Do you have any idea where to countdown in Thailand yet?
Let's celebrate the New Year!
Wherever you are in Thailand, there are always a place for you to celebrate New Year.
Tourism Authority of Thailand gives a guideline of Top 20 Countdown Destinations.
1. Doi Fah Hom Pok (or Mae Fang, Chiang Mai)
Doi Pha Hhom bhog, the second highest mountain in Thailand, is about 2,285 meters above sea level.
2. Siam Center , Bangkok
One of the busiest shopping area right at the centre of the town. You can spend the whole day there and it is surely the place where you shop til you drop.
3. The Emporium, Bangkok
4. Sai Yok National Park, Karnchanaburi
5. Jungcelon, Phuket
6. Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai
7. Phu Soi Dao, Uttraradit
8. Mae Moei National Park, Tak
9. Pa Hin Ngam National Park, Chaiyaphum
10. Around Bangkok. Bangkok has a mission to fulfill. It aspires to make its 2010 New Year Countdown a mega-celebration, on par with the biggest and brightest in Asia Pacific.
The spotlight is on the “Hands Bangkok Countdown”, where more than 200,000 New Year party goers will mingle in the downtown CentralWorld Square. Festivities begin 21 December and culminate in the countdown on New Year’s Eve extending through New Year’s Day.
11. Phra Nakorn Sri Ayutthaya World Heritage Fair, Ayutthaya
12. Central Chidlom , Bangkok
13. Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park, Phitsanulok
14. Taweechai Elephant Camp, Karnchanaburi
15. Tung Salaeng Luang National Park (Khao Kho), Phisanulok and Phetchaboon
16. Central World Plaza, Bangkok
17. The Pae Walking street, Chiang Mai
18. Ubonratchathani countdown at Townhall , Ubonratchathani
19. Ko Lan (Lan Island), Located 7.5 kilometers off of Pattaya Beaches
20. Khao San Road, Located in Banglamphu neighborhood (Phra Nakhon) about 1 kilometer north from the Grand Palace, Bangkok
This is just a part of celebrations. Definitely the countdown places in Thailand are not only limited to the above 20 venues. There are so many Countdown places around the town where you can celebrate the step to new year. Enjoy and Have a Happy New Year.
