Chiang Mai Night Market

The best part of visiting any new city or place as a tourist is that you get to enjoy the nightlife of that place. Nightlife trips, whether they are boat rides, moonlight camping and safari or watching the skyline from a higher place always has a special mention on every tourist itinerary, irrespective of the place you go to. This is especially interesting in the case of Chiang Mai. A place that is so beautiful and lively in the morning, is expected to have a calm and quite night life. The very fact that Chiang Mai is a city with spiritualism running deep inside it, suggests that it will have a very calm, peaceful and serene night scene. But you visit the central place in Chiang Mai and all your views about it will change. Each night, there is a massive Bazaar in the central plaza in Chiang Mai, which is so flocked with locals and tourists that it seems that the whole world resides in Chiang Mai.

Even today, the average local Chiang Mai resident has a considerable amount of time in his daily routine spent at shopping for items in the night Bazaars. After a tough day at work in earning the livelihood, Chiang Mai residents set out for shopping for their daily lot of groceries and other items of requirements. This is the true reason why all these bazaars light up at night and are flocked heavily. They display and trade in products of daily use like seafood, groceries, spices, sweets etc. Although these night bazaars mainly focus on the demands and needs of the local dwellers of chiang Mai, they generate a sizeable amount of foreign tourist traffic every night. This is because these night bazaars showcase many authentic Thai foods, dishes, spices, handicrafts etc. Thus, if you are an alien to Chiang Mai and have come to the city as a tourist, these night bazaars are a must go for you. This is because; they provide you a sneak peek into the day-to-day lives of the Thais and the culture of Chiang Mai.

The night bazaars of Chiang Mai are the cheapest places where a foreign tourist can obtain exclusive items at very affordable prices. The market is located on the Chan Klan road, that runs through the central part of the city of Chiang Mai.Owing to it’s central location, these markets are easily approachable from all the parts of the city. Thus, even if you are staying at a hotel or a guesthouse in any part of the city, you do not have to fret much to be able to reach the night bazaar, because it seems as if every other person is headed in the same direction.

The Vieng Ping night bazaar is the most important amongst these night bazaars. It is housed in a two-story arcade and sells various kinds of handicrafts, decorative items, silks and spices. The food counter surrounding it offers authentic Thai food at very nominal rates. Alongside, there are shops of various other day-to-day items like camera, watches, Internet parlours etc. And do not miss out the photography outlets where you can get your photo done in exclusive Thai attire.