Fisherman's Village, Bophut
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.
Open≈ 1.4 km
Rescued elephants living out their retirement in the hills above Bophut. Observation and feeding only — no riding, no bathing, no shows.
Rescued elephants — most of them former trekking or logging animals — living out their retirement in the hills above Bophut. Observation and feeding only: no riding, no bathing with the elephants, no shows.
Visitors watch from a raised walkway and a feeding platform, with a guide explaining each animal's history. Sessions are capped and morning slots fill first, so book ahead. Our own page on the visit says plainly what the venue gets right and the two reservations we keep.
Book ahead; visits are capped and morning slots go first.
Anywhere on Samui offering rides, baths or performances is not this place. If a seller offers an elephant « experience » at Na Muang, that is the trekking camp next door.
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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.
Open≈ 1.4 km
The catamaran pier on the north coast, and the fastest way to Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.
Open≈ 2.2 km
Darker, golden sand on the north coast, calm water and almost no jet skis. Fisherman's Village sits at its eastern end.
Open≈ 2.5 km
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Half of these places are easier with a driver who knows which hill road is paved. Tell us which ones you care about and we will build the day around them.