NO Tourists HERE!!! / Real Songkran in Thailand 2026 / Water Festival in Chumphon

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:15]Okay okay, everybody come here.. Do it, do it!

[00:00:23]Bye bye.. Happy Thai New Year!

[00:00:33]Welcome to Thailand!

[00:00:46]An ambulance.. which means Songkran celebration has begun.. Yeah guys, it is very hot.. It is April..  People are wearing colorful t-shirts.. which means we're celebrating Songkran - Thai New Year here in Thailand.. Happy Thai New Year everyone! "Sawasdee Pee Mai" Hello.. Happy New Year to you!

[00:01:04]And usually tourists coming to Thailand - they prefer  to celebrate Songkran in popular places.. Places like Bangkok (in Silom and Khaosan road) or in Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Phuket.. However, on this channel, we do things a little bit different.

[00:01:17]And today, we've come to Chumphon Province, Chumphon City.

[00:01:21]Usually, tourists don't come here to celebrate Songkran, which means we can see it in a really local way.

[00:01:26]Is it going to be crazy? Is it going to be fun? Is it going to be quiet?

[00:01:30]I don't know. But I'm absolutely sure we're going to get wet on every corner possible.

[00:01:35]So if you've got some time an empty space in your stomach, and you are ready to spend your precious time in this hot summer day together with me.. while I'm getting wet at every place possible.. Then join me in this hungry adventure! Songkran hungry adventure.. Let's go!

[00:01:59]Happy Thai New Year! "Sawasdee Pee Mai Krub" So today's idea is to get to the road called "Suksamur".. "Thanon Suksamur".. because it is the main place of Songkran celebration in the city.. But even on the way to this place, I can already see that there is a massive traffic jam.

[00:02:24]People on trucks and pickups with barrels filled with iced water.

[00:02:30]So it's going to be really refreshing quite soon!

[00:02:34]Happy Thai New Year! "Sawasdee Pee Mai Krub" Okay, you can splash the water! Just do it!

[00:02:44]Oh.. cool and refreshing.. It's bloody hot.. around 37-38° C (98-100° F), and it's going to get even hotter in 1-2 hours.. Summer.. April.. bloody hot!

[00:03:02]Happy Thai New Year! "Sawasdee Pee Mai Krub" Happy Thai New Year! "Sawasdee Pee Mai Krub" Happy Thai New Year! Hold on, Let me do it too.. Thank you.

[00:03:33]Happy mood. Let's wait for the evening. Evening will be bit different.

[00:03:38]Oh you're wearing a helmet!

[00:03:46]Happy Thai New Year! "Sawasdee Pee Mai Krub" Okay, everyone can do it. There are not many foreigners here!

[00:03:54]Thank you.. Oh, kids are splashing water.. Help me, help me.. I need a shower!

[00:04:09]Thanks a lot!

[00:04:11]Happy Thai New Year! "Sawasdee Pee Mai Krub" Warm water, which is good.

[00:04:21]Later there's going to be ice cubes, ice bricks in those barrels.. because people will run out of water eventually, quite soon.

[00:04:38]Okay, you can do it!

[00:04:43]The only time of the year when you can approach strangers, touch their cheeks, pour water over them.

[00:04:54]Fun!

[00:04:59]Look, there is a foreigner!

[00:05:01]Foreigner came.. never seen a foreigner before.. Hello! Good morning!

[00:05:05]Good morning foreigner!

[00:05:09]Happy Thai New Year everyone!

[00:05:27]Happy Thai New Year everyone! "Sawasdee Pee Mai Tuk Khon" Oh.. cold water is coming.. I consider it an exercise. Not exorcism, just an exercise.. I am trying to run away from those splashes of water.. but usually I fail.

[00:06:04]Happy Thai New Year! "Sawasdee Pee Mai Krub" Happy New Year Thailand!

[00:06:17]Oh, that's a big group.

[00:06:26]Happy Thai New Year! Happy Thai New Year to you too!

[00:06:38]Very refreshing.. Very refreshing! This was ice.. This was pure ice.

[00:07:16]Okay.. Thai people are so kind.. they splash a lot of water around.

[00:07:23]Not spicy - not tasty! Yeah, not spicy - not tasty.. He knows!

[00:07:28]One more!

[00:07:33]Is it refreshing?

[00:07:38]Happy Thai New Year! "Sawasdee Pee Mai Krub" It's fun!

[00:07:46]That's a nice bike.. That's a nice car!

[00:08:05]Okay. Everybody come here.. Let's do it!

[00:08:13]Bye bye! Happy New Year!

[00:08:20]Not spicy - not tasty! Yeah, not spicy - not tasty.. exactly!

[00:08:25]I follow you.. / Oh really? Awesome!

[00:08:29]Not spicy - not tasty!

[00:08:34]Hey you, you! Hey you!

[00:08:40]My friend.. Your name.. what is your name?

[00:08:46]I am Somchai.. my name is Somchai!

[00:08:49]Somchai is good.. Yes, I am Somchai.. He is a YouTuber.. Chumpon is.. You can sit with us.. Get on the car.

[00:09:06]Now we are going to get wet!

[00:09:09]Foreigner! Look there is a foreigner!

[00:09:20]Kubota! Our tractor is Kubota!

[00:09:24]Never driven Kubota tractor before!

[00:09:30]Tractor, tractor.. Kubota!

[00:09:39]Bless you, bless you, bless you.. Oh it's cold.. Where is he from? From Russia.. He lives in Thailand? / Yes, in Bangkok.

[00:10:04]You like to eat spicy food, right? Yes, not spicy - not tasty!

[00:10:08]Not spicy - not tasty!

[00:10:14]Am I right?

[00:10:43]How long he's been living in Thailand? / Over 10 years.. I love my Chumphon.. I love coming to Chumphon.. I love my Chumphon.. Yes, I love coming to Chumphon!

[00:11:04]Apple juice. it's apple juice.. Not promote. We do not promote - we just enjoy.

[00:11:19]Chumphon is the best.. I love you Chumphon! / Me too!

[00:11:25]Love Chumphon!

[00:11:27]You love Chumphon? What about durian? Chumphon durian is so good!

[00:11:36]Let's find some durian!

[00:11:40]Hey, hey, hey.

[00:11:49]Look over there.. There are 2 foreigners!

[00:12:03]Foreigners came to splash water.. Hello../ Hey.. Hey!

[00:12:32]Do you have a wife in Russia? / No, I dont.. Do you want Thai wife, right?

[00:12:56]Do you like technology? Yeah I like.. It's a good tractor, can drive it anywhere.. Hey... hey!

[00:13:17]Chumphon girls are so beautiful!

[00:13:39]Sitting on a box of ice, riding a tractor on the main street of Chumphon.. It cannot get better than this!

[00:13:45]I follow you, you know? I know.. because you know about "Not spicy - not tasty".. Be careful.. Oh don't hurt me.. it hurts.. We're making friends.. Amazing day.. Happy Thai New Year! "Sawasdee Pee Mai" It was a pleasure.. When are you coming back to your country? I don't need that.. Turn around and look at the camera!

[00:14:58]Welcome to Thailand.

[00:15:46]Hello.. Is this "Khanom Jeeb"? Yes, "Khanom Jeeb" 7 pieces - 20 Baht.. I'll take 40 Baht portion.. Is this pork? / Yes. And that is chicken? / It's also pork Chicken is here.. Is it basil stir fry? / No, it's stir-fried chicken with curry paste.

[00:16:11]Do you have rice? / Sure, I have. / Than I'll take these for 20 Baht and rice for 30 Baht.

[00:16:24]"Khanom Jeeb" / It's delicious.. / Oh really.. I gotta try it!

[00:16:31]Looks tasty.. Put a lot of rice? / Not much.. That's enough.. What do you want? That chicken, please.

[00:16:48]There is a lot of chilli.. it's gonna be spicy.. / If it's not spicy - then it's not tasty!

[00:16:56]Hello.. / Hello Madam Green and Madam Pink.. Give it a try.. Be careful with your hand.. Stop stop.. "Khanom Jeeb" is very tasty here!

[00:17:28]Wanna eat here? / Yes, sure.

[00:17:46]Yeah, it is a bit spicy, but good!

[00:17:56]Need some energy to continue exploring this place.

[00:18:23]A little energy boost in the afternoon time.. AROICA BLACK - compact box that you can take everywhere with you.

[00:18:39]Black coffee without sugar.

[00:18:43]The most delicious coffee you can find online. AROICA That's a nice car.. An old one. Antique.. That's my food.. I ordered food.. Imagine you are working in delivery on such an amazing day.. How would you do it? With excitement?

[00:19:38]Happy Thai New Year.. Yes, and you too!

[00:19:44]What about this one?

[00:20:53]Oh, your water is cold!

[00:21:01]And this is the Suksumur road.. So this is the Suksumur road, and it has vibes of Silom or Khao San road in Bangkok.

[00:21:42]But the main reason why we are not going inside is the music.

[00:21:45]There are many sources of music and we can't record video with music that belong to other artists.

[00:21:50]And in my personal opinion, it is much more fun walking on the main road of the city, with all those interesting cars, trucks, and pickups riding along.. and nice people standing along the road.

[00:22:03]So, let's get back to the main road!

[00:22:46]Come on, come one.. Happy Thai New Year.. And you too!

[00:22:56]That was a deep dive!

[00:23:00]One more!

[00:23:03]Thanks, it was a good shower!

[00:23:07]Not spicy - not tasty.. Not spicy - not tasty!

[00:23:26]Thai people don't need to wear helmets today.. Ice water.. Cold, cold, cold.. Enough enough.. Happy Thai New Year.. Very cold water.. So refreshing!!

[00:24:10]Ice water in the summer heat is exactly what you need. And yet your body still doesn't like it.

[00:24:36]Oh.. 1, 2, 3,4.. Oh, he is riding a motorcycle by himself.. Only in Thailand.. Excuse me.. Thank you.. Welcome to Thailand.. Happy Songkran Day!

[00:25:23]Happy Thai New Year.. It's interesting.. Some people are excited to see foreigners here.

[00:25:31]And this excitement is so cute and funny at the same time.. Because they want to hug you. They want to shake your hand.

[00:25:45]But they're shy.

[00:25:46]Hey you! / Hey you!!

[00:25:48]Generally Thai people are shy.. But not on Songkran day. Songkran day is special.

[00:25:59]Hello. Hello.. Drive carefully.. / Okay sure.. Happy Thai New Year everybody.. The day is coming to an end. Yeah, sunset's coming very soon.

[00:26:44]The water gets colder because now it is mostly ice. Ice is everywhere.

[00:26:51]And playing with water in the evening is really for tough people.. or for those who don't afraid to get sick.

[00:27:00]Oh, that's nice weather... I mean nice water.. Happy Thai New Year!

[00:27:08]So I want to thank you for joining me in this celebration of Songkran in Chumphon.

[00:27:12]Hit the like button if it was fun! Share this video with your friends.. Write in the comments what do you think about Songkran. Where do you celebrate Songkran?

[00:27:20]Or if you have ever seen Songkran in Thailand.. And I'll see you in the next episode very soon. Of course, if you hit the like button and write a comment.

[00:27:28]And if you are still watching this video! It is very important to watch videos till the end.

[00:27:32]See you very soon! Bye bye!