Fall in Love with magical Thailand! Inspired culture, superb natural wonders, and world famous hospitality! Thailand has everything for the gay visitor from nightlife to shopping and dining to unparallelled gay-friendly hotels and resorts. There is plenty of adventure here. Learn Thai cooking. Learn to dive. Ride elephants and bamboo rafts. Most important, you will love the warm and friendly Thai people in the Land of Smiles.
It is no accident that Thailand has become known as the Land of Smiles.
Many of the guests who have used Purple Dragon for their first adventure in
 Thailand return year after year.
Why visit Thailand? Where do we begin? To start with, Thailand is easy to get to. Bangkok is Southeast Asia's busiest transportation hub. Most visitors enjoy the year 'round tropical weather, zesty and delicious Thai food, magnificent beaches, endless adventures, world-class hotels, unbelievably low prices, mind-boggling shopping, rich culture, handsome people, and some of the world's most exciting nightlife.
The variety of things to do and see in Thailand is staggering. Whether you love all of the pleasures of big cities, or
the quiet quiet seclusion of a white sand beach, you will have plenty to choose from. You can learn to cook your favorite Thai dishes, learn to dive, enjoy daily spa treatments, explore sea caves in a kayak, play golf, do your Holiday shopping in July, get an inexpensive tummy tuck, dance the night away, ride an elephant, see priceless religious treasures, or just read a book on the beach. Sorry, you can not ski in Thailand (yet).
Planning Your Holiday
Whether you are a first-time visitor to Thailand, or planning your 20th adventure, Purple Dragon offers all-inclusive travel programs throughout Thailand and beyond that will meet your requirements perfectly. For first-time visitors, the best program includes Bangkok, Chiang Mai and at least one great seaside destination. If you have more time, we can help you explore Thailand in more depth, or introduce you to some of our other wonderful nearby destinations.
Our programs are all modular, which means they are completely flexible and designed to be used in combination. Choose one or more destinations, add any extra sightseeing you like and your trip is tailor-made to suit your own schedule, tastes and budget. Your private tour includes personal guides, so you'll never be herded around on a bus with 40 strangers. You can usually begin any day you like. Although we have already chosen the optimum number of days to visit each place you can easily extend your stay.
Our Private Guides have become legendary. They really love to introduce visitors to their culture and go out of their way to make sure all of our guests' individual interests are accommodated. They also sharing insights into gay life with our guests. The flexibility of having a private guide means that you get to see and do exactly what you want. Your time is never held hostage by 40 other people in a bus. Shopping instead of temples? You're the boss!
Bangkok, the Big Mango 
We offer a jetlag-friendly program for first-time visitors to Bangkok, a two-night quickie that includes quality time with one of our famous guides, and a Thai cooking school program. We can also help you with an incredible array of day trips.
Chiang Mai and the North Experience the "other" Thai Culture in the former Kingdom of Lana. You can shop endlessly, ride elephants, hunt for wild orchids near spectacular waterfalls, visit ethnic minority villages, or sample some of Chiang Mai's legendary nightlife. We offer three programs in Chiang Mai (including a Thai cooking school) plus Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle.
Pattaya
The seaside town of Pattaya, just two hours drive south of Bangkok, is a perennial favorite for many of our guests. It offers a great combination of relaxation and nightlife as well as a fine selection of hotels and restaurants.
Spectacular Beaches Thailand is home to some of the best beaches in the world. We offer a full range of holidays in Phuket, Koh Samui, Krabi, Pattaya and Hua Hin, including some couples-only programs. You can add open sea diving or learn-to-SCUBA to any of our beach programs.
We also offer custom tours and are happy to customize our existing packages. The most popular custom programs are overnight/long stay holidays places like Hua Hin, and extensive trips by road from Bangkok to Isan, Thailand's North-Eastern Lao-influenced agrarian province.
Health Holidays
Thailand has some of the world's best health care at amazingly low prices. If you need dental work or are considering cosmetic surgery, "lunch hour face lifts," LASEK, comprehensive medical exams, or other elective procedures, it is possible that you can save enough money by taking advantage of Thailand's resources to pay for much or all of your holiday. We have researched hospitals and clinics in Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket and Chiang Mai. You can read more in our
Wellness & Beauty section.
Weather
Thailand is blessed with a year 'round tropical climate, so there really is no bad time to visit. High season for tourists is October through March, with peak season in December and January. It almost gets cool during peak season. While foreigners find it balmy, Thais bundle up in turtlenecks and down jackets. The warmest, driest months are April and May. July through September is the "green season." You can expect a refreshing half-hour downpour about every other day. Many of our guests prefer to visit this time of year because prices are lower, crowds are smaller and it does not resemble a Hollywood-style monsoon.
|
Gay Travel Thailand: Welcome to the Land of Smiles
Bangkok's Reclining Buddha
Welcome to the "Land of Lotus"
Visit magnificent holy places
Enjoy some of the world's best beaches
A golden chedi in Chiang Mai
Northern Thailand is home to many colorful ethnic minorities
How much more romantic could this be?
|
