Today we're going to discover the biggest beach party on the planet, which takes place every full moon here in Thailand. This party, where more than 30,000 people come from all over the world to live the most unusual experiences, is where the craziest things happen. Oh, it's very hot!
I'm a little scared. It will hurt, but it won't kill you. The first time the Full Moon Party took place was in 1985, when a small group of less than 10 backpackers gathered on Haad Rin beach, south of the island of Koh Phangan, to celebrate the full moon.
What started as a tiny review between friends, today brings together hundreds of thousands of visitors and has become the biggest beach party in the world. Every full moon, the streets and beaches of Haad Rin transform into an open-air festival, with DJs playing different styles of music on every corner of the beach, various fire performances, food and drink stalls, tattoo studios. .
. Guys, it's crazy! And all this happens here, in the paradisiacal setting of Thailand.
Now we are in Koh Phangan, on an island here in Thailand. And here is where the biggest beach party in the world takes place. The name of this party is Full Moon Party, or full moon party.
The moon is already full and this party will take place today. Yesterday we went out at night with the motorbike, and the moon was already lighting up the sky, almost entirely full. It's going to happen tonight!
We are very excited for this party, because there is muay thai and fire ropes. In fact, our neighbor went last month and he jumped rope. I want to see if we can jump today, huh?
Hey, are we going to jump over the fire? Of course we're going to jump on fire. We look forward to jumping over the fire!
Gui here already said it's happening. In the neighborhood, the party is in a few hours. And, as you know, we are backpackers.
Our wardrobe is limited. So we're going out now to look for a look for today's outing. We just got off the bike here and came across this poster, this agenda here.
She refers to the half-moon parties. This island celebrates all phases of the moon, and today is the biggest celebration, which is the full moon party. But the half moon also has several celebrations.
Oh, all year long, whenever the moon is half full there, the moon is waning, right? You can see that tourism here on the island largely revolves around these parties, linked to the phases of the moon. Here, next to the bazaar, there is a delicious restaurant, where we stopped to eat something .
And look how interesting: most restaurants here, most places, like a little table for you to sit and eat, have lots of little party things. Oh, everywhere you look, there are party things. Even inside places, it also happens that you are sitting like this and someone comes on the street, comes here and hands you a party flyer.
Another very interesting thing is that Muay Thai is here in Thailand, and is very common in tours. Both bar tours and larger tours, like the one we're going to today, which is a giant tour, there's a Muay Thai ring on the tour. And this one, for example, is one of those.
Oh, “The Moon Fight. ” Then talk about the fighters that will be there. It's common to already have the tour scheduled, but it's also very common to have a place where you yourself – us, in this case – can arrive and fight on the tour.
We're going to make a video for you fighting in a Muay Thai ring somewhere. I don't know if today , because we're training Muay Thai. So stay tuned for the next episodes.
Here in Thailand there is a law that regulates the time at which you can buy alcoholic drinks. These hours are from 11 am to 2 pm, and from 5 pm to midnight. The purpose of this law is to control alcohol consumption and reduce associated behaviors, such as accidents and even crimes that happen more frequently when alcohol consumption is high.
Outside of these hours, you cannot find drinks in any establishment or supermarket here . But here on the island it's different, because it's well known all over the world for having lots of parties. Here really.
. . We went to the supermarket to buy drinks earlier, but it didn't happen.
But in places close to the parties you can buy drinks regardless of the time. Here, on festive days, there is something that became popular here in Koh Phangan, but is now popular throughout Thailand: drinking in a bucket. You know those buckets of sand that children play on the beach?
There's a drink in the bucket here! Oh, we ordered Thai food. Eduardo ordered noodles and I ordered rice, both with lots of vegetables and tofu, Thai style.
One thing we saw for the first time here in Thailand is this corn here, look. Look how interesting! I think it's known here in Southeast Asia, but I've never seen it before.
Well, we're already full and the sun is already setting. So let's put together a little look for today. Let's go!
Simora! In the same store that sells marijuana, marijuana is prohibited. Koh Phangan, which is already busy during the day, takes on a new version at night.
The island is divided into areas. Some are quiet, with yoga retreats, massage courses and beaches to relax. Others are more lively, with several bars and restaurants.
The most well-known part of the island is the party area, which is exactly where we are going today. But first, a stop at home to get ready. All ready?
Let's go for a ride! We've already put the route here on Google Maps for us to go there. It's 21 minutes by motorbike.
The Full Moon Party location is on the southern tip of the island. We're going to take our motorcycle with a helmet, to avoid, you know, any problems that may arise. And let's go!
It is now 10 o'clock at night. I think we're arriving at a good time. Our friend went there to pee.
Guys, the road from here to Full Moon Party is super, super busy. Look at the flow of people going there now! It seems.
. . The impression we have is that the entire island is moving south.
Oh, the piss! We are arriving. We are already looking for a place to park the motorcycle.
We just parked the motorbike here, completely in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the bush. I'm going to put a pin on the map here so we don't forget, because it's completely dark. Now I don't know what it's going to be like tomorrow morning, when we leave.
So I'm going to put a pin here on the map, in the middle of a field, so we can remember it tomorrow morning. You can't go to a beach party in flip-flops, otherwise you'll get your flip-flops stuck in the sand. So we're going barefoot.
We had to keep our sandals here so we could go to the party, otherwise we'd end up missing out on this trip. Let's go to the party! Oh, and if you think you've seen it all, get ready, because absurd things happen at this party.
We haven't even arrived at the actual party yet. We're just walking down the streets. There are several streets here where people are already celebrating.
There are bars, there is neon body painting. It's very busy, very hectic. Lots of drinking, lots of bottles of drinks in the bucket, in the little bucket.
Now we are actually going to the beach area, which is where the full moon party officially takes place. And here, everywhere, you will find this Seven Eleven, look. Guys come, buy beer, buy food.
There are also some ATMs here so you can withdraw money. So you can find everything. Entrance cost 200 baht.
It's around R$32. And now, with the bracelet on our wrist, we are officially part of the biggest beach party in the world. But before starting, an obligatory stop: the drink in the bucket.
It's full of markets here with these little buckets. We're going to buy one now to try it out. It's a little bucket of sand, like a child who plays on the beach, with a mix of drinks inside.
There are some drinks here that are Thai, so we don't know them. Oh, this one is Red Bull. For those who don't know, Red Bull was born here in Thailand.
There's a drink like a drink. In this case, this one is a Fanta. Look how you spell Fanta in Thai.
Then they take these three drinks – which are the energy drink, the drink and the soda – and mix them in the bucket of sand. She told me that one of these is enough for two buckets, understand? Then we can also get one of these.
She's very cute! We are arriving at one of the biggest attractions of this tour. he is my friend!
Guys, this is one of the biggest attractions of the party: jumping over a burning rope. Oh, it's very hot! I'm a little scared.
It will hurt, but it won't kill you! I want to go again! I want to go on the fire rope again!
There I burned my leg a little. Look here, look, at my leg. See?
I'm going to wash my leg and rub it with alcohol so it doesn't get infected. It's superficial, you know? It will hurt, but it won't kill you.
Well, Eduardo was even thinking it was superficial, but what looked like a burn the next day he woke up like this. . .
It's really cool to think that this thing started with some backpackers, old man. Like, 10 backpackers! And currently, 30,000 people come here, in a monthly tour.
And in addition to the beach, which has several bars, each little street has several things going on. It's like a carnival. It doesn't have that axé, that palm oil, right?
But it's just one more thing. . .
To get closer. And during the party, you'll find everything you need to keep you going all night. There's a hairdresser, food, a tattoo artist, these neon paint paintings.
. . Now it's 3 o'clock in the morning and everything is happening normally.
You can spend the night here peacefully, because nothing will close. Oh my God, people! Oh love, look at this!
People from heaven! Oh my God, there can't be a train like that. .
. Poor thing! Oh the pissers!
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