Devour This: Long Weekend Planner for a Fab April Holiday

Think you’re too late in planning a vacation for April 2017’s long weekend? Not really. From Songkran Festival in Bangkok and Phuket Bike Week to the Mapro Strawberry Festival in Panchgani, we’ve got you covered. Here is your ultimate guide to having an exciting getaway this April! Read on…

Vaisakhi, Ambedkar Jayanti and Easter Weekend [13^th to 16^th April 2017]

Where to go: Songkran Festival

When: 13^th to 15^th April 2017

Where: Streets of Bangkok City (Khao San Road, Silom Road)

Best for: Water lovers, group of friends

Possibly a sister festival to Holi celebrated in India, Songkran Festival too involves splashing water at each other and celebrating on the streets. People in Thailand mark the beginning of a New Year and welcome the summer season with Songkran, and it is best celebrated in the city of Bangkok. If you can brave getting all soaked in water, head to Bangkok during Songkran and we promise it’ll be a whole lot of fun!

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Where to go: Phuket Bike Week

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When: From 14^th to 16^th April, and on 22^nd April 2017

Location:

Patong Beach, West Coast of Phuket Island, Thailand (from 14^th to 16^th April 2017)
Phuket town (on 22^nd April 2017)

Best for: Biking enthusiasts, group of friends

All you bike lovers, listen up—the Phuket Bike Week is just round the corner! A grand celebration that includes bike exhibitions, concerts and beach parties, the Phuket Bike Week is easily the most anticipated event in Phuket after the Songkran Festival. So if you’ve always dreamt of partaking in a Harley parade, or admiring vintage as well as new-age motorcycles all at one place, this bike week is the place for you.

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Where to go: Mapro Strawberry Festival, Panchgani, Maharashtra

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When: 16^th April 2017

Where: Panchgani, Maharashtra

Best for: Strawberry lovers, food connoisseurs

Travellers looking for weekend getaways near Mumbai are in for a very unique treat! About a four-hour drive away from Mumbai (and only half-an-hour from Mahalabeshwar), is the charming hill town of Panchgani which will host the Mapro Strawberry Festival on the Easter Weekend, i.e. Sunday, the 16^th of April 2017! The festival showcases raw strawberries and innovative strawberry-based products such as strawberry pizza, strawberry bhel, chocolate-dipped strawberries and strawberry sandwiches among others.

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