Bophut Beach
Darker, golden sand on the north coast, calm water and almost no jet skis. Fisherman's Village sits at its eastern end.
Open≈ 1.2 km
Two hundred metres of Sino-Portuguese shophouses turned into restaurants and bars, on the sand at Bophut. On Friday evening the street closes and becomes the island's best walking street.
Two hundred metres of Sino-Portuguese shophouses on the sand at Bophut, turned into restaurants, bars and small shops without losing the buildings. On Friday evening the street closes to traffic and becomes the best walking street on the island.
On an ordinary evening it is a dinner destination: tables on the sand, a dozen kitchens, and the lights of Koh Phangan across the water. On Friday the stalls arrive - grilled seafood, pad thai, coconut ice cream, clothes, a stage at one end - and the whole village fills from about five o'clock until late.
Friday from about 5 p.m. Come hungry and eat standing up.
Friday parking is the problem, not the crowd: leave the car on the main road and walk in, or come by songthaew.
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Darker, golden sand on the north coast, calm water and almost no jet skis. Fisherman's Village sits at its eastern end.
Open≈ 1.2 km
Rescued elephants living out their retirement in the hills above Bophut. Observation and feeding only - no riding, no bathing, no shows.
Open≈ 1.4 km
The catamaran pier on the north coast, and the fastest way to Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.
Open≈ 2.8 km
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