The Floating Market in Pattaya began operating at the beginning of the dry season (November) in 2008. It is still Thailand’s largest floating marketplace in Thailand. Its area is 100,000 square meters, but if you don’t stop at the stalls, it can be walked around from edge to edge in as little as half an hour. The stalls are on stilts and can be navigated by boat or on bridges. Administratively it is divided into four parts, each representing one of the regions of the country – Northern Thailand, Northeastern, Southern and Central.
What’s interesting about the floating market in Pattaya?
The Floating Market in Pattaya is the embodiment of the country’s traditional seaside culture, where entire villages are built on stilts, whether on the shore of a lake, river or sea bay. Therefore, the goods presented there are mostly those that are made by local craftsmen and carry a piece of national color. In addition, right on the territory of the folklore dance groups give performances, held tournaments in Thai boxing, offers traditional massage parlors. Of course, there is also a temple. Here it is dedicated to the Hindu deity Ganesha, the elephant-like son of Shiva, in charge of good luck and prosperity in business.
The total number of shops and stalls in the market exceeds one hundred, where you can inexpensively buy different colonial products – natural silk, clothing, toys, handmade souvenirs. They also sell fruit – papaya, durian and so on. (they are usually piled up by the mountain right in the boats), as well as products of Oriental medicine, natural cosmetics.
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You can spend all day at the market. To that end, there are several cafes there – boats with hearths where the food is cooked right in front of you. Traditionally served rice with chicken and soup costs about thirty baht.
As mentioned, there is plenty of room for entertainment at the market. In between shopping, you can watch national dances, boxing, and tightrope walkers.
In between shopping.
How to get to the Floating Market in Pattaya?
The question of how to get to the Floating Market in Pattaya is very popular among tourists. To find it is quite simple – you have to follow from the intersection of Theprasit Street and Sukhumvit Highway south, towards Utapao Airport.
When the highway starts narrowing to two lanes, keep your eyes peeled. It’s not more than a hundred meters from here to the market. A sign that you’re on the right track is the large number of buses parked on the left. Well, you can only miss the big Floating Market banner if you’re in a state of nirvana.
There are municipal sunteos on the highway, and they cost no more than 20 baht. You can also take a cab, just remember that the local bombers are unfamiliar with the word Floating, so the purpose of the trip should be called Water Market.
You can also take a cab.
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