Damnoen Saduak has been Thailand's best known floating market for a very long time but it is also the most touristy one... What We Loved:
It's huge, lively, full of boats selling food and fruits, and it's colourful - exactly how people imagine a floating market will look like - with the opportunity to capture the perfect photo to show off once back home. What We Didn't:
It's not 'real' anymore as most of the transactions are tourist-oriented and buyers are almost exclusively tourists. It's far (100 km, or more than an hour's drive outside Bangkok) and therefore requires a very early morning wake up, around 5:00. In addition, lots of tourists always attract a lot of scammers so better book in advance to avoid serious overpricing once there. It happens everyday.