7 Tips for Having an Awesome Songkran (The World’s Biggest Water Festival)

2. Bring a water gun with you

If you know you are going to Songkran, buy an awesome gun now! Especially if you aren’t in Thailand yet, anywhere you buy a water gun will be significantly cheaper. Trust me, you’ll want the biggest, baddest super soaker you can get your hands on.

Around Songkran, the prices of waterguns skyrockets and reach triple or quadruple the normal cost. As the day nears (and throughout the festival), the pickings get slim and all the good guns get taken early on. You might be left with a measly hand held, and that’s no fun.

Stephanie Kempker / Own Work

Stephanie Kempker / Own Work

After you’re finished with your awesome gun and Songkran is over, consider giving it to a child you met while celebrating, rather than lugging it home with you, where it will probably sit unused.

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