Don Wai Floating Market

History

Since 1999-2000, if you have followed the news would see the start of the Don Wai floating market clearly. That the media have the opportunity to make suggestions and delicious menu of Don Wai floating market. Shortly after the broadcast, there are also other items as well as items made unremitting. Until Don Wai floating market is known for its people.

The Market Thai Way

The Don Wai floating market is Thai food market and origin of many Thai dessert. Travelers like a taste of Thai food and Thai dessert. And also buying the agricultural products from villagers. Products from villagers are good price offer. Moreover, everybody tastes a food and buys a souvenir. The Don Wai market has a good program, is cruising and enjoy the view two sizes of river. See villagers live begin the chin river. Villagers planting vegetables on the face of the river. They use the area in front of the house, make a benefits. Important things, vegetables are not toxic because they do not use pesticide.

Recommended food

The recommend food of Don Wai floating market is pot-stewed duck, stewed mackerel fish in salty soup, Noodles with fish curry sauce, Steamed Fish with Curry Paste, and Fried Fish-paste balls.

Souvenirs

The Don Wai floating market has a lot of souvenirs such as Deep fried dried fish, dried snakeheads, and type of grilled fish. For those who like to cook. This here is a good way to buy chili sauce for cooking Thai food. This market has a fresh local fruit such as Star fruit, Rambeh, Coconut, and pomelo.

Tha Chin River

Tha Chin River has many names because each of provinces call this river different. The first part, is Chainat province. Chainat province calls the Chin River, is Makamtao canal. The second part is Suphan Buri province. Suphan Buri province calls Suphan Buri River. The third part Nakhon Pathom province. Nakhon Pathom province calls Nakhon Chai Si River. The final part is Samutsakorn province. Samutsakorn province calls Tha Chin River.

Directions

1. Drive a Car

1.1.Way1 Form Somdet Phra Pinklao Bridge, straight pinklao - Nakhon Chai Si road. When through Phuttamonthon 1, 2, and 3 then arrival Phuttamonthon 4 observe the signs turn left into the phutthamonthon 5. Distance around 1 km will see the intersection turn right. Go straight to Don Wai temple. Total of distance from Somdet Phra Pinklao Bridge to Don Wai temple is 27 km. Spend time 15-30 minute.

1.2 Way2 Use the Phetkasem Road, from intersection of thapra. Go straight when thought Bang khae, Nong khaem, and crossroad on Phuttamonthon 4 road. When arrival the intersection of Phuttamonthon 5 road then turns right. Next, go straight 6 km and turn left head to Don Wai temple. Total distance 30 km. Spend time 30-60 minute.

2. By Bus and Van

2.1 Use a van at Merry King Pinklao go to Don Wai temple and Rai Khing temple. The price is 40 Bath. Spend time 20-40 minute.

2.2 Phetkasem road, you can use the service. The bus number 84. The price around 12-19 Bath. Get off at the entrance of Rai Khing temple, then use the minibus came to Don Wai temple. The price is 7-10 Bath. Or use motocycle taxi came to Don Wai temple. The price is 40-50 Bath.

2.3 At Bangkok Bus Terminal (Southern), you can use the bus to go to Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi, or Kanchanaburi. You must tell the diver park on the entrance way of Don Wai temple. Next, use minibus and you can travel all the way in both directions.