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Best time to visit Koh Samui
Weather, sea, crowds and prices, month by month, by the team who lives here.
Read the articleLocal tips, honest guides and inspiration for your island days.
Weather, sea, crowds and prices, month by month, by the team who lives here.
Read the articleHighlights, fees, what to bring and how to pick the right tour.
Read the articleClassics done right and local favourites - no filler, no tourist traps.
Read the articleThe exact day-by-day plan we'd make for our own friends - Ang Thong, Koh Tao, jungle and sunsets.
Read the articleThe best family beaches, kid-approved tours and honest practical tips, age by age.
Read the articleSeven spots, ranked honestly - where the water is clearest, where the fish are, and when to go.
Read the articleThailand's most misunderstood island - jungle waterfalls, twin-bay viewpoints and empty beaches in one day trip.
Read the articleWest-coast secrets, hilltop viewpoints and golden hour from the water, how to end the day well.
Read the articleSongthaew, scooter, taxi, Grab or private driver - what each really costs, and what we honestly recommend.
Read the articleBig Buddha, Wat Plai Laem, a mummified monk and a garden of statues in the jungle, the island's sacred side.
Read the articleWild, rose-pink and 90 minutes away - Thailand's best-kept wildlife secret, and how to see it responsibly.
Read the articleThe clearest water in the gulf and THE viewpoint, how to do both in one well-planned day trip.
Read the articleFlights, ferries and piers compared - the honest, door-to-door version.
Read the articleTen beaches, one decision table, which coast actually fits your trip.
Read the articleWaterfalls, viewpoints and jungle tracks, the island 90% of visitors never see.
Read the article"Sanctuary" is not a protected label. How to tell the real ones apart.
Read the articleThe night-market calendar, what to order, and how not to get sick.
Read the articleChaweng, Bophut or the quiet south-west, the coast decides your holiday.
Read the articleFlights, beaches, day trips and two opposite rainy seasons, compared honestly.
Read the articleReal prices in baht, three daily budgets and a worked week for two.
Read the articleWhich coast, which month, and what to do with the days in between.
Read the articleEleven excursions compared on time at sea, seasickness, children and season.
Read the articleWhich pier, which boat, and how to get back across the water at 4 am.
Read the articleNine panoramas, and the honest version of which hill roads you can ride yourself.
Read the articleThe old port town, the Chinese shrine and the only side where the sun sets in the sea.
Read the articleThe mummified monk, the red temple and the golden chedi on the sand, five free stops.
Read the article65 places on Koh Samui and around it, each with its own page - beaches, temples, waterfalls, viewpoints, markets, piers.
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