Neon Ninja Posted July 14, 2003 Report Share Posted July 14, 2003 Howdy, Anyone know a web link or someplace that lists the upcoming Thai holidays and what date they fall on? It seems to never fail that I'll have at least one Thai holiday per visit, and will end up having a wasted day. I'd like to be able to plan my trip around these so-called "holidays" as they interfere with MY holiday. Thanks for any info! -=/NN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatkik Posted July 14, 2003 Report Share Posted July 14, 2003 Google always works for me. Note TAT web site got the dates wrong by a week for todays hols.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2003 Report Share Posted July 14, 2003 The thailand section of asiatravel.com has a listing of public holidays. The next holidays are HM The Queens Birthday on Aug 12, Chuklongkorn Memorial Day on Oct 23 and HM The Kings Birthday on Dec 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falang Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 For me, every year that I go to Thailand I buy a Thai calendar so I can know when. When you know in advance you can arrange to stay with a girl for the holyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Ninja Posted July 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 :: After all, what good is a holiday without drinking and whoring! -=/NN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Ninja Posted July 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 Says tman: The thailand section of asiatravel.com has a listing of public holidays. The next holidays are HM The Queens Birthday on Aug 12, Chuklongkorn Memorial Day on Oct 23 and HM The Kings Birthday on Dec 5. Thanks, found it! Am I right to assume that 2004 will be fairly close to 2003 holidays?? I know they go by some lunar calendar or something, but it looks safe to plan for June 2004. Ummm right? :: June would be perfect.... It's out of season, I get to miss Cobra Gold when in Pattaya, I get to miss Songran, hurricane season (here in Florida) will not be in full swing yet, no chance of getting "snowed in" at some northern US connecting airport. :: :: :: Hey, when you can only go once every two years, you gotta make sure all of your ducks are in a row! -=/NN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatkik Posted July 16, 2003 Report Share Posted July 16, 2003 >what good is a holiday without drinking and whoring! Probably why the TAT site has wrong dates as they don't think tourists come for that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGON Posted July 16, 2003 Report Share Posted July 16, 2003 The days given by tman are the fixed ones, following the normal calendar. Same every year. To make it more interesting there are also other holidays that follow the lunar calendar. Predicting Thai holidays seems to be very difficult for some reasons, but I think that June 2004 should be safe. The site http://ash-hotel.com/siam/holiday.htm gives the Visakha Bucha day to May 3, 2004. Provided that there are no elections (and the next big ones should - I repeat should - be in 2005) you should be able to have as many beers as you want in June 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 The period between the Queen's birthday (12 August) and Chulalongkorn Day (23 October) is the longest period Thailand goes without a holiday. To be absolutely safe, come in September; never a holiday in September. There are a few holidays, religious in nature, that are set by the lunar calendar, but they don't vary too radically. Chinese New Year is not an official holiday here, but you might want to avoid travel then, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 remember the few with fixed dates (birthdays of HM's, Memorial and Anniversary days (Coronation, Chakri Dynasty, Chulalongkorn, Constitution etc.), learn the Lunar Calendar and how to calculate the holidays depending on this (major Buddhist holidays like makabucha, visakarbucha, kao pansa and asakabucha, chinese new year, add the election days and you can perfectly plan your holidays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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