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The last big one before the wedding.

Eight people, six flights, one villa. The hard part was never the party - it's getting everyone in the same place with a boat waiting. Tell me the headcount and I'll handle the rest.

Hi, I'm Kaira.

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Multi-city · swipe

Pick your crew's vibe

Activities worth the day

Four kinds of night out

Thailand does loud and it does civil, and a good week has both. The trick is knowing which city does which, and not spending the one big night in the wrong place.

LOUD

Bangla Road, Patong

Half a kilometre of open-front bars, closed to traffic at six. Cheap, chaotic, and the default for a first night.

CIVIL

Rooftops in Bangkok

Vertigo, Octave, Sky Bar. Dress code, real cocktails, and a view that justifies the price of them.

฿100

A LARGE CHANG ON BANGLA ROAD

2am

WHEN MOST BARS LEGALLY CLOSE

DRY DAYS A YEAR · BUDDHIST HOLIDAYS

Which island is yours

Tap one for the boat that actually gets you there

For the morning after

Low effort, high payoff - nothing here needs a 6am alarm

Which send-off is yours?

Priced from Delhi · flights, villa and boats included

Where to start the night

One country, four very different quarters

When to actually go

Nov – Feb

Cool and dry · best weather

Flat seas, 30°C, no rain. Also the priciest - villas for 8+ go months out.

Mar – May

Hot season · cheaper

36°C and humid. Rates drop, boats still run. Songkran in mid-April is a nationwide water fight - go for it or avoid it deliberately.

Jun – Aug

Green season · best value

Short afternoon downpours, then sun. Half the price and half the crowds. Andaman seas get choppy; the Samui side is calmer.

Sep – Oct

Wettest · boats cancel

The one window I'd push you off. Island days get called off at short notice and there's no second attempt in five nights.

Nov – Feb

Cool and dry · best weather

Flat seas, 30°C, no rain. Also the priciest - villas for 8+ go months out.

Mar – May

Hot season · cheaper

36°C and humid. Rates drop, boats still run. Songkran in mid-April is a nationwide water fight - go for it or avoid it deliberately.

Jun – Aug

Green season · best value

Short afternoon downpours, then sun. Half the price and half the crowds. Andaman seas get choppy; the Samui side is calmer.

Sep – Oct

Wettest · boats cancel

The one window I'd push you off. Island days get called off at short notice and there's no second attempt in five nights.

Alcohol sales stop nationwide on a handful of Buddhist holidays and election days. It has ruined more than one big night - send me your dates and I'll check them against the list before anything is booked.

Your visa, handled

Thailand ended visa-free entry for Indian passports. For a group, the e-Visa is the only sane route - one file per person, done before you fly, no cash counter at 2am.

Processing

5 – 10 days

Stay

Up to 60d

Entry

Single

Arrival card

Free · 72h

Visa-on-arrival still exists - 15 days, ฿2,000 cash each, and a queue. Fine for a long weekend, wrong for eight people. Everyone also needs the free digital arrival card within 72 hours of landing; we send that link.

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