Stay near Chora village & Mylopotas beach
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Ios is the Cyclades' young-backpacker party island - smaller and rowdier than Mykonos, with a hilltop village (Chora) whose tangle of tiny bars becomes one continuous crawl after dark, and Mylopotas beach handling the daytime.
The party scene
Chora's narrow lanes are wall-to-wall bars - the whole village is effectively one venue at night. Mylopotas beach runs the day parties, and Pathos handles sunset. It's the cheaper, younger, more chaotic Cycladic option next to glossy Mykonos and Santorini.
When to go
Classic Greek-island summer: the scene runs late May to September, peaking July - August.
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Stay near the Laganas Strip
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On the Ionian island of Zakynthos, Laganas is the party town - a long neon strip of bars and clubs feeding into beach parties and the island's famous boat parties by day. It's a staple of the young British and European summer-holiday circuit.
The party scene
The Laganas Strip is the engine - a neon run of bars and clubs (Zeros, Rescue, Cherry Bay). By day it's beach parties and the Zante boat-party circuit. A reliably lively, package-holiday party scene through the summer.
When to go
Summer-season resort: warming up in May, peaking June - August, easing off in September.
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Stay near the Kavos Strip
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At the southern tip of Corfu, Kavos is one of the original young-British party resorts - a single strip of bars and clubs with beach parties and boat parties bolted on. It's the no-frills, all-summer end of the Greek-island party circuit.
The party scene
Kavos is essentially one long party strip - bars and clubs (Atlantis, Future) end to end - supplemented by beach parties, booze cruises and boat parties by day. Simple, cheap and relentlessly lively across the season.
When to go
Tight summer season - May to September, peaking in July and August.
■ Peak season ▣ Shoulder □ Off-season
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Stay near Canggu & Seminyak
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Bali has grown into one of Asia's most popular party destinations - cheap, warm and packed with young travellers. South Bali leads it: beach clubs in Seminyak, the surf-and-party scene of Canggu, and the rowdier mega-clubs of Kuta, all going more or less year-round.
The party scene
Canggu is the current centre of gravity - surf by day, bars and clubs by night; Seminyak's Potato Head and the beach clubs do upscale sunset sessions; Kuta keeps the cheap, wild mega-club end; Uluwatu adds clifftop sunset venues. Spread out, so pick a base.
When to go
The dry season (April - October) is the comfortable peak, with July - August and the Christmas/New Year window busiest. The wet season still parties indoors and at the beach clubs.
■ Peak season ▣ Shoulder □ Off-season
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Stay near Patong Beach & Bangla Road
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Phuket is Thailand's biggest beach-party island, and Patong is its engine - Bangla Road, a pedestrian strip that turns into a wall of bars, clubs and neon every night. It's beach by day, mega-club by night, and a gateway to the wider Andaman party scene.
The party scene
Bangla Road in Patong is the heart - a closed-to-traffic strip packed with bars and the big clubs (Illuzion, Tiger). Paradise Beach runs daytime beach parties. Patong is the loud base; Kata and Karon nearby are calmer if you want to dip in and out.
When to go
The dry, cool season November - April is the comfortable peak (and the safest sea); the May - October monsoon is wetter and cheaper, with nightlife unaffected.
■ Peak season ▣ Shoulder □ Off-season
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