Beaches Lipa Noi (Lipa Noi) and Tong Yang (Tong Yang) on Koh Samui

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The beaches of Lipa Noi and Tong Yang are located on the west coast of Koh Samui south of the main town of Nathon (Lipa Noi Beach/Tong Yang on the map of Koh Samui). There is a complete confusion with the names and positions of these two beaches. Sometimes Tong Yang is called the bay in which Lipa Noi beach is located, sometimes Tong Yang is considered a separate beach, and Lipa Noi is another small beach to the south. But whatever they are called, it doesn't change the essence: these two beaches are the best places on the west coast Koh Samui. Of course, in terms of popularity and arrangement, they are still very far from the eastern Chawenga and Lamai, but perhaps in the future these beaches will become more popular.

In general, Ban Lipa Noi is a fairly large village that includes two beaches separated by a cape on which there is a military base. The northern beach, which is more often called Tong Yang, has a length of almost four kilometers. South of the cape there is another bay with a beach with a length of just over a kilometer, which is also often called Lipa Noi, but sometimes also called Raja Ferry because of the Raja Ferry pier located here. Learn more about this bay and the beach here.

The northern part of the beach up to the cape (Tong Yang Beach) is pretty good, though not for its entire length. The best part of the beach is in the middle. There is a good depth here, which allows you to swim well, but the bottom goes away smoothly and gradually, and you can frolic with children on the shoals. The sand in the middle of the beach is clean, but if you move north or south, garbage appears. There is a cafe right on the beach, and even some beach entertainment.

Along the coast there is a chain of expensive hotels with their own territory, at a respectful distance from each other. There are several restaurants. There is no special infrastructure, but there is a necessary minimum for vacationers here.

You can only get here by taxi, because the ring road runs far from the area. But if you are ready to make a march on foot from the ring road in 2 kilometers, you can get here by fixed-route taxis, constantly cruising along the ring road. The Raja Ferry marina itself, located on a small southern beach behind a cape with a military base, is an important and only international seaport of Koh Samui. You can get here from Phangan Island for 220 baht (ferries from Phangan depart to 05:00, 07:00, 10:00, 13:00, 17:00) and Donsak Pier (Donsak) in Surat Thani on the mainland for 150 baht (depart from the mainland every hour from 05:00 to 19:00).

To summarize: Lipa Noi/Tong Yang is generally a good beach. It is very quiet and secluded, but not isolated. The atmosphere here is like a village, there is no entertainment except beach in the area. Perfect for a holiday with children or for the elderly, but the young will be obviously bored here.

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