Shopping

OK, we know that Thailand is one big shopping experience. If you’ve visited Bangkok, then you know so much can be purchased and for a very good price.  Chiang Mai takes the shopping experience to cozy place with their famous Night Bazaar.

Every night without fail, Chiang Mai’s faithful gather along a very busy Chang Khlan Road near the river. Here is where much of what is manufactured in factories all around Chiang Mai is sold, along with consumer products of all sorts.

Beyond the Night Bazaar, Chiang Mai is riddled with shops selling locally produced goods. Chiang Mai boasts a large concentration of factories that manufacture everything under the sun. These shops also sell hand-crafted goods produced by regional hill tribes.

If you venture out into some of these craft villages, for instance the wood carving village south of town, you’ll discover art, furniture and other crafts that can be bought, boxed and shipped on the spot. These villagers have an evolved system of getting the product to you. So don’t worry about extra luggage. It’s that easy.

Chiang Mai is no slouch when it comes to brand named consumer goods. The mall is a short hop from the center of town and all what you might find in a Bangkok shopping center is there for the taking. A cinema is also on the premises for short travel diversions and, of course, food courts and restaurants are also housed there.