Loy Krathong Festival is a very popular festival of Thailand, which falls in the beginning of the month of November. In Thai, 'Loy' means 'to float' and Krathong is a 'lotus-shaped float made of cork and banana leaves'. Each Krathong contains a flower, a candle, three incense sticks and a few coins. It is a festival when people visit the rivers, ponds or canals on a full moon night when the rivers are full of water to convey thanks to the River Goddess for providing them with water by launching Krathongs into the water. The Thai people also believe that Krathongs also carry away their sins, sufferings and bad luck along with them.

The Beauty Queen Contest before the launching of the Krathongs is the highlight of the Loy Krathong Festival. It is also called the Noppamas Queen Contest after the legendary figure Noppamas who was the royal consort of the Sukhothai King Lhe-Thai. It is believed by the Thai people that she was the person to invent the Krathong to float in the river during the festival.

During the time of the Loy Krathong Festival, many hotels and amusement parks in Bangkok make arrangements for the celebration of Loy Krathong Festival, Krathong Contest and Noppamas Queen Contest for their visitors. The tourists visiting Thailand during the time of Loy Krathong Festival can also participate in the celebration of the festival and enjoy every moment of it.

Thailand Hotels Tours offers online booking requests for tour and tour packages to Festivals in Thailand. For more queries or information, kindly fill up the form below.