Maenam Beach
Four kilometres of quiet north-coast sand, the cheapest place on the island to sleep by the water, and Koh Phangan on the horizon.
Open≈ 18 km
Thirty minutes north by boat: Haad Rin and the Full Moon Party at one end, and a wild, near-empty east coast at the other.
Thirty minutes north of Samui by boat, Koh Phangan is two islands in one: Haad Rin and the Full Moon Party at the southern tip, and a wild, barely built east coast reachable only by boat or a very rough track.
As a day trip it works best as the second island: Thong Nai Pan and Bottle Beach in the north-east, the waterfalls inland, or the beaches around Chaloklum. Boats leave from Bang Rak, Maenam and Nathon depending on the destination.
Full Moon nights fill every boat — book the return in advance.
On Full Moon nights every boat fills and the return crossings are packed — book both directions in advance, and do not count on a late boat back.
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Four kilometres of quiet north-coast sand, the cheapest place on the island to sleep by the water, and Koh Phangan on the horizon.
Open≈ 18 km
The small north-coast pier, and the boat that goes straight to Haad Rin on Koh Phangan.
Open≈ 19 km
A twelve-metre golden Buddha seated on the islet of Ko Fan, joined to Samui by a causeway. Steps, bells, a market underneath, and the north coast laid out behind it.
Open≈ 19 km
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