Hi everyone!

I'm planning my first ever trip to Thailand over New Year and would love some honest feedback on my itinerary before I start booking everything.

One of my friends has been to Thailand several times and keeps telling me that if you're in Thailand for New Year's Eve, you have to experience the Full Moon Party at least once, so that's why I've included Koh Phangan. I feel like I'd regret not experiencing it while I'm there.

Current itinerary

27 Dec

• Fly London → Bangkok

28–30 Dec (2 nights) – Bangkok

• Explore the city, temples, food markets, etc.

30 Dec

• Fly Bangkok → Koh Samui

30 Dec – 4 Jan (5 nights) – Koh Samui

• Stay in Chaweng.
• Relax, explore the island and use it as a base.

31 Dec – 1 Jan (1 night) – Koh Phangan

• Ferry over for New Year's Eve / Full Moon Party.
• Stay overnight and return to Koh Samui on 1 January.

4 Jan

• This is where I am stuck. I am not sure whether to do 3 nights in Phi Phi or 3 nights in ao nang. Or any other suggestions would be great!

7 Jan

• Fly Phuket → Bangkok

7–8 Jan (1 night) – Bangkok

• Stay before my flight home.

8 Jan

• Fly Bangkok → London.

Questions

• Does this route make sense, or am I trying to squeeze in too much?
• Would you spend more or less time in any of these places?
• I do not want to get the water taxi after the full moon party. This is why I have booked a hotel for the night.
• If you had around 12 days in Thailand over New Year, would you do anything differently?
• Any places you'd swap in or skip altogether?

I'm open to changing pretty much everything, so don't hold back if you think there's a much better way to do this!

Thanks in advance 😊

Hi everyone!

I'm planning my first ever trip to Thailand over New Year and would love some honest feedback on my itinerary before I start booking everything.

One of my friends has been to Thailand several times and keeps telling me that if you're in Thailand for New Year's Eve, you have to experience the Full Moon Party at least once, so that's why I've included Koh Phangan. I feel like I'd regret not experiencing it while I'm there.

Current itinerary

27 Dec

• Fly London → Bangkok

28–30 Dec (2 nights) – Bangkok

• Explore the city, temples, food markets, etc.

30 Dec

• Fly Bangkok → Koh Samui

30 Dec – 4 Jan (5 nights) – Koh Samui

• Stay in Chaweng.
• Relax, explore the island and use it as a base.

31 Dec – 1 Jan (1 night) – Koh Phangan

• Ferry over for New Year's Eve / Full Moon Party.
• Stay overnight and return to Koh Samui on 1 January.

4 Jan

• This is where I am stuck. I am not sure whether to do 3 nights in Phi Phi or 3 nights in ao nang. Or any other suggestions would be great!

7 Jan

• Fly Phuket → Bangkok

7–8 Jan (1 night) – Bangkok

• Stay before my flight home.

8 Jan

• Fly Bangkok → London.

Questions

• Does this route make sense, or am I trying to squeeze in too much?
• Would you spend more or less time in any of these places?
• I do not want to get the water taxi after the full moon party. This is why I have booked a hotel for the night.
• If you had around 12 days in Thailand over New Year, would you do anything differently?
• Any places you'd swap in or skip altogether?

I'm open to changing pretty much everything, so don't hold back if you think there's a much better way to do this!

Thanks in advance 😊

Hey travellers! I was wondering if someone would be able to have a look through my thailand itinerary and let me know your thoughts and if anything needs changing. It will be mine and my partners first time in Thailand and we just want to make sure that we are doing everything right.

27 Dec - Fly to Bangkok. Arrive on the 28th and stay for 2 nights.

30 Dec - Fly to Koh Samui

30 Dec - 4 Jan - Stay at Chaweng Villawee Hotel

31 Dec - Get the ferry over to Koh Phangan for the full moon party and stay in a hotel there to avoid getting the water taxi back to koh samui that night.

4 Jan - Fly to Phuket. This is where we are stuck. We are not sure whether to stay in Phi Phi for 3 nights, or Ao Nang.

7 Jan - fly back to bangkok for one night and get our flight back home on the 8th.

Notes - we wasn't overly fussed about the full moon party BUT my friend who has been to Thailand has said that you can't go to Thailand for NYE and not go to the full moon party.

Happy to change anything on the itinerary if I need to!

Thank you in advance

Hi everyone!

I'm planning my first ever trip to Thailand over New Year and would love some honest feedback on my itinerary before I start booking everything.

One of my friends has been to Thailand several times and keeps telling me that if you're in Thailand for New Year's Eve, you have to experience the Full Moon Party at least once, so that's why I've included Koh Phangan. I feel like I'd regret not experiencing it while I'm there.

Current itinerary

27 Dec

• Fly London → Bangkok

28–30 Dec (2 nights) – Bangkok

• Explore the city, temples, food markets, etc.

30 Dec

• Fly Bangkok → Koh Samui

30 Dec – 4 Jan (5 nights) – Koh Samui

• Stay in Chaweng.
• Relax, explore the island and use it as a base.

31 Dec – 1 Jan (1 night) – Koh Phangan

• Ferry over for New Year's Eve / Full Moon Party.
• Stay overnight and return to Koh Samui on 1 January.

4 Jan

• This is where I am stuck. I am not sure whether to do 3 nights in Phi Phi or 3 nights in ao nang. Or any other suggestions would be great!

7 Jan

• Fly Phuket → Bangkok

7–8 Jan (1 night) – Bangkok

• Stay before my flight home.

8 Jan

• Fly Bangkok → London.

Questions

• Does this route make sense, or am I trying to squeeze in too much?
• Would you spend more or less time in any of these places?
• I do not want to get the water taxi after the full moon party. This is why I have booked a hotel for the night.
• If you had around 12 days in Thailand over New Year, would you do anything differently?
• Any places you'd swap in or skip altogether?

I'm open to changing pretty much everything, so don't hold back if you think there's a much better way to do this!

Thanks in advance 😊

Hi everyone!

I'm planning my first ever trip to Thailand over New Year and would love some honest feedback on my itinerary before I start booking everything.

One of my friends has been to Thailand several times and keeps telling me that if you're in Thailand for New Year's Eve, you have to experience the Full Moon Party at least once, so that's why I've included Koh Phangan. I feel like I'd regret not experiencing it while I'm there.

Current itinerary

27 Dec

• Fly London → Bangkok

28–30 Dec (2 nights) – Bangkok

• Explore the city, temples, food markets, etc.

30 Dec

• Fly Bangkok → Koh Samui

30 Dec – 4 Jan (5 nights) – Koh Samui

• Stay in Chaweng.
• Relax, explore the island and use it as a base.

31 Dec – 1 Jan (1 night) – Koh Phangan

• Ferry over for New Year's Eve / Full Moon Party.
• Stay overnight and return to Koh Samui on 1 January.

4 Jan

• This is where I am stuck. I am not sure whether to do 3 nights in Phi Phi or 3 nights in ao nang. Or any other suggestions would be great!

7 Jan

• Fly Phuket → Bangkok

7–8 Jan (1 night) – Bangkok

• Stay before my flight home.

8 Jan

• Fly Bangkok → London.

Questions

• Does this route make sense, or am I trying to squeeze in too much?
• Would you spend more or less time in any of these places?
• I do not want to get the water taxi after the full moon party. This is why I have booked a hotel for the night.
• If you had around 12 days in Thailand over New Year, would you do anything differently?
• Any places you'd swap in or skip altogether?

I'm open to changing pretty much everything, so don't hold back if you think there's a much better way to do this!

Thanks in advance 😊