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Full Moon Party Thailand Information
About
The Full Moon Party is an all-night beach party in the small beach town of Haad Rin on the island of Koh Phangan in Thailand. It happens every full moon.
The Full Moon Party has become perhaps the greatest beach party in the world with 20,000-30,000 revelers attending on each full moon. The modern event has become part of the itinerary of many travelers to Asia and most people include it in their vacation in Thailand. There are numerous bizarre attractions to be seen like fire skipping ropes, fire stick throwers and of course the infamous 'buckets'. It is seen by many as the "ultimate party experience".
The Full Moon Party was also featured in the movie The Beach with Leonardo Di Caprio.
History
The first Full Moon Party occurred at a nightclub not far from the beach in 1985. Back then some tourists organised a party to celebrate the majestic full moon that was going to light up the Thai night sky on the crescent-shaped beach of Haad Rin. News of the event quickly spread, and so the small party grew to become the Full Moon Party we know today. Paradise Bungalows is the name of the bar the original location of the Full Moon Party commenced almost 30 years ago. These days there will often be an international DJ working there on the night of the Full Moon Party.
The Party
Expectations for the nights festivities of the Full Moon Party commences early in the morning, when visitors from all over the world starting gathering in Koh Phangan for South East Asia's biggest party night. The Full Moon Party commences around sunset, when the moon appears in the skies over Haad Rin and party goers come out of their hotels and head to the beach. There are numerous packed bars and restaurants along the beach, playing all kinds of music to suit everyones taste including dance, house, R&B, house, psychedelic trance, and even reggae. The restaurants serve not only traditional Thai food, but also American, Italian, or French cuisine.
Once the full moon rises high in the sky, the Full Moon Party reaches fever pitch. Most people spend the evening dancing under the full moon lit sky, but there are also numerous street performers to marvel at right near the beachfront. Here you will find entertainers like jugglers and fire-stick throwers. If you’re up for it you can even try throwing the fire sticks yourself. If you feel courageous enough you can have a go at the famous fire skipping rope. Yep you heard right – the skipping rope is on fire. If you want to participate in the famous fire rope skipping game, then you need to head to the Drop-In club. Even if you don’t feel like trying it yourself, this is a must see part of the Full Moon Party.
The “Buckets”
One of the items that the Full Moon Party is famous for is the main drink called the “Bucket”. The “bucket” drink consists of some sort of whiskey, sugarcane rum, vodka and Red Bull. This “bucket” comes with a few straws so you can share the drink amongst your friends. With the amount of Red Bull in these Buckets you will be probably be up all night dancing and partying until the early hours of the morning.
No Accommodation???
If you haven’t booked any accommodation or your just too stuffed to get back to your hotel then there are free tents for Full Moon Party guests along the beachfront.
Heaving bars, great thai food, plenty of party people, skipping rope on fire and bucket drinks make the Full Moon Party one of those must-do travel FOMO events.
So How Do You Do The Full Moon Party In Thailand???
The Full Moon Party is an all-night beach party in the small beach town of Haad Rin on the island of Koh Phangan in Thailand. It happens every full moon.
The Full Moon Party has become perhaps the greatest beach party in the world with 20,000-30,000 revelers attending on each full moon. The modern event has become part of the itinerary of many travelers to Asia and most people include it in their vacation in Thailand. There are numerous bizarre attractions to be seen like fire skipping ropes, fire stick throwers and of course the infamous 'buckets'. It is seen by many as the "ultimate party experience".
The Full Moon Party was also featured in the movie The Beach with Leonardo Di Caprio.
History
The first Full Moon Party occurred at a nightclub not far from the beach in 1985. Back then some tourists organised a party to celebrate the majestic full moon that was going to light up the Thai night sky on the crescent-shaped beach of Haad Rin. News of the event quickly spread, and so the small party grew to become the Full Moon Party we know today. Paradise Bungalows is the name of the bar the original location of the Full Moon Party commenced almost 30 years ago. These days there will often be an international DJ working there on the night of the Full Moon Party.
The Party
Expectations for the nights festivities of the Full Moon Party commences early in the morning, when visitors from all over the world starting gathering in Koh Phangan for South East Asia's biggest party night. The Full Moon Party commences around sunset, when the moon appears in the skies over Haad Rin and party goers come out of their hotels and head to the beach. There are numerous packed bars and restaurants along the beach, playing all kinds of music to suit everyones taste including dance, house, R&B, house, psychedelic trance, and even reggae. The restaurants serve not only traditional Thai food, but also American, Italian, or French cuisine.
Once the full moon rises high in the sky, the Full Moon Party reaches fever pitch. Most people spend the evening dancing under the full moon lit sky, but there are also numerous street performers to marvel at right near the beachfront. Here you will find entertainers like jugglers and fire-stick throwers. If you’re up for it you can even try throwing the fire sticks yourself. If you feel courageous enough you can have a go at the famous fire skipping rope. Yep you heard right – the skipping rope is on fire. If you want to participate in the famous fire rope skipping game, then you need to head to the Drop-In club. Even if you don’t feel like trying it yourself, this is a must see part of the Full Moon Party.
The “Buckets”
One of the items that the Full Moon Party is famous for is the main drink called the “Bucket”. The “bucket” drink consists of some sort of whiskey, sugarcane rum, vodka and Red Bull. This “bucket” comes with a few straws so you can share the drink amongst your friends. With the amount of Red Bull in these Buckets you will be probably be up all night dancing and partying until the early hours of the morning.
No Accommodation???
If you haven’t booked any accommodation or your just too stuffed to get back to your hotel then there are free tents for Full Moon Party guests along the beachfront.
Heaving bars, great thai food, plenty of party people, skipping rope on fire and bucket drinks make the Full Moon Party one of those must-do travel FOMO events.
So How Do You Do The Full Moon Party In Thailand???
Full Moon Party Travel Information
To be in Koh Phangan for the monthly Full Moon Party is one of the must-do travel experiences. We have extensive information on all Full Moon Party travel and tour options available. With tens of thousands of people attending the Full Moon Party each full moon, Koh Phangan becomes a very busy place and available accommodation becomes hard to come by. We advise you to book as early as you possibly can. Koh Phangan is located a short distance from the much larger and more popular Thai island of Koh Samui and quite often it will be easier to get to Koh Samui and then work your way to Koh Phangan.
Most people who attend the Full Moon Party are independent travellers and we know that you mostly like to book it all yourself. We have all the tools required for you to get the best out of your Full Moon Party experience. Check out our Accommodation booking page, where you will find both our Hotel and Hostel Search Engines. If you need to book flights, we have a great Flight Search Engine that searces hundreds of online travel and airline websites to find you the best deal. With all our search engines all deals are located on one easy page for you to click, compare and book. |
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Full Moon Party Tours
One of the easiest ways to enjoy the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan is to join one of the many tours on offer. Below is some information on a few of the great tour operators for the Koh Phangan Full Moon Party. The following tour operators are some of the biggest and best in the area and they will be sure to provide you with an amazing experience that is sure to cure your travel FOMO.
Stray Asia Full Moon Party Tours
Stray Asia is the Southeast Asian travel network for adventurous travellers. Stray offers hop-on hop-off guided passes for adventurous travellers of all ages. The Stray Asia mantra is to “get further off the beaten track”. This means Stray want you to explore unique remote destinations and immerse yourself in local culture. Whilst Stray Asia's average age is late 20s, Stray attracts explorers of all nationalities and backgrounds and they care a lot more about attitude and welcome anyone from 18-80!
Stray Asia also have Stray Adventures, which are special, all-inclusive packages that you can add-on to your pass. They also have City Arrival Packs to ensure the start of your trip is hassle-free!
Stray Asia have two ways that you can get to the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan. The first option is to grab a "Stray Bucket Pass", which is absolutely the easiest and best way to get to the Full Moon Party. With the Stray Bucket Pass you start in Bangkok and travel by overnight bus to Southern Thailand, where you’ll board a high-speed ferry to take you to the beautiful Thai Islands. You can add the Bucket Pass to any of the Stray Hop On, Hop Off passes or just book the Stray Bucket Pass on its own.
The second option is to book an inclusive Stray Thai Beach Adventure, which is a 6 day option that includes transport, accommodation and some activities, on the beautiful Thai Island of Koh Phangan - the home of the Full Moon Party. With the the Thai Beach Adventure you get return transport from Bangkok, private air-conditioned pool-side accommodation and a Scuba Dive Lite course, as well as a full day guided tour of the island, where you will visit waterfalls, cruise the coastline, snorkel and discover a top-secret swimming spots. They also transport you to the Full Moon Party on the night. There is the option for both single and twin rooms.
Stray Asia also have Stray Adventures, which are special, all-inclusive packages that you can add-on to your pass. They also have City Arrival Packs to ensure the start of your trip is hassle-free!
Stray Asia have two ways that you can get to the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan. The first option is to grab a "Stray Bucket Pass", which is absolutely the easiest and best way to get to the Full Moon Party. With the Stray Bucket Pass you start in Bangkok and travel by overnight bus to Southern Thailand, where you’ll board a high-speed ferry to take you to the beautiful Thai Islands. You can add the Bucket Pass to any of the Stray Hop On, Hop Off passes or just book the Stray Bucket Pass on its own.
The second option is to book an inclusive Stray Thai Beach Adventure, which is a 6 day option that includes transport, accommodation and some activities, on the beautiful Thai Island of Koh Phangan - the home of the Full Moon Party. With the the Thai Beach Adventure you get return transport from Bangkok, private air-conditioned pool-side accommodation and a Scuba Dive Lite course, as well as a full day guided tour of the island, where you will visit waterfalls, cruise the coastline, snorkel and discover a top-secret swimming spots. They also transport you to the Full Moon Party on the night. There is the option for both single and twin rooms.
