You will be spoilt for choice at the Damnern Saduak Floating Market, where hundreds of vendors in Thai style canoes sell fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, and snacks. This unspoiled rural floating market, situated 68 miles (110 km) west of Bangkok, offers a glimpse into Bangkok’s fascinating past.
The city used to have so many waterways that it was referred to as the “Venice of the East”. More than 200 canals were dug by locals to use as transportation and as an irrigation system for the naturally fertile farmlands. Today, the canals are densely populated with a majority of agriculturalists, who sell their local products daily in the colorful floating market.