Koh Pha Ngan Full Moon Party

What: The Infa­mous full moon par­ty see’s the shores of the idyl­lic shores of Haad Rin beach on Koh Pha Ngan play host to a month­ly ground vibrat­ing, noisy, chaot­ic alco­hol fuelled and sim­ply fun fes­ti­val-like par­ty under the full moon, as some 10,000 – 30,000 peo­ple gath­er to let their hair down and have a good time.

Unof­fi­cial­ly begin­ning a few days before the offi­cial full moon, as par­ty goers begin to trick­le onto the boat acces­si­ble only island, the beach­es and streets of Koh Pha Ngan are lined on the days of the full moon with mul­ti­ple music venue types, fire dancers, and booths sell­ing all kinds of par­ty acces­sories, as well as a large sup­ply of cheap alco­hol and food – which is enough for even the most ardent parti­er to keep the par­ty going from dusk till dawn as the full moon is cel­e­brat­ed.

When: The full moon par­ties take place once a month (on the occa­sion of the full moon) – although it’s advised to check the exact date at [http://www.fullmoonparty-thailand.com/] as the dates can shift to accom­mo­date local hol­i­days.

Where: The full moon par­ties take place on the streets and beach­es of Haad Rin on the Koh Pha Ngan island.

The island is locat­ed in the South of Thai­land and the eas­i­est way to get there is from the islands of either Koh Samui and Koh Tao where cheap fer­ries run dai­ly con­nect­ing the islands.

Dura­tion:  Offi­cial­ly the full moon par­ty kicks off at dusk and lasts till the late after­noon the next day, with the beach­es nor­mal­ly becom­ing crowd­ed at mid­night – 2am (8pm on New Years Eve) and the peak of the par­ty timed to coin­cide with the ris­ing sun at dawn.

For those stay­ing on the island or arriv­ing ear­ly – expect the par­ty atmos­phere to kick in a few days before as more and more tourists make their way to the island.

Tick­ets: There is an offi­cial fee to enter the par­ty (100 baht) which is payable on the island itself, with a bud­get rec­om­mend­ed for food and alco­hol when attend­ing the par­ty as well.

Expect as well to pay at least 100baht for a taxi / boat to and from the island – with the last boat leav­ing Koh Samui at 18:30pm on the night of the par­ty and return­ing to Koh Samui from Koh Pha Ngan at sun­rise the next morn­ing.

Need to Know: Unfor­tu­nate­ly, along­side the accu­sa­tions of com­mer­cial­i­sa­tion, the par­ty has devel­oped a rep­u­ta­tion for being seedy. With it being rec­om­mend­ed to not take your valu­able with you, bring a copy of your pass­port, not accept drinks from any­one unknown and above all stay away from any drugs offered to you at the par­ty.

Along­side this it should be not­ed that there is no dress code for the par­ty, but it is rec­om­mend­ed to wear shoes to avoid pos­si­ble bro­ken glass on the beach and avoid sleep­ing on the beach if pos­si­ble.

More Infor­ma­tion:  For more infor­ma­tion on the exact dates of the par­ties and advice on how to get there from all Thai­land cities vis­it [http://www.fullmoonparty-thailand.com/tips&faq.html]