The Full Moon Party on Koh Phanang is a once in a lifetime experience, well known as one of the things you have to do before you die, if you want to go to an amazing party on a beautiful beach, staying up all night dancing to awesome DJs with literally thousands of party goers then hit the Xtreme Thailand Experience and Koh Tao Adventure.

Quite literally on the bucket list (as you will be drinking from buckets all night) it will be a night to remember, or not – again depends on how many buckets you drink.

Haad Rin is where it happens, a small peninsula at the bottom of Koh Phanang – about an hour from Koh Tao. Finding decent accommodation there during the fullmoon party and week running up to it can be a challenge, so we send people over on the koh Tao Party boat, this is much better than actually staying on Koh Phanang, as you get picked up in the morning after a night of partying knowing that your ultra comfortable accommodation in Koh Tao is waiting for you.

The Full Moon Party Boat.

So if you’re wondering how you get to the full Moon party, from the xtreme gap base on Koh Tao, here is the answer. The full moon party boat. Leaving at six o’clock in the evening, with about 100 party goers on board, its sales across to Haad Rin in Koh Phanang arriving just as the sun goes down and as the crowd start to gather.

This is not your average ferry, because it is loaded up with a ridiculous sound system, humongous speakers six-foot high that would rival the clubs in Ibiza, okay so sometimes the music taste is questionable, depends on the DJ, but as there is a bar on deck, it gets you in a party mood perfectly.

It’s not every day that you go to a party on a boat, but then again it’s not every day that you go to the full Moon party either. It’s a lot of fun, you just have to remember to be at the ferry in time the next morning to catch your return boat.

The full Moon party boat ticket is included on the xtreme Thailand experience, but anyone attending any of our programs in Koh Tao Jump on the boat, just ask Miss Jai our Resident Xtreme Gap Rep to sort you out with a ticket.

So how do you stay up all night?

Having said that, sometimes the die hard party people stay up all day, turning the full moon party into a marathon event! There are ususally lots of after partys going on as well. In case you are thinking that is hard thing to do, you need to factor in some weapons in your party arsenal that helps you stay up all night. ..

Redbull

RED BULL. Thai red bull in fact. Made from pure adrenalin and rocket fuel. This is not like the uber censored European stuff, Thai redbull has a serious kick! It is SO strong, it is probably more like amphetamines that a commercial soft drink – but boy is it popular. So popular in fact that the  riches  person in Thailand is in fact Mr Red Bull (not his real name). Chaleo Yoovidhya  Thailand’s richest person for the third year according to Forbes’ wealthiest list released on Friday has a net worth $4 billion.

Yup, people do love the stuff – and according to wikipedia (yes not a 100% accurate new source) In April and June 2009, batches of “Red Bull Cola” drinks imported from Austria were found to contain between 0.1 – 0.3 micrograms of cocaine per litre, according to Hong Kong officials. Chaleo Yoovidhya – what have you been up to?

To make this guy even more interesting he also owns the second weapon on your full moon party arsenal – Chang beer. (Elephant beer: a mother fucker of a beer that weighs in at 6.4% and is mixed with formaldehyde and aids: This not only gives you a hangover, it buries you).

So as you can see loaded up on a concoction of alcohol, redbull – with or with out trace quantities of Cocaine and insanely loud music, staying up really isn´t a problem. Keeping your personal possessions on you is however.

Take nothing with you.

Seriously, if you want to go to the party take nothing but some cash £25 will do and cheap flip flops, a t shirt and your swim gear. The very brave take their cameras, but most loose them – or get sand in them – so just go with NOTHING! I have lost my shoes on countless occasions at the full moon party, not that you give a shit, they cost £1.

Know before you GLOW

Another thing that sets the full moon party apart is the fact you will at some point, most likely be covered in luminous face paint. It is unavoidable. Still it kind of helps your mates find you in the dark. Kind of…

So there you have the full moon party, part of the Xtreme Thailand Experience programme and Koh Tao Adventure.