1. Other Places of
Interest
- Wat Rai Khing
- Samphran Elephant
Ground & Zoo
- Rosegarden
- Lumphaya Floating Market
- Thai Human Imagery
Museum
How to get to Don Wai
Floating Market
By Car:
Driving from the Pinklao
bridge directly to Road Pinklao -
Nakhonchaisri through
Phuttamonthon 1-2-3 when on
Phuttamonthon 4, notice the sign
to turn left to Phuttamonthon 5,
then turn left to Phutthamonthon
5 and follow the guide post to
Don Wai Floating Market
By Van:
From Tesco Lotus Pinklao -
Wat Don Wai - Wat Rai Khing
takes about 20 -40 minutes on
Petchkasem Road.
By Bus:
Air-conditioned bus line 84 to
match the entrance of to Wat Rai
Khing. Change to minibus to Wat
Don Wai and Air-conditioned bus
line 556 to go to Wat Don Wai.
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Don Wai
Floating
Don Wai Floating
Market is opened daily
from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m.
2. Floating Market
There is a very good selection of dried fish
and all kinds of prepared seafood, fish, crustacean
and mollusk: one of these consists of smaller,
whole fish floating in a dark sauce called “Tom
Kham”.
You will see a lot of duck here; from roast
duck to a Chinese-style duck stew called “Ped
Phalo”.and you can also eat at a restaurant on a
deck by the river that sells great duck noodles.
There is a well-kept secret in Thai cooking
called “Nahm Prik” selling on the entrance of
market. This is a pre-made chili pastes (both wet
and dry) that can transform simple ingredients into
a one-dish meal.
As you enter the market from the parking
lot, you go through a section with fresh produce,
some very good-looking fresh fruit such as
pomelo, jack-fruit, mango and, banana. As
well as, section that has dried fish, prepared
food and merchants making various “Thai
Kanom “(snacks) right there. There is a
seller in this section that has great “PlaSom”
(fermented fish) that you take home and fry
up crispy. There are a wide variety of sweets
or “Kanom Wahn” available at Don Wai, as
at all Thai markets. They sell from Thai
coconut treats to Chinese sweets such as
coconut pudding, grass jelly, and Thai
custard.
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Don Wai Floating Market
The market has old wooden buildings
built beside the Ta Jeen River in the King
Rama 6's reign. There are many local
merchants bring agricultural goods such as
coconut, jack-fruit and, pomelo from
07.00 to 18.00 everyday. There are boat
services along the river scenery.
Initially, in previous era of traffic and
trade waterway, Don Wai Floating Market
was a community that was not big or
famous. But the market has become
famous since the year 2542-2543 after a
team of Thairath newspaper published
stories of Don Wai Floating Market to the
public.
Famous foods of Don Wai
Don Wai Floating Market - Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Don Wai Floating Market - Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
