What is the Full Moon Party and where does it happen?
The Full Moon Party is an all-night beach party that originated in Haad Rin on the island of Kho Phangan, Thailand on the night of every full moon. It is mostly attended by tourists.
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The origins of Full Moon are pleasantly peculiar. Apparently, some time ago tourists chanced upon the most beautiful moon in Thailand, that happened to be in Koh Phangan. So in honour of the beatific sighting, they arranged a gathering small on the crescent-shaped beach of Haad Run to celebrate the Full Moon night. The tradition picked up, with each year’s party getting bigger and better. And now, around 40,000 people religious attend this tradition-backed-rave with much fervour, every season!
The party begins at Twilight, with the white sand beach decorated by thousands of lamps and tables, making it the ideal location for a historic party!
When is it?
As the name suggests, the party is on the night of the full moon. It you miss it, there’s always the half-moon party, quarter-moon party, and black-moon party. Really, every night is a party here on Koh Phangan. The schedule may differ, as of now for 2016 is:
21st May
19th June
21st July
18th August
16th September
17th October
14th November
14th December
Package Details
The famous original Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan, Thailand package is here and is the only party package of its type operating from Koh Samui. This awesome package lets you enjoy the Full Moon as well as experience Thai culture. Three islands and two islands tour, an amazing Full Moon Party and lots of fun and social activities.
Your accommodation is for 5 nights and 6 days on Koh Samui island. There are two hotels were you can stay, depending upon availability; Hotel Avalon and Chaweng Skybar Hotel. Both the hotels are on Chawang beach road, just 80m across the road from the famous Chawang beach, so you will be in the heart of all the action. Also, there are lots of local bars and amenities nearby and the famous Ark Bar is a short walk away.
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Please note, this is not a group tour so we can never guarantee how many people join the package but if you are looking for a more relaxed type of package then this fits the requirement perfectly.
Hotel Avalon
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Hotel Avalon is a hotel with the perfect location in the centre of Chaweng on Koh Samui. The hotel have 11 rooms, all with flat-screen TV, international TV-channels, free WiFi (fiber optic), water kettle with free tea and coffee. All rooms have 2 chairs and a table. All rooms are very big, between 20-28 sqm. The beautiful Chaweng Beach is located only 150m from the hotel. It is walking distance from the nightlife area, restaurants and bars.
Chaweng Skybar Hotel
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The Skybar & Hotel are located next to Chaweng beach road and only 150m from Chaweng beach. They offer you a very cozy Skybar on our roof. On the ground floor they have a sportsbar with a pool-table and dartboard that can be used for free. They screen all big leagues and major events and all Swedish sports. Of course they have free WiFi (fiber optic) for the customers. All rooms have A/C, Safebox, Free WiFi, 32″ LCD-TV, Refrigerator, Hot Water, Wardrobe, Tea & Coffee-facilities.
To make the package really cost effective and open to backpacker & budget travelers, the package includes an ac private room in the hotel and to make the package even better we have thrown in a fantastic package of extras which are detailed below.
You will enjoy an island tour on Koh Samui and Angthong National Marine Park and if you take an afternoon boat to Koh Phangan you can look around Haadrin or relax on the beach before the famous Full Moon Party. This package comprises six days so on your free days, you can relax in the daytime simply lying on the beach to catch some rays in before the evenings partying starts again.
Itinerary
Day one: You will arrive at your guesthouse on Koh Samui (instructions will be sent after booking) and the guests can meet our Samui team who will explain the few days ahead. In the evening you can enjoy a Chawang bar hop by visiting and exploring some fun bars or or Thai restaurants for a traditional Thai dinner.
Day two: You will enjoy a wonderful exploration of Koh Samui Island in a van, taking you to amazing viewpoints, enjoy an animal show, a temple, swimming in a waterfall, a mummified monk,a Grandmother & Grandfather Rock and you will see the sights and highlights of Koh Samui.
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Day three: You will take a boat across to Koh Phangan island. If you wish, you can take the 4 pm boat and arrive in Haadrin before sunset. For a couple of hours before dark you can wander around and buy some dinner or take the 18:30 pm boat arriving around 19:30 pm, after which, you will be joining 20,000+ other revelers to dance the night away on Koh Phangan.
Day four: In the morning you take a boat from Koh Phangan at 07:30 am or 09:30 am and return to the pier on Koh Samui where you can simply grab yourself a taxi to make your way back to the hotel to relax and catch up on sleep lost.
Day five: Angthong National Marine Park – it translates as ‘golden bowl’, occupies almost 250 sq. km and includes 50 sq. km of protected nature area consisting of over 40 islands. All of the islands are uninhabited and undeveloped except for one. The Marine Park is famous for its natural beauty untouched by development. The water is clean, calm and inviting, creating the perfect conditions to explore the park’s hidden treasures.
The speedboat will take you first to the north of the Marine Park, to Koh Wao. Koh Wao consists of three islands with a shallow, sheltered bay in between, making it well-suited for snorkeling. The underwater life is not as abundant as at Koh Tao, but it is refreshing to jump into the water and swim around the beautiful bay. You will spend about 45 minute snorkeling at this site, where you will get a good glimpse of the Park’s marine life
After snorkeling, the speedboat will take you nearby the most interesting limestone islands created by erosion of the earth which rise from the sea as dramatic rock cliffs and bizarre rock formations. Caves, hidden lagoons and white sand beaches are there to be explored.
At the next stop you will land at Talay Nai, then an easy and spectacular climb through dense rain forest and narrow ravines will take you to a fantastic viewpoint which looks out over the surrounding islands. Here you will have some time to enjoy the view and take some breathtaking pictures. A short stroll downhill will take you to the famous Emerald Lake, also known as the Blue Lagoon from the movie ‘the Beach’.
From here, almost all Ang Thong Marine Park tour orators go to Wua Ta Lap Island (the Park’s Visitor Center) for picnic lunch and kayaking. The visitor center is visited by many tour operators, making it very crowded. We choose instead to travel a bit farther to eat lunch and do sea kayaking at Koh Paluay’s sea gypsy village.
On Koh Paluay you will have a freshly cooked buffet lunch in at the traditional Thai fisherman’s village a restaurant. After lunch, the speedboat will take you to the south of the island to the secluded Song Pee Nong beach. You will be able to take leisurely tour along the coastline by sea kayak along breathtaking cliffs including the so called James Bond Island or relax, sunbath and swim at this amazing beach.
Then you come back from there to your hotel. Relax and enjoy the last night in Thailand.
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Schedule:
07:00 – 8:00* Transfer from your hotel to the pier.
(Pick up time is depending on your hotel / resort location. Chaweng, Bophut, Choeng Mon 7:45 – 8:00)
08:00 Nescafé or tea while you wait in the restaurant near the pier.
08:30 Board the speedboat and depart to Koh Wao.
09:20 Arrive at Koh Wao for snorkeling.
10:10 Cruising around the magnificent scenery of the Marine Park islands to Mae Koh island.
11:30 Land at Mae Koh Island, climb to see the Emerald Lake (Talay Nai) and the spectacular viewpoints.
12:30 Departure from Talay Nai to Koh Paluay
12:50 Thai buffet lunch is served at the sea-gypsy village restaurant on Koh Paluay.
13:50 Arrive at secluded Song Pee Nong Beach. Guided kayaking tour along the coast and James Bond Island (optional).
15:30 Depart from Koh Paluay and head back to Koh Samui
16:30 Transfer back to your hotel.
Program is subject to change depending on weather and sea conditions.
Please note – you would have to carry few things along for this:
- Swimmer
- Beach Towel
- 2 x T-shirt
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen/Sunblock
- Camera/Video Camera/GoPro
Day six: Early morning wake up call, followed by your flight back home.
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Special Conditions
- All rooms will be charged for full occupancy.
- Prices for hotel accommodation ex-includes all meals.
- Check in time: 2 pm (the guest have an option to come in early and leave their bags in the hotel)
- Check out time: 11 am
Cancellation Policy
Once the booking confirmation is done and the payment is made for the package and then if there is any cancellation by the guest at any course of time, the cancellation charges would be 60% of the package amount.
40% balance shall be refunded to the guest via SWIFT banking within 14 days of cancellation date.
Trip Cost
12,000 THB per person (2 person share King size bed in Doubleroom or 3 person share Tripleroom)
To book this package
Call: +91 90047 31393, or
E-mail: traveldesk@festivalsherpa.com
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