Six amazing Thailand trips you need to set your Out Of Office for
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If you’ve ever wanted to travel in style to the destination of your dreams but simply couldn’t figure out how, worry no longer: OutOfOffice.com, a new travel company presenting gay friendly holidays like never before will take care of it all. One of the most desirable and gay friendly destinations in the world? Thailand, of course. These six perfectly tailored itineraries from OutOfOffice.com will leave you spoilt for choice and if you want to customise your trip further or have a special request, they’ll be able to help.
For partiers: TropOut 2016
If you haven’t heard of ‘TropOut’ before, you’d better get used to the name fast: this amazing, elite festival situated on Bang Tao beach is set to burst onto the scene as one of the world’s leading gay events. With not just one, but two plush beach resorts reserved for the festival, the package includes six wild nights and seven tranquil days backed by the most striking scenery. As international chart-topping DJ Robin Schulz keeps you dancing on the white sands until dawn at the opening party, daily yoga and meditation sessions will give you the tools to recover the next day. And it doesn’t stop there – with a half-moon beach party; fire party; white party; and a pool party like no other lined up for the rest of the festival, you’re guaranteed mind-blowing fun throughout with a million and one incredible experiences awaiting.
For explorers: Northwest Thailand by bike
Not only will Out Of Office place you in the most beautiful surroundings possible, but we’ll get your quads ripped too with a picturesque cycling tour of Northwest Thailand. Starting in Chiang Mai, you’ll soon find yourself zipping through the Mae Jo and Mae Taeng countryside, passing rolling hills and graceful rivers; hiking through the Chiang Kham jungle; and strolling through peaceful villages in an intimate view of life in Thailand.
Cycling doesn’t mean roughing it, either. You’ll leave the saddle for activities such as temple visits or a sunset sail on Lake Phaoyo, and finish every day at pretty local resorts with authentic Thai cuisine. Ending the trip back in Chiang Mai for an indulgent massage and dinner beside the river, you can relax and raise a glass to just how much you’ve accomplished in a few days. Try going back to spin class after this!
For a spot of luxury: Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai Explorer
If you’re looking to explore the Golden Triangle in style, try our luxury adventure that lets you get up close with elephants and ride a segway around beautiful Chiang Mai. In Chiang Rai you’ll get a chance to try a Thai cooking class, relax with a spa treatment and the undoubted highlight is elephant and mahout training. A traditional and awe-inspiring experience, you will meet with professional mahouts to learn how to care and ‘drive’ an elephant before taking a trek on one of these magnificent and sacred creatures. With Out Of Office you’ll receive free upgrades not available anywhere else such as a free dinner, a free spa treatment and a free room upgrade.
For food lovers: Thailand Culture and Cuisine
Foodies should look no further than Out Of Office’s unusual tour of Thailand’s exciting culture and cuisine. Bangkok, known as the gay capital of Asia, is where you will begin with a night of leisure to let loose in this lively city, whether over cocktails at stunning rooftop gay bar Vertigo or one of Bangkok’s famously cheeky live shows.
You’ll have your first opportunity to sink your teeth into Thailand’s culinary delights with a unique dinner at Cabbages & Condoms, a restaurant designed to promote better understanding and acceptance of safe sex and family planning. A visit to a culinary school provides a hands-on Thai cooking lesson using only the freshest of ingredients, before the day winds down at a traditional Thai dessert making village for a display of sweet treats. Experience a range of markets at Samut Songkhram in the south of Bangkok – including fish and floating markets – before settling down with authentic Pad Thai. As the trip continues, you’ll find yourself drinking coffee made from beans growing in fields right beside you, learning the process of fermenting tea and tasting a range of local dishes from every region.
For relaxing: Luxury Kho Phi Phi Beach Break
If your ideal holiday involves sun, sea and sand, you can find sanctuary in the luxurious Phi Phi islands. Kho Phi Phi is the Out of Office island of choice, and you’ll be transferred to your romantic resort there from the Royal Phuket pier by speedboat for a touch of glamour that encapsulates the whole trip. With glittering beaches and jutting cliffs embroidered with trees, it’s the kind of place you only see in movies… and fittingly Maya Bay, made famous from the movie The Beach, is only a short boat ride away. A truly customisable holiday that focuses solely on relaxation, it’s a stunningly tranquil experience.
For romance: Luxury Thailand Honeymoon
After saying ‘I do’ to that special person in your life, say it again to this once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon. Every inch of this holiday is a romantic celebration complete with limousines escorting you throughout. You’ll soak up the culture from the start, driving through Bangkok to see the sights illuminated at night ending in dinner and cocktails at its most premier restaurant, The Deck; journeying to Wat Pho for the monks early morning ritual chant, before visiting the majestic Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha; and enjoying a private tour on a traditional long-tail boat cruising the Chao Phraya river.
A truly breath-taking ceremony awaits you in Chiang Mai, where you will get to celebrate your wedding vows in a traditional Thai wedding ceremony. Whisked away to a beautiful wooden house adorned in flowers and dressed in Northern Lanna wedding attire, a parade of gifts and flowers precedes your walk down the aisle, after which the head monk performs the private blessing and your very own love tree is planted in the surrounding gardens. Leaving Chiang Mai to catch a flight to the beautiful southern Thai island of Koh Lanta, a peaceful resort featuring lush tropical gardens and a flawless beach is yours to experience four days of blissful leisure upon arrival. As the honeymoon draws to a close, you will return to Bangkok for one final night before the limousine transports you to the airport for your flight home. If this isn’t ‘The One’ of honeymoons, what is?
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