Celebrate Thailand's festivals this autumn at The Sarojin

Thailand’s luxurious boutique resort The Sarojin has late availability this autumn with dates covering some of the region’s biggest festivals and celebrations. The autumn months also mark the start of Thailand’s peak travel season when the destination’s most favourable weather conditions can be expected, with clear skies and unbeatable sunshine making it an ideal time to visit. 

From the 2nd-11th of October Thailand’s streets will come alive with the vibrant 10-day long Thai Vegetarian Festival. An hour north of Phuket, in Khao Lak the festival is celebrated with an array of colourful parades and performances celebrating the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat will help them obtain good health. Extreme acts of worship are commonplace here and have made the festival famous, with devotees taking part in public displays of self-mortification such as firewalking and body piercing to invoke the gods. Festivities continue at The Sarojin where healthy and vegetarian cuisine is championed during the event in the resort’s restaurants and trips to the festival in the local communities of Khao Lak and Old Takuapa town can be arranged.

On the 15th of November, Loy Krathong will take place with spectacular illuminations across Thailand. The centuries-old tradition is one of the destination’s most charming celebrations and sees locals prepare beautiful candlelit floating krathongs which are then released into the water as offerings for the water goddess Pra Mase Khong Kha. They are thought to bring good luck and look spectacular when grouped together in their masses. Guests are invited to make their own krathongs during their stay and release them into The Sarojin’s lotus pond to take part in the celebrations. 

Popular with luxury visitors and a firm favourite for romantics and honeymooners, The Sarojin is renowned as one of the best hotels in Thailand. Children over the age of 10 years old are also welcome, making it a fantastic choice for travellers with older children seeking a luxurious late escape during the October half-term holidays.