FULLMOON PARTY

The Full Moon Party begun with a few people raving on Haad Rin Nok in the late 80's. They danced in the magnificent moon and an increasing amount of hippies turned up every party. Currently there are about 7000-15000 backpackers who are participating and dancing to techno, jungle, and other dance sound styles.Experienced DJ's playing the beats from the bars at Haad Rin and from the beach. For accommodation at Haad Yao, have a look at Sandy Bay Resort, all of the bungalows are maintained every day and as one of the first places on Phangan they maintain the level of good service expectable by guests. Koh Phangan is about 2 1/2 hours from Surat Thani Province and about 45 minutes from Koh Samui Island by ferry. The cheapest way from Bangkok to Phangan would be to get yourself a ajoint ticket from Songserm Travel Center who operates joint ticket for Ferry and Express boats, bus, railway, air) to Koh Phangan. Or you can get an 1 hour flight by Bangkok Airways daily from BKK to Samui and take the catamaran boat to Phangan. Whatever it is you are searching for, on Phangan is something for everyone. Phangan has now over 300 bungalow resorts to choose from, with a broad range of backpacker style 120 baht a day wooden hut without private bathroom to luxury fully serviced villa with private swimming pool.

Since the last 19 years, Koh Phangan has attracted an growing amount of holiday makers. A few of them somehow find their way back each holiday to the island. What brings back those Koh Phangan enthusiasts? Actually, there is lot of reasons to visit Phangan. Even it is quite small in size many kinds of visitors can explore their own niche on the island. If you ask me, you should really think about traveling to Koh Phan Gan. For accommodation at resorts and cozy guesthouses on nearly all of the islands bays and you can book them with this site.

Still many consider Koh Phangan is only a Fullmoon Party at Had Rin beach. But this is not so small and the party is just a relative small part of Phangan. For yoga interested people the island can offer some special places like Ananda or the Sanctuary, all offering and massages. If you like to dine out then the island has to offer many different styles of places to eat, bars and cafes offering Thai, International, Western, English and Mediterranean dishes, something to suit everyone. And of course a huge selection of fresh seafood which is locally caught.