking with a morning market tour or mango carving. Cook four Thai dishes, learn curry paste, get recipes by email.
“very nice experience! was very easy to cook, nice explanations and tasty food!”
Bangkok day tour to Maeklong Railway Market, Damnoen Saduak floating market by paddle boat, and Ayutthaya temples.
“It was an amazing experience, i loved the level of detail from our tour guide during the explanation of the different places we visited. also they were really kind because theu bought some typical candies and desserts to share with everyone. bobo and boeing make a good team.”
Chiang Mai Daddy’s Kitchen cooking class: market walk, hands-on Thai dishes in a home kitchen, and a digital recipe ebook for $25.
“An excellent evening at the cookery school and Wave was an excellent guide”
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