Damnoen Saduak Things to Do

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my tips on the actual show with different snakes, pythons and cobras and venom milking

There are lots of Cobra shows and Snake Farm and Snake Villages around thailand and even in Bangkok there is a snake show but they claimed that the Best Snake Show is at the Damnoen Saduak Area of Ratchaburi Province about a 10 minute drive from the floating market and this is included in the whole or half day floating market tour but the admission to the snake show is not included in the package. the price of the snake show is 250 baht and inside the snake area is a mini zoo of the assorted snakes (both poisonous and not) found around thailand and even some monitor lizards and turtles. the snake show lasts for 30 minutes and it includes milking venom from a snake, posing with a king cobra, a fight between a mongoose and a king cobra, snake catching skills and the cobra spewing venom instead of biting and the star of the show is how a snack charmer catches 3 poisonous coral snakes with his two arms and the last one via his mouth.

see my videos of it too.

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part three is on the mini zoo in the premises that houses assorted local species of snakes and pythons and even turtles and local monitor lizards and geckos.

There are lots of Cobra shows and Snake Farm and Snake Villages around thailand and even in Bangkok there is a snake show but they claimed that the Best Snake Show is at the Damnoen Saduak Area of Ratchaburi Province about a 10 minute drive from the floating market and this is included in the whole or half day floating market tour but the admission to the snake show is not included in the package. the price of the snake show is 250 baht and inside the snake area is a mini zoo of the assorted snakes (both poisonous and not) found around thailand and even some monitor lizards and turtles. the snake show lasts for 30 minutes and it includes milking venom from a snake, posing with a king cobra, a fight between a mongoose and a king cobra, snake catching skills and the cobra spewing venom instead of biting and the star of the show is how a snack charmer catches 3 poisonous coral snakes with his two arms and the last one via his mouth.

see my videos of it too.

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This will be a Multi part tip with more pictures around the area.

part one is one the entrance.

There are lots of Cobra shows and Snake Farm and Snake Villages around thailand and even in Bangkok there is a snake show but they claimed that the Best Snake Show is at the Damnoen Saduak Area of Ratchaburi Province about a 10 minute drive from the floating market and this is included in the whole or half day floating market tour but the admission to the snake show is not included in the package. the price of the snake show is 250 baht and inside the snake area is a mini zoo of the assorted snakes (both poisonous and not) found around thailand and even some monitor lizards and turtles. the snake show lasts for 30 minutes and it includes milking venom from a snake, posing with a king cobra, a fight between a mongoose and a king cobra, snake catching skills and the cobra spewing venom instead of biting and the star of the show is how a snack charmer catches 3 poisonous coral snakes with his two arms and the last one via his mouth.

see my videos of it too.

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Part two of my elephant village tips with more pictures

This is the closest Elephant Village in bangkok and if you booked a damnoen saduak floating market half day tour or full day tour with rose garden and elephant show and crocodile farm, this Elephant Village is included in the itinerary as it is just a 10 minute drive from the floating market. but you have to pay for the elephant ride as it is not included in the price. The Highlight of the elephant village is that you can ride these huge elephants for 30 minutes across a jungle terrain and some small rivers and an elephant can accomodate up to two people plus the mahout (elephant trainer). the ride is bumpy and the elephant sometimes stops to poo! (nasty as smelly too hehehe). The Pirce of the 30 minute elephant ride is 600 baht per person (more expensive in phuket as they charge you 900 baht there!). They also have a monkey village here where you can watch a monkey show for 20 minutes at 250 baht per person.

Open daily 8.00 A.m. - 5.00 P.m

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this will be a two part tip with more pictures

This is the closest Elephant Village in bangkok and if you booked a damnoen saduak floating market half day tour or full day tour with rose garden and elephant show and crocodile farm, this Elephant Village is included in the itinerary as it is just a 10 minute drive from the floating market. but you have to pay for the elephant ride as it is not included in the price. The Highlight of the elephant village is that you can ride these huge elephants for 30 minutes across a jungle terrain and some small rivers and an elephant can accomodate up to two people plus the mahout (elephant trainer). the ride is bumpy and the elephant sometimes stops to poo! (nasty as smelly too hehehe). The Pirce of the 30 minute elephant ride is 600 baht per person (more expensive in phuket as they charge you 900 baht there!). They also have a monkey village here where you can watch a monkey show for 20 minutes at 250 baht per person.

Open daily 8.00 A.m. - 5.00 P.m

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This will be my Damnoen Saduak Monkey Show Tips.

This is the closest Elephant Village and Monkey Village in bangkok and if you booked a damnoen saduak floating market half day tour or full day tour with rose garden and elephant show and crocodile farm, this Elephant and Monkey Village is included in the itinerary as it is just a 10 minute drive from the floating market. They also have a monkey village here where you can watch a monkey show for 20 minutes at 250 baht per person (not included in the tour price). The monkey shows features trained macaque monkeys that do many skills like coconut harvesting (they teach monkeys to harvest coconuts in thailand), coconut opening, biking, swimming, shooting and slam dunking basketballs, and even dancing.

Open daily 8.00 A.m. - 5.00 P.m

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The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is not the only destination if you are booked for a half day or full day tour as the tour itself is filled with detours like visiting the handicraft factory and going to the Cobra Show and Elephant Trekking and Monkey show, which are all just minutes away from the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and located at the Same town. but the price of admission for these shows or trekking is not included in the price so you have to pay extra for these additional but worth it shows or trek.

I will have separate tips for them here.

from about 8 a.m. to about 11 a.m. the damnoen saduak Floating Market is routinely crowded with thousands of gawking tourists like us (hehehe), hundreds of vendors and whole sale purchasers floating in their small rowing boats selling and buying or exchanging their goods. You can buy all the touristy and regular stuff that you can buy in bangkok like assorted silk products, local handicrafts, assorted national thai and regional thai foods and street foods, local textiles and shirts and garments, assorted tropical fruits like lansium fruit, rambutan, mango, pineapple, dragon fruit, mango and a lot more. after the floating market tour, you will then proceed to a number of stops like the elephant trekking, cobra show and monkey show (price of admission and elephant trek not included)

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Don't forget to walk to the end of the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, where the bridge is located, after you boat ride to have the perfect panoramic shot of the floating market with a good vantage point but it will take a few minutes to take pictures and videos as this postcard perfect area of the bridge is packed with your fellow tourists who take turns to shoot and take videos.

after taking the perfect panoramic shot with you buddies then do some last minute shopping or eating before proceeding to the elephant trekking, monkey show and cobra show.