Thailand Gap Year Travel
Thailand is one of the beloved countries in Asia and every year a lot Thailand gap year travelers visit Thailand. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. Bangkok is famous for its Kings palace, the temples, the reclining Buddha statue, China town for shopping, it is known for the night clubs and bars. Bangkok is where the airport is and is a great place to plan further travel through Asia.
There are two Peek seasons in Thailand. Christmas season and summer holiday season. The flights and accommodation is more expensive than. The main festival in Thailand is the Sonkran festival so if you plan your Thailand gap year make sure you be there in April for this water festival.
Your money will go a long way on your Thailand gap year. Accommodation are cheap and if you like to do some diving you can do that very cheap on Koh Tao. But nothing beats the cheap prices for food in Thailand. Thai food is delicious and there are different options for going out for dinner and ever eating from street stalls in Bangkok is very tasty, and very cheap.
The main attractions and must go’s during a Thailand gap year are cities like Chiang Rai (Golden triangle) where you can be in Thailand and see Burma and Laos, a must see is Chiang Mai, a cool city from where you can do a trekking and see hill tribes, Bangkok for shopping on Khao San Road and to see Kings palace and the many Temples, to take the sky train and a boat ride over the Choa Praya. And so not forget the islands on the west coast, Koh Phi Phi and Phuket and the islands on the east.
A Thailand gap year does not need a whole lot of planning but just check the weather for the area in Thailand you want to visit.
It can be rainy season in one area and dry season in the other region. But even in the monsoon season it will be very warm, the rains are tropical, heavy but short and warm. No need for a shower afterwards.
The best way to travel to Thailand for a Thailand gap year is to take a plain to Bangkok. There are always some flights on offer except maybe during Christmas and midsummer. In Thailand you can choose to take the train, the bus or the boat to travel, or fly with Air Asia or Bangkok air or Nok air, they are all low cost and have great offers from time to time.
Thailand is famous for scuba diving, yoga and Muay Thai boxing. Xtreme Gap Year programs give you the opportunity to combine all three on one island named Koh Tao – a must visit if you visit Thailand for your gap year adventure.
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