Chinese New Year is a festival that is awaited eagerly, year round, and reported on all over the world.Just as loved, but less high profile, is the Thai New Year Festival, Songkran. It is celebrated in mid-April every year, and marked by fun and laughter from the smallest to the oldest Thais. We look at the Songkran festival around Thailand, and the best Thailand vacation villas to choose if you are in the country for Songkran - in quiet contrast to the energy and noise of the festivals!
Some of the practices that unite Songkran revelers all over Thailand include huge family meals, fastidiously cleaned houses, and respectful washing and polishing of sacred objects and altars. People usually spend time with their families.
In Koh Samui, most of the population is not native, so family celebrations are often foregone in favor of the simple 'sat nam' practice ... drenching unwary passers by with icy-cold water! Even clerks and sales staff join in the fun.
'Sat nam' is common in Pattaya too - although here Songkran is celebrated on the 19th of April, instead of the 13th like the other provinces. The confusion over dates often means week-long water battles! In Phuket, the celebrations are much the same, although here there are larger family groups. In some areas you may see the entire community line up to pour water over the hands of the two oldest members, in a wai khon gaa ceremony.
If you're in Phuket for the Songkran festivities, you'll be looking for nice quiet accommodation - far enough away from celebrants that you can stay dry if you want to! Siam Pool Villa is a luxury Phuket villa for rent situated on an estate with 24 hour security, whose high walls ensure that even those you can't see can't wet you.
This open plan villa has fully equipped kitchen, a 10x4m private pool (although you may not need it!), and is serviced by housekeeping staff on a daily basis. The welcome mini-bar with local fruits and drinks, and the complimentary BBQ for 7-day and longer stays at this Thailand luxury villa makes you truly feel wanted and welcomed.
If you'd like to be in quieter Samui for Songkran, check out luxury Thailand villas for rent like Baan Ora Chorn on Lipa Noi Beach. With full water frontage and shady palms, when you aren't being bombarded you will feel truly at one with nature!
The villa is intricately laid out, with twists, turns and meandering paths - so if one of your eight travelling companions at this Thailand villa takes to hidden bombardments, you'll have plenty of places to hide. There are luxurious extras like a Thai cook, a private car, daily housekeeping, on-site massage and sea kayaks for guests' use at this villa for rent in Thailand - great value!
If you want to have the fun of two Songkrans, head up to Pattaya. Villas in Pattaya are relatively inexpensive, making places like Baan Sumalee especially good value. This Thailand villa for rent sleeps 8 people, and offers free car hire for the duration of your stay, a fully equipped kitchen, daily maid service, and a brisk short walk to Jomtien Beach - all for under US$200 in the low season.
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