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with 15,000 stalls and an estimated 200,000 visitors a day. Everything is sold here, from
snakes to handicrafts to aisles and aisles of clothes. Plan to spend a full day, as there's
plenty to see, do and buy (if you see something you like, buy it, as you probably won't
find your way back). But come early, ideally around 9am to 10am, to beat the crowds and
the heat.
There is an information centre and a bank with ATMs and foreign-exchange booths at
the Chatuchak Park offices, near the northern end of the market's Soi 1, Soi 2 and Soi 3.
Schematic maps and toilets are located throughout the market.
There are a few vendors out on weekday mornings, and a daily vegetable, plant and
flower market opposite the market's southern side. One section of the latter, known as the
Or Tor Kor Market (Th Kamphaengphet; 8am-6pm; Kamphaeng Phet exit 3) , is Bangkok's most up-
scale fresh market, which sells fantastically gargantuan fruit and seafood, and has a de-
cent food court as well.
MARKET
Asiatique
( www.thaiasiatique.com ; Soi 72-76, Th Charoen Krung; 4-11pm; shuttle boat from Tha Sathon (Central Pier))
At press time Bangkok's buzziest market, Asiatique takes the form of rows of open-air
warehouses of commerce next to Mae Nam Chao Phraya. At this slightly more upscale
version of Chatuchak Market, shoppers can expect clothing, handicrafts, souvenirs and
quite a few dining and drinking venues. To get here, take one of the frequent shuttle boats
from Tha Sathon (Central Pier) between 4pm and 11.30pm.
SOUVENIRS
Thanon Khao San Market
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
(Th Khao San; 10am-midnight; Tha Phra Athit (Banglamphu)) The main guesthouse strip in
Banglamphu is a day-and-night shopping bazaar for serious baht pinchers, with cheap T-
shirts, 'bootleg' CDs, wooden elephants, hemp clothing, fisherman pants and other goods
that make backpackers go ga-ga.
Pratunam Market
OFFLINE MAP
CLOTHING
GOOGLE MAP
(cnr Th Phetchaburi & Th Ratchaprarop; 10am-10pm; klorng boat to Tha Pratunam, Ratchathewi exit 4)
The city's biggest wholesale clothing market, Pratunam is a tight warren of stalls trick-
ling deep into the block. In addition to cheap T-shirts and jeans, luggage, bulk toiletries
and souvenirs are also available.
 
 
 
 
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