In January 2020, we visited the famous Chatuchak Market that is only opened during the weekend, and we thought it was a good idea to put a video together to share some tips on how to get the most out of your experience. We love Bangkok so much that we return almost every year just to visit this market! This also means shopping here can be very overwhelming due to the crowd and heat, and massive grounds that is hard to navigate around, making it impossible to do it all in one day.

We put together our top 10 tips to share with you that we think will enhance your visit and experience to help you ultimately conquer this famous shopping mecca!

1:24 - INTRODUCTION: Grab a free map from the guards at the market entrance - the market is divided into Sections and Soi, each section sells different category of items, you can find anything at the Chatuchak Weekend Market.

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3:33 - 1. Arrive Early - To avoid the afternoon heat, massive crowds for easier navigation and most importantly getting first dips!
4:50 - 2. Toilet - use the public transit toilet, they are free! The market charges u 5-10 baht per entry. They are not the cleanest, but it does the job. The only downside is public toilets are located at the ends or exits of the market, so they make a good pit stop
5:20 - 3. Dress light, and packed prepared, mid-day heat can be very excruciating hot.
5:42 - 4. Bring a Personal Bag to help the environment, by avoid accumulating multiple small plastics from all of your wonderful purchases.
6:38 - 5. Bring a bottle of water so you can hydrate when in between sections
7:11- 6. Buy the things you like if you don’t have time to return the next day. If you just started and want to survey prices and come back, Take pictures of the stalls number, it will help you navigate back when you return to look for it later.
7:35 - 7. Put on repellent, the market is ridden with mosquitos
7:46 - 8. Take breaks, grab a drink or enjoy some lunch!
9:00 - 9. Bring cash, like most markets, vendors are local business and they don’t take cash. There are a few ATMs and Money Exchange around the area, but they are all outside of the market.
9:25 - 10. Massages - When you are in Chatuchak Weekend Market, you MUST get a massage. It's a perfect time in the middle of all of your walking to do this.

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