The 25th of December is not a public holiday in Thailand. International companies, organisations and workplaces with a high amount of foreign staff do give it as a holiday.
The school I work at gives a generous 3 weeks off for Christmas. This is standard for most international schools. You can check out the Thai national holidays on this useful website. Also, everyone has days off. Crowded tourist hotspots, higher prices, hotels and transport being fully booked… You will want to be organised if you plan to be in the country around this period. The main differences are that your Facebook feed is filled with Christmas stuff from friends back home and that your friends in Thailand are desperate to spend all their money on a Christmas dinner somewhere.
A nice advantage of this time of year is the weather. Thailand has three seasons. Hot , wet and cool. Still bloody hot, but less oppressive than the rest of the year. The people there even wear jumpers and jackets sometimes! The cooler weather leads to more outdoor activities. The locals love a party and are happy to use any occasion as an excuse to celebrate.
While most Thai people do not really celebrate Christmas, they are more than happy to join in the fun if an opportunity presents itself. More and more Western people choose to spend their Christmas abroad and Thailand has become a popular destination for a Christmas vacation. When it comes to Christmas dinner in Thailand, most expats flock to a Christmas brunch at one of Bangkok's many five-star hotels or sit down for a traditional dinner in one of the capital's many expat pubs. The benefit of Christmas this way is that you can enjoy all of the trimmings of a traditional lunch without having any of the stress of cooking or washing up!
December is the peak season in Thailand and the main reason is that the weather is almost guaranteed to be excellent for traveling.
The average temperature in December ranges from 25 to 30oC oF in the daytime and as low as 15 oC 59oF in the evenings. You'll have lots of sunshine and little to no rain. The temperatures are comfortable in Bangkok in December and that's not something that can be said for most of the months of the year. The Christmas period really is the best time to travel to Thailand. No set rule says you must eat a roast dinner on Christmas Day.
Thailand has been voted as having the world's best street food on numerous occasions so why not swap the roast turkey for a traditional pad Thai or a spicy tom yum soup? Thailand boasts some of the world's best beaches so why not swap the snow for the sand and spend Christmas Day on one of the kingdom's beautiful southern islands? It's a fantastic way to celebrate with your loved ones.
You will enjoy a special dinner on Christmas Eve, which will usually include entertainment, live music, and games for the kids. On Christmas Day, you can switch up the roast dinner for a fresh seafood barbecue on the sand.
You might be worried that spending the festive period abroad means that you'll be missing out on your customary Christmas Day walk with the family. Fear not, whether you choose to hit the beach, head to one of Thailand's many national parks, or venture to the mountainous north of the country, you're guaranteed to have a festive stroll like never before.
Christmas shopping in Thailand has to be the one and only Christmas tradition in Thailand. Regarding everything else, people always improvise. Thailand is the place where to find yourself in a different kind of Christmas celebration.
Christmas time is the cool and dry season in Thailand, and it makes the best time when to visit this country. Nevertheless, it is also the busiest time when most tourists choose to visit this country.
The price switch happens when October starts, and everything becomes more expensive. I remember when I was about to book a villa in Krabi with a sea view. Thailand is very busy at Christmas. It is a high season in Thailand, and tourists are everywhere.
Especially in Pattaya Beach and Patong Beach. For those willing to escape the crowds, I recommend visiting Chiang Mai — a city in Northern Thailand. Consider traveling to Thailand at the end of September. It is the end of the rainy season in Thailand. Around this time of the year, most days are sunny, but you should expect some showers during the daytime as well. Lying on the beach with a mango smoothie in your hand sounds like an escape from Christmas.
There are no real Christmas traditions in Thailand, but they still want to make the best out of this wonderful time of the year. One last thing! I am sorry if this will make you sad, but there is no snow in Thailand in December. Best domestic travel ticket deals. By Sandis Mukans. Page Contents. Sandis Mukans. Related Article: Things to do in Thailand. Well no not technically. Christmas in Thailand is mainly for tourists and ex-pats living in Thailand.
Bangkok Christmas is the most elaborate, the fancy mall really do a great job. Yes, the Christmas music will be the same classic music you are familiar with back at home. Related Article: Things to do in Chiang Mai.
Traveling during the holidays can be tough, as we would all like to be with our friends and family to celebrate them. Over the last 4 years, we have missed 3 Christmases back in Wisconsin.
Spending Christmas in Thailand we do get a little bit of a Christmas fix, with the decorations, music, trees, restaurants. But honestly, it will never be the same as being home with our family. Great energy in the video guys!
Loved it. And LOL on the guy in the fat deer costume, with the dangling thingee. We spent Christmas in Chiang Mai and dug it big-time. The Thai do their best to make it feel like Christmas and our preferred digs — Chiang Mai Riverside Condo — is so packed with American expat farang that the place has a tree with presents and decorations all over the place. I recalled walking outside at midnight, before Christmas, wearing my ski cap, sweats and scarf, wandering around in a jet-lagged daze and picking from the many food stalls open thru the night.
Funny how these countries pick up on certain aspects of western holidays and make it their own! Sanders statues in a Santa outfit.
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