KRABI HOTEL AND TRAVEL GUIDE - KRABI LOCAL FESTIVALS

KRABI LOCAL FESTIVALS

Krabi Berk Fah Andaman

This festival takes place in November and celebrates the opening of the tourist season in Krabi. Watersport competitions, caltural shows, and good-natured fun are the schedule.

The Setting Adrift of the Chao Ley Boats
Takes place on Lanta Island during full moon of the sixth and eleventh months in the lunar calender. This is a religious rite performed by sea gypsies who gather on the beach near Ban Saladan Village.
They dance their famous Rong Geng round the boats to be set adrift Ceremonies feature singing and dancing; the reason for the fest it to bring prosperity and happiness to the participants, it is something hard to find elsewhere.

Provided by Tourism Authority of Thailand