Asia Gap Year Activities
If you decide to go on a Thailand gap year will fly in to Bangkok. Bangkok has a great new airport. At the airport everyone is very helpful to help you find your way. It is wise to take some money out at the airport (not too much) for the taxi or bus to the center.
The two busiest seasons are December and the beginning of January and in our summer which is July and August. What is real nice to visit during your Thailand Gap Year is the Sonkran (water) festival in April. Everyone will be standing with water buckets, water guns etc everyone, Thai or tourist, has a amazing wet party that can go on for days!
The main attractions and must gos 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.
Thailand has a lot of sports options, a Thailand gap year can be full of adrenaline filled activities. You can go trekking in the North but w prefer the diving around the islands. Thailand is very cheap to learn to scuba dive and you get the opportunity to see the whale shark. And the Thais like their national sport Muay Thai. Xtreme Gap gives you an opportunity to train with local champions.
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.
Thailand has many neighbouring countries that are all worth a visit. So if you plan your Thailand gap year also have a look at countries like Burma, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia. You will never travel alone, many travelers follow the same route.
Countries next to Thailand are Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma and Malaysia. During your onward travel from your Thailand Gap year you will meet a lot of travelers along the way and because they all like to tell where they have been, you can decide where you want to go next on route.
There are quite a few Thailand Gap Year Companies out there, like Xtreme Gap Year Real Gap and i to i plenty of Asia Gap Year programmes can be found on the internet.
