lissy_goes_thailand
lissy_goes_thailand
vakantio.de/larissa_goes_thailand

Koh Phangan 17th-19th April: no full moon party

Publikuar: 21.04.2019

Just a few words about this next stop: Koh Phangan is the middle island between Koh Tao and Koh Samui. It is really beautiful in terms of landscapes, but most people don't do justice to it: it is actually a party island where the wild full moon party (on the beach) takes place once a month. If it's not a full moon, there's the half moon festival, a jungle party, or a pool party. Our plan was to experience the full moon party on the 17th of April, relax for a day, and continue our journey. However, at our second-to-last stop we were informed that we had aimed for the wrong date - it was on the 19th of April (our booked departure day...).

But first, let's go in chronological order: at 9 o'clock in the morning on Koh Tao, we took a free (yes!) hotel shuttle to the pier.

Hotel shuttle
Hotel shuttle
Many want to go to Koh Phangan
Many want to go to Koh Phangan

After a more relaxed journey with the cheap ferry and a very adventurous pickup ride over bumps and hills, we arrived at our bungalow in the very south of the island (where the full moon party was supposed to be)...

Cozy
Cozy

Thai Dee Garden Resort welcomed us with a cute bungalow in a green environment.

The reception
The reception
Our bungalow
Our bungalow

However, our supposed upgrade room (wow, we had 3 beds) was very sparsely furnished and equipped with only a fan and thin curtains.

A free bed;)
A free bed;)
Totally chic...
Totally chic...

Since we didn't have a safe, I finally got to use my travel lock:D

Inauguration
Inauguration


Half-starved, we sat down in the next restaurant, where my mango sticky rice appetite cost me a fortune... we visited the nearby 'Sunset Beach' for the sunset. There was not much swimming there - instead, we had a photo session on a rope swing.

Photo session
Photo session

 

For the climax of the sunset, we spontaneously sat in hammocks in an amazing treehouse bar above us:) 

Our treehouse bar
Our treehouse bar
In the afternoon
In the afternoon
Lisa is chilling
Lisa is chilling
Later
Later
Wow!
Wow!
Dream image
Dream image

For dinner, we went again to the first restaurant, whose 'normal' main dishes were quite cheap and delicious. Since Lisa doesn't like billiards, I spontaneously played a round alone with a German guy on the restaurant's billiard table. During our subsequent stroll, I made a big purchase at a shop and bought a dress, a jumpsuit, a top, and a tunic... after that, we checked out Haad Rin Beach, which hosts the famous full moon party. The beach is full of bars and clubs, and there was a relaxed atmosphere 2 days before the party. We had read about a 'pre-full moon pool party' on posters, so we headed there around 10 o'clock.
There we were
There we were

There we met two nice (19-year-old) guys who had studied abroad in Bangkok. I played beer pong with them (note: drinking game) and we jumped into the pool. Lisa was less enthusiastic about all this and went home earlier:/ I also came home at 4 o'clock (surprisingly sober).

The next morning, we enjoyed a fantastic breakfast in the amazing treehouse bar: local fruit porridge, banana peanut butter toast, and a delicious iced coffee.

Best breakfast
Best breakfast

At 1 o'clock, we met up with the guys at the main beach, where swimming (except for tiny stinging jellyfish) was very possible. After a little snack, we moved to the small south beach 'Leela Beach'. It was significantly less crowded there.

Our pets
Our pets

 At the beach, there was a completely romantic dinner set up, where we later saw a couple during sunset.

Romantic...
Romantic...

We enjoyed the sunset from a plastic pier that stretched far out into the sea.

Leela Beach
Leela Beach
Beautiful pier
Beautiful pier
On the pier
On the pier
Beautiful
Beautiful

For dinner (again at the billiard restaurant), we made another appointment. After a short game of billiards, we moved to the beach and sat on cushions in the sand with live music until 1 o'clock.
Beach bar
Beach bar
Great photo...
Great photo...

We postponed our planned treehouse breakfast because it was closed, and instead, we had it at a neighboring hotel restaurant (also by the sea). Again, we had porridge and a delicious iced latte. With a cheap pickup taxi, we went to the ferry to the mainland.

Përgjigju