Best Holidays 2011 in Southeast Asia

holidays 2011 Holidays 2011 can become our best moment in our life. Moreover we can enjoy our time in the best place in the world with our special person. One of the best holiday places in this world is in Southeast Asia which is known as the paradise for tropical holiday destination. The best holidays 2011 in this region that I will tell you in this article include the best beaches and the best festival. All of them spread in all over Southeast Asia region, so you can choose it as your best holidays 2011 experience.

According to Wikipedia Southeast Asia region is a sub region of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, and north of Australia. This region is also known as the region which has heavy seismic and volcanic activity. Southeast Asia consists of two geographic regions. The first is mainland Southeast Asia, also known as Indochina (Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Malaysia). The second is Maritime Southeast Asia, consisted Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, East Timor, and Singapore. At Southeast Asia region, we can find many interesting vacation place in almost all over its region but at this article I only want to write about the most popular tourist destination.

Southeast Asia Holidays 2011 Video Review

Before I speak more about best holidays 2011 in Southeast Asia region, I have 2 great videos about some best vacation destination in Southeast Asia region. Seeing these videos, we will see some best holiday place in some Southeast Asia region; check all of these videos below.

The second video that I will give to you is published by the tourism ministry of Indonesia, so watch it.

Best Holidays 2011: The Best Beaches in Southeast Asia

The First topic that I want to share with you all is the best beaches in Southeast Asia region. Southeast Asia has tropical climate, we can find many great tropical beach at this region. Some of them are very popular through the world, so by visiting these beaches we can get our best holidays 2011 and here there are.

Sengigigi Beach

holidays 2011I am absolutely sure that you ever heard about Kuta beach in Bali which has been famous in all over the world and become one of the main tourist destinations. But if you go to Indonesia, there is a beach that can be compared with Kuta Beach in Bali. Known as Senggigi beach, this beach is very famous in recent day so I have to put is as the best holiday place. In 2011 this beach becomes the loveliest beach in Indonesia according to tourist survey which is held by Indonesia tourism Ministry. So get your best holidays 2011 by visiting this beach.

Dreamland Beach

Still from Indonesia, I will put dreamland beach as Best holidays 2011. Located in the most beautiful island in the world, Bali, This beach is very unique. When you come to this beach you will amaze by its Panorama. We will see a white sand rug which will spoil our eyes. The first thing you will see at this beach is the people who play surfing in the ocean. The big ocean waves at this beach make this place is very suitable to do surfing activities. This place is also known as the surfing paradise. At the white sand rug, we can do many activities such like playing volley ball, sun bathing, building a sand castle, etc. Different from another beach in Bali this beach is so calm and very relaxing. So just come to this beach and get the experience.

Koh Lanta

Located at pulau satak (Satak Island), this beach is very beautiful. We can see beautiful white sand rug and great sunset panorama. Besides this place also becomes one of the best diving places in Thailand.  If we want to go to this place we can reach it from Bangkok, Thailand capital city. From Bangkok take Route 4 passing Petchburi, Prajuab-Kirikan, Chumporn, Ranong, and Phang-nga, and Phang-nga Provinces before reaching Krabi; a total distance of 946 kilometers. An alternate route is to take Route 4 to Chumpom and then go onto Route 4L. This leads through Lang Suan District of Chumpom to Chaiya and Wieng San Districts of Surat Thani; from there follow Route 4035 passing Ao Lur District of Krabi, back onto Route 4, and down to Krabi Town. This shortcut is just 814 kilometers, and is followed by the bus services from Bangkok. So get your best holidays 2011 in here.

Ngapali Beach

One of the best holidays 2011 which is located at Myanmar, Ngapali beach is the best place to visit for the first timer besides the pagoda. Ngapali Beach named after Naples of Italy is unique, unspoiled silvery beach with the coast of 25 miles along with long line up Palm trees. In 18th century, an Italian Municipal Engineer visited there, and after his return the unspoiled virgin beach was known as Ngapali from that time onwards. At this beach we can visit to nearby fishermen’s village “Loan-tha” about 5 km from Ngapali, to watch the return of fish-boats and to study the un-loading the fishes, and learn the purchasing of fishes.

Best Holidays 2011: Best Festival in Southeast Asia

With more than 1000 ethnics living in this region, Southeast Asia region is enriched with many interesting culture festivals which can become our best vacation experience. I will choose 3 best festivals in this region which become the best holidays 2011 festival.

Chiang Mai Flower Festival

This festival is usually held in the nice and cool month of February, this fantastic festival takes place during the time of the year when all flowers in the city – the gentle purplish orchids, sexy red roses and lovely yellow Daoruang – flaunt their beauty in full blooms. At that time, almost every road in Chiang Mai will be surroundings by colorful arrays of floral fantasy. The festival is held in Nong Buak Hat Park, at the foot of Nawarat Bridge and Khuang Pratu Tha Pae area. The highlight of the festival is the car parade of which each car is colorfully decorated with flowers at their best to win the competition. The street along the parade is decorated with plants and flowers, an ideal for photo hunters. Flower exhibition, beauty pageant, local product stalls are included in the festival as well as music performance to entertain the audience. This festival is so interesting, so I have to put it as one of the best festival in holidays 2011.

Moonson Cup

Held at Kuala Trengganu (Trengganu’s state capital city), Malaysia, there is a world sailor championship event. Every year, sailors from all over the world meet to compete in the prestigious Monsoon Cup. Taken place in the waters off Duyong Island at the estuary of the Terengganu River during December, this event has become the top tourist attraction from Trengganu state. The event which is held all week long is joined by many participants in all over the world who compete head to head in match racing. The close proximity of the estuary of the Terengganu River to Duyong Island means that spectators are able to get a good view of the action from specially designed viewing areas at the event centre. By seeing this unique festival, I only have to put this festival as one of the best tourist festival from Malaysia for your holidays 2011 information.

Bau Nyale Festival

The last great festival in Southeast Asia region four your holidays 2011 information is Bau Nyale Festival. If you want to get best travel experience in Indonesia, I suggest you to see Bau Nyale festival. Bau in local language means catching meanwhile Nyale is a kind of sea worm. So literally, Bau Nyale festival means Catching sea worm festival. This event is held every the 20th day on the 10th month of the sasak year. Usually fall on March. This event can become our great holiday at West-southeast Nusa Province. This vacation destination festival attracts many visitors who want to see its uniqueness. Before the main event will begin, we will see many traditional art and dance performances. If you have a time, please come at the noon. While you are waiting the main event, you can enjoy some traditional such as Betandak (traditional poetry fighting), Bejambik (beloved giving), Beancaran (sailing the sea), and don’t forget to see local theatre which tells Princess Mandalika story. The main event is held at the midnight till tomorrow morning in the beach. Local Inhabitant believes that Nyale (sea worm) is from Princess Mandalika’s hair.

That is all that I can tell you for today, I will also tell you more about the other best vacation places in Southeast Asia Region, so just stay tune at this blog to get more information about holidays 2011.


The Most Interesting Thailand Festival Every Year (Semester2)

At the latest article I have already told you about some interesting festival in Thailand which is held every year in the first semester. Today I will tell you about some festival which is held every year in the second semester. Thailand is one of the most attractive tourism countries in South East Asia region. Thailand government also has put tourism as the top nation commodity, so you don’t have to worry to go vacation to this country and here are The Most Interesting Thailand Festival in the second semester.

 

Sometime in June – Phee Ta Khon

Possibly Thailand’s strangest festival, Phee Ta Khon might best be described as a sort of Halloween, only its adult men who dress up and not children. The costumes are meant to scare away ghosts who may be about and are sometimes a bit risque. The exact date of the festival is decided by a local shaman and may only be determined a few weeks before.

July – Beginning of Buddhist Lent

Traditionally, Buddhist monks retreated into their temples during the height of the rainy season in order to avoid harming any of the new life which springs forth during this time. The beginning of this period, for which most use ‘lent’ for lack of a better term, is celebrated throughout Thailand. The biggest celebration is in the town of Ubon Ratchatanee, where huge wax sculptures are created and put on show. The idea for these is that formerly, large candles were presented to temples at this time so that they would last through to the end of lent.

Late October or Early November – Vegetarian Festival

Although most guidebooks concentrate on the sideshow part of this festival as its celebrated in Phuket, the vegetarian festival itself is actually held throughout Thaialnd. For nine days, Thais of Chinese descent will eat only vegetarian meals.

Last Sunday in November – The Monkey Banquet

The town of Lopburi about two hours north of Bangkok is famous for its ancient palace, and its monkeys. As a form of merit-making, each year the chinese community of the town puts on a huge chinese banquet for the monkeys. Of course, being monkeys, you can guess at the kind of chaos that reigns.


The Most Attractive Thailand Vacation Every Year (the First Semester)

Thailand is one of the most popular vacation destinations in Southeast Asia region. This country is not only well known with its amazing nature sceneries but also with some interesting festival all years long. So when you want to visit Thailand, you can predict according to which festival you want to join. We also have to know that Thailand government has strategy to develop Thailand tourism with promoting traditional festivals to an international audience. This isn’t to say they don’t occasionally invent some new ones. Here’s a list of the biggest festivals around Thailand, so you can consider joining it.

 

January to February – Chinese New Year

Although not a national holiday, the Chinese Lunar New Year is celebrated all over Thailand. One of the biggest celebrations is in Bangkok’s Chinatown, with the district’s main road, Yaowarat, closed to traffic for several days.

14 February – The Elephant Banquet

The folks up in the northern province of Lampang have a strange way of celebrating St. Valentines Day. They put on a feast for elephants. The world’s largest toke tables — a round table usually less than three feet across — are piled high with flowers, bananas, sugar cane and other elephant favorites, then the big beasts go at it. The elephants don’t get to eat for free, they play music, sell their own paintings, etc.

March – Thai Kite-Flying Festival

Kite flying is a very old Thai sport. The monsoon rains, which usually start to arrive in Bangkok in late April, are preceeded by a month or more of light winds which are perfect for kite flying. During the month of March, you’ll find several vendors selling kites at Sanam Luang, the huge open space in front of the Grand Palace, and you’ll see many people flying kites, either alone or in competition with each other. In Thailand, kite flying is something of a contact sport!

1st Weekend in April – Phanom Rung Fair

The ancient Khmer temple of Phanom Rung in Buriram province of northeastern Thailand is the site of the huge Phanom Rung Fair, a sort of temple fair on a grand scale.

13 to 15 April – Songkran Festival

Without a doubt, the biggest party of the year is the annual Songkran Festival, celebrated throughout Thailand. The festival traditionally celebrates the end of the dry season, and has always involved water. In recent years, all out water fights have erupted in many tourist areas. The government has sought to tone things down a bit, but its still a big party, just a little drier. Chiang Mai remains one of the most popular places to be, but it doesn’t really matter where you are.

Second Weekend in May – Rocket Festival

May is when the rains are supposed to start, but sometimes the clouds take a little coaxing to to release their liquid treasure. In the province of Yasothon in Thailand’s northeast, they do their coaxing with rockets. There are competitions to see who can build the most beautiful and biggest rocket. We can pretty much gurantee you’ll have a blast!


Is There Anywhere to Go Cliff Diving In Indonesia?

That question is the most popular question in coming week. As we already know, Indonesia is great country with various tourism destinations. This country has many great nature tourism spots which can spoil all of tourists who come to this place. So if you want to find some good cliff diving place, you can come to Indonesia.

If to want to find some great cliff diving place, you can go to the island of Lombok (next to Bali), go to Sengigi then drive north towards the Gili Islands about 15 minutes you usually see a few locals as well as foreigners jumping off a beautiful cliff. It is got different levels of about 5, 10, 15 meters, I even saw a few nutters jumping off the top (about 22-25 meters). The second place is in Bali. There are lots of cliffs that go directly into the water like at Uluwatu surf break. But unfortunately there is no organized place yet for cliff diving in Indonesia.

You also can find another great diving place at this Blog. So Happy vacation.


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