Amphawa Floating Market
A floating market on a canal off the Mae Klong river, about 50 kilometres from Bangkok. Vendors cook and sell from boats beside old wooden shophouses, and it runs into the evening, close to the wat of Amphawa Chetiyaram.
- Where
- Amphawa, Samut Songkhram, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 13.4243, 99.9545
Get the Amphawa Floating Market stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Amphawa Floating Market. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Samut Songkhram volume with your photos and a note.
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Questions
Where is Amphawa Floating Market?
Amphawa Floating Market is in Amphawa, Samut Songkhram, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Damnoen Saduak Floating Market (11 km), Don Hoi Lot (11 km), Tham Khao Luang (32 km).
How do I get the Amphawa Floating Market stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Amphawa Floating Market and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Samut Songkhram volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Amphawa Floating Market before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Samut Songkhram volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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