Over the years Chatuchak Weekend Market has attained a must visit status among visitors to Bangkok having morphed from a flea market into a hugely popular multi dimensional market place. It is divided into twenty seven sections touting everything imaginable under the sun where any shopper seasoned or not will be overwhelmed by the diversity of its merchandise. Fifteen thousand stalls are packed into an area of twenty seven acres and according to informal statistics 200,000 visitors come here every weekend looking for bargains in all manner of things.
The market caters to visitors Thai or otherwise looking for bargains amongst the huge range of merchandise on display from clothing, household items, Thai handicrafts, religious artefacts, and collectibles to food, live animals, plants and agricultural products. The market is well organized with a colour coded map of its twenty seven areas, ample parking and is easily accessible through various modes of transport including the Bangkok sky train and the subway. However visitors may find it confusing to find their way among the maze of narrow walkways called soi. Anyway the best shopping experience is generally from wandering around and getting to see all the merchandise.
For those interested in antiques a visit to section 26 is a must where large items of furniture to bric a brac are displayed. The live animal section features cute to large pets, fish, birds, pet accessories, food and even a pet clinic. Pungent smells of Thai food waft from the newly opened area called the Dream Section that houses eateries serving well known Thai favourites.
Section 22 offers fresh vegetable, fruits, seafood and even exotic wild meats. Sections 17 and 19 offer home wares ranging from the modern to the traditional. Sections 2 to 4 stock collectibles. More than one hundred stalls sell clothes and accessories. There is even a section with Thai, Chinese and English books from magazines to text books. Lucky visitors may find that hard to come by book they were looking for all their lives.
The whole area in which the market is located has become a vast shopping destination with interlinked shopping zones to provide the best experience for shoppers. The market is open from 9 am till 6 pm.
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