Do you know where is the first floating market in Thailand?
What does we do when we go there? What can we buy from there?
Damnearn Saduak is a canal in Ratchaburi province, the first floating market that government communicate their story to the world. Damnearn Saduak is far from Bangkok around 150 Kms or travel around 1.30 hrs. Step on the boat is a must, you can explore the great canal in Ratchaburi province that last time all gardener floated the boat that contained plenty of fruit to this market. After we experience the bargaining in the canal, we go to making merit at the temple. Wat Choti Taya Karam constructed in year 1874, the the main chapel is enshrined Luang Pho Lopburi Ramet which is the most important buddha for the Damnearn Sasuak community to make merit.
After we step up from boat, we can for lunch in Nakorn Phathom province and go to see the exciting show at Sampran crocodile & elephant farm. Crocodile show is the traditional show for Thai people which known as "Krai thong". The show perform with no weapon, we can see the head of the shower put into the crocodile mouth. For the elephant, the story told us the lengend of the elephant that Thai use elephant for the army (see the trail battle in the show with the sound effect), drag the log from the forest and perform as a show for the present.
Damnearn Saduak is the place that we can turn back time for Thailand in the past, we can explore the water way, gardener and the making merit in the temple. For Sampran elephant & crocodile farm , you can explore the Thai traditioanal show for example put human head into crocodile mouth and elephant battle show.
