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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