Shopping in Thailand

The choice of souvenirs, represented in the shops, department stores and markets of Thailand is really wide. Apart from the noisy markets in different cities of the country the tourists can find the night markets in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. If you buy Thai silks and cottons, leather goods, batiks, silver and gold they will for sure become good souvenirs. Another favorite purchases are pottery, precious and semiprecious stones, pearls, dolls, masks. Shopping is one of Bangkok’s major attractions, because it is one of the most competitively priced cities in Asia. Duty free shops with a tremendous variety of goods on offer, are located throughout the country.