Amphawa Floating Market (Thai: ตลาดน้ำอัมพวา) is a floating market in the Amphawa District (อัมพวา) of Samut Songkhram Province (สมุทรสงคราม), Thailand. The market is about 50 km away from Bangkok, less than one and half hours to go there.
In the past, Amphawa was a small community that prospered in trade and agriculture. Amphawa floating market was used as the communication center of the Samut Songkhram province.
Although it is a tourist area, the Amphawa Floating Market still preserves many old wooden houses, and it does not feel too commercial.
There are many restaurants in Amphawa Floating Market, where tourists can taste local delicacies.
There are many shops in Amphawa Floating Market, selling all kinds of souvenirs and snacks, which are very interesting.
If you don’t want to walk, you can hire a speedboat to travel around the floating market, and the price is reasonable.
There are plenty of sampans selling seafood on the Mekong River, all seafood such as prawns, scallops, oysters, crabs and squid are grilled to order and smell good.
Amphawa Floating Market is mainly divided into left and right banks, with restaurants and shops on both banks, connected by several small bridges in the middle.
Amphawa Floating Market usually opens at noon, and is busiest in the evening, the shops will close one after another until late at night.
