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Join New Year's Eve countdown parties at these destinations

Can’t wait to ring in 2024? Join the countdown parties at these destinations

Lim Yian Lu

·Contributor

Updated 5 November 2023 at 11:20 pm·2-min read

Fantastic multicolour fireworks exploding over the Bangkok cityscape riverside. (Photo: Gettyimages)

We’re into the last few months of 2023. Are you already getting into the holiday mood and planning your year-end getaway?

If you can’t wait to ring in 2024, consider booking yourself a trip to destinations like Sydney, Taiwan, New York and more, for a spectacular countdown party.

If countdown parties aren’t your cup of tea, you can also travel around winter wonderlands like Finland, Switzerland, London, and more, and enjoy up to 20 per cent off your tour activities on KKday Singapore!

Check out our top picks below.

WINTER WONDERLANDS

[10% Off] Hunting Northern Lights with Lappish Barbecue in Rovaniemi | Finland

From S$103.04 (was S$114.49)

[10% Off] Rovaniemi Day Tour: Arktikum Science Museum, Santa's Village & Reindeer/Husky Farm

From S$259.56 (was S$288.40)

[10% Off] England Warner Bros. Studio 1-Day Tour from London: The Making of Harry Potter

From S$174.43

Exclusive Discount | France Paris Seine River Bateaux Parisiens Cruise Experience

S$21 (was S$23.19)

[15% Off] Paris Louvre Museum Ticket with Self-guide/ Tour Guide

From S$29.32

[15% Off] Palace of Versailles Half/One-Day Tour (Priority Entry) | Paris

From S$101.01 (was S$118.84)

COUNTDOWN PARTIES

2023 New Year's Eve | Fireworks with Sydney Opera House: the Opera Gala

From S$673.17

2023 New Year's Eve | Sydney Showboat Cruise & Fireworks Show

S$1,254.63

[2024 New Year's Eve KKday Exclusive] Taipei 101 Observatory New Year's Eve Starry Night Party: Watch Fireworks inside Fireworks

S$106.65 (was S$118.50)

[2024 New Year’s Eve Recommendation] Hualien | New Year’s Eve fireworks flight & New Year’s Day sunrise whale watching flight (departing from Xiangri Square in Hualien Port)

S$42.28

New Year Countdown Celebration: Chao Phraya Princess River Cruise with Buffet | Thailand

From S$94.65

[2024 New York New Year's Eve] Dinner Buffet Cruise: Brooklyn Bridge & Statue of Liberty

S$685.81

[New Year’s Eve Special] Thames Cruise: Fireworks Show & Optional Dinner | London

From S$373.77

New Year's Eve Seine River Dinner Cruise in Paris | France

S$550.71

New Year's Eve Celebration Party | Rovaniemi Finland

S$230.43

New Year’s Eve Fireworks Cruise in Tromsø | Norway

S$121.23

[New Year's Eve] Canada 4-Day Tour from Vancouver | Banff & Vernon & Golden

From S$629.40

Check airfare here: Skyscanner | Trip.com | Expedia
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