Loy Krathong in Bangkok and where to go in 2019
Loi Krathong, the festival of lights, takes place on the night of the full moon of the 12th month in the Thai Lunar Calendar. This changes every year for the western calendar.
Lights from thousands of candles that twinkle on the water transform Bangkok in a beautiful magical way. Each offering carries prayers and wishes sent off to float down the rivers of Thailand. This festival is celebrated by the locals to thank the Goddess of Water, and ask for forgiveness for polluting the rivers.
If you are in Bangkok on this day and want to experience this festival first hand, all the major parks, such as Lumpini Park and Benchakiti Park. will have an event for Loy Krathong where you get a Krathong and make a wish. All along the Chao Phraya river, people will be joining this festival to let their Krathongs float away. Also at Asiatique, there will be a big event for everyone with fireworks to end the night.
If you want to learn more about this amazing festival and how the local people make these Krathong during the day, come join one of our bicycle tours on this special day, we take you off the beaten path and show you the REAL Bangkok.
Looking for an authentic and unique adventure? Co van Kessel bike tours and boat tours provides a refreshing alternative to the tired tourist experience. We do not battle the crowds at clichéd destinations promoted in guide books, but turn your attention to quaint local communities and charming excursions into the fascinating lifestyle and culture of real Thai people. Every day is different and every tour is a surprise as we focus not on destinations, but lose ourselves in the enchantment of the journey itself.
Co van Kessel, an innovative and adventurous Dutchman, pioneered bicycle tours in Bangkok more than 30 years ago. As a longtime resident and self-professed lover of Bangkok, he understood very well the picture of accelerated urban development (gridlocked traffic, concrete towers, and choking pollution) that has plagued the recent image of the city. He also had a hunch that this was not what Bangkok or Thailand was all about.
Making it his goal to re-discover Bangkok, Co spent thousands of hours on his mountain bike exploring the vast network of local streets, alleyways, footpaths and canals between the main urban thoroughfares. What he found, lurking behind the facade of modernization, were hidden worlds of peace and tranquility, a picture of “real” Thai life that has remained unchanged for countless decades; an identity of a city that is true to the Thai people, yet largely unknown to outsiders.
Whether it’s the colorful sights and smells of the local markets, the fascinating life of locals along the canals, or the surprising existence of bountiful green belts, Co discovered the essence of what makes Bangkok one of Asia’s most captivating cities. Since then, it has been his mission to share these discoveries with the rest of the world.
What we do
Our mission at Co van Kessel Bangkok Tours is to provide our guests with a singularly unique travel experience in Thailand. All our tours use Co’s extensive topographical knowledge of the greater Bangkok area as well as his keen eye for the interesting to take you where nobody else can or will.
We aim not to bore you with talk, but to immerse you in an experience where your individual fascinations emerge.
Bicycles, boats, and our feet become the tools we use to gain access to the previously inaccessible, behind-the-scenes lifestyle of the Thai. Here the roots of an ancient culture will become evident in a way you never could have imagined.
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