Koh Samui

Krabi - Koh Samui - Phuket

Koh Samui is for party and leisure. The island brims with vacation air. Adjacent Koh Phangan island has become the biggest full moon party destination which attracts more and more tourists to this bustling town year over year. We were here around such a full moon party and witnessed the grandiose night unfold.

Fireworks @ Haad Rin Full Moon Party

Our hotel, Impiana Resort was right on the Chaweng Beach with body massage services at the beach itself. This was very convenient. For first two days we hardly moved away from the hotel. We would go to the beach, have massage then rest and later at night we would go to Chaweng Beach Road where most of the happening parties occurred. This we did for two days till the night of the full moon arrived.

Chaweng Beach @ Impiana Resort

There are two major party spots on Chaweng Beach - The Arc Bar & The Green Mango. Arc Bar is right on the beach, upcoming with better music, better crowd but pricey. Green Mango is for the masses, old and established and well crowded. There are enough massage parlours on Chaweng Beach Road that will give Phuket a run for their money.

Full Moon Party @ Koh Phangan

Full moon party at Koh Phangan is organised at industrial scale. It is not possible otherwise to gather thirty thousand people over half a mile of party beach of Haad Rin and then carry them back to their beds the same night. Full Moon Party @ Haad Rin Beach has an entry ticket available online and with every hotel that includes pickup from hotel to transfer via ferry to Koh Phangan and then back.

Fire-acrobatics @ Haad Rin Full Moon Party

Ferries towards Haad Rin start at 5PM. We took the one at 7PM so that we could hit the sweet spot of 9PM-12PM when the crowd is at its peak. The Full Moon Party is an experience just by its sheer number. Imagine more than ten thousand people moving and dancing to the tunes to psychedelic music in an inebriated state in a small space with fire-acrobats on display. We were happy just to be there.

Grandfather & Grndmother Rocks @ Koh Samui

After multiple rounds of the beach we left at 1AM and were promptly dropped at our hotel by 2AM. Next day we took scooters on rent and visited some of the nearby attractions in Koh Samui. Grandfather & Grandmother Rock was a good place to relax and enjoy the sea. This was our last day in Koh Samui and we wanted to relish it so we decided to spend a quiet evening at the hotel only.