Overview of all beaches and areas of Koh Samui

Koh Samui is a real paradise for a beach holiday. Its wonderful beaches are exactly what most tourists and travelers come here for. However, the beach is different from the beach, even on an island like Koh Samui. Unfortunately, not all beaches here are equally good. Most of the areas suitable for recreation and swimming are located on the eastern and northern coasts of the island, while the southern and western coasts are of little use for beach holidays. In addition, there are noisy and party beaches on Koh Samui, and there are quiet and peaceful ones. In order not to make a mistake with the right choice of a place to stay on the island, see below our review of the beaches and areas of Koh Samui:

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The most popular beaches and areas of Koh Samui

• The city of Naton

  

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  Nathon City (Nathon, Nathon) is the capital of Koh Samui (see Nathon on the map of Koh Samui). This is far from a beach or even a tourist area, but it is impossible not to mention it. All authorities, banks, markets, and transport are concentrated in Naton. However, do not be fooled by the fact that since this is the capital, it means that this is the most developed area. In fact, Chaweng Beach looks much more developed, and it is. It is difficult to name a reason why you should settle here, unless you have a business trip.

  There are no beaches in Naton, although it is located on the shore. There are only a few hotels here of the "just to spend the night" type.

  Tourists visit Nathon during arrival and departure from Koh Samui, as the main marinas are located here. You can also come here on Saturday evening to one of the night markets of Koh Samui. Well, also, tourists often come here to enjoy the sunset, because only here you can get to the west coast by minibus Songteo from other beaches... Read more

• Chaweng Beach on Koh Samui

  

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  The beach and Chaweng Beach area is located on the west coast, almost at the airport (Chaweng beach on the map). The area and the beach have a length of 7 kilometers. This is the most developed and democratic area, and one of the best beaches on Koh Samui. The infrastructure is very well developed here: a variety of accommodation options from the cheapest guest houses to luxury hotels, an abundance of nightlife, shopping malls and other entertainment. If other beaches can be called resort areas, then Chaweng is a real city. It's worth going here if you want to be in the center of the bustling entertainment and nightlife of the area. The beach here is also very good: very long, clean, with all the entertainment... Read more

• Lamai Beach on Koh Samui

  

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  Lamai Beach and district (Lamai, also Lamai) is located on the west coast of Koh Samui to the south of the most popular Chaweng Beach (Lamai beach on the map). This is a great long beach and a quiet area.

  If Chaweng is the center of entertainment and the most developed and noisy area, then everything is in moderation on Lamai. There are also night entertainment, bars with girls, clubs, but there are not so many of them and they are not so noisy, and practically do not interfere with those who are not interested in them and who prefer a relaxing holiday.

  There are a lot of restaurants and cafes here, there is an excellent street food court, a Lotus's Go Fresh hypermarket, and on Sunday evenings there is a Walking Street and a night market.

  The beach itself is one of the best for swimming and beach holidays on Koh Samui. Its length is 3 kilometers, and it will really appeal to those who like long walks along the surf. It is almost not affected by tides, the waves here are not strong. The sand is coarse... read more...

• Bophut Beach on Koh Samui

  

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  The beach and the area of Bophut (Bo Phut, Bo Put) is located in the north of Koh Samui in a cozy bay (Bophut beach on the map of Koh Samui). The length of the beach is 3 kilometers.

  Bophuta beach is moderately clean and sometimes even beautiful. Here, too, there is coarse sand and a sharply submerged bottom, which is why it is very convenient to swim here, but rest with children is not the safest. The influence of the tides is almost not felt. The water is not very clear.

  The situation on Bophut is suitable for recreation for both young people and older people. Young people in the center will find noisy bars and entertainment in moderation. Those who are older can stay on the outskirts of the beach and relax in silence, if desired, taking walks to the center. Unfortunately, there are not too many inexpensive hotels here... read more...

• Chaweng Noi Beach on Koh Samui

  

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  A small beach and Chaweng Noi area on Koh Samui, which means Chaweng is small or small, adjacent to the south of Chaweng Beach (Chaweng Noi beach on the map).

  This is a separate area, which, although often considered part of the greater Chaweng, is actually very different from it. First of all, he is much quieter and calmer. There is no riot of nightlife and entertainment, a lot of people on the beach, there is almost no shopping. And given the prices and isolation of this place, we can say that this is an elite part of the whole city and Chaweng beach.

  The sand on the beach is fine and pleasant, the strip of sand is wide, and in general the beach is beautiful and deserted. However, there is a silver lining, and at low tide the beach, and especially its southern part, becomes terrible. Rocks, driftwood, and all sorts of garbage appear out of the water. The impression deteriorates completely... Read more

• Mae Nam Beach on Koh Samui

  

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  Excellent beautiful beach Mae Nam (Mae Nam, also Mae Nam, Menam, Menam) with a length of 4 kilometers is located in the north of Koh Samui (Maenam beach on the map). It is perfect for swimming, because the depth here is decent, the bottom goes under the water quite sharply. Because of this, the influence of the tides is almost imperceptible. The sand here is yellowish and coarse, the water is not very clear. Even in high season, this is a very deserted place, and there are often even more fishermen or locals here than tourists. There is practically no entertainment on the beach.

  As for the area itself, it is quite developed, but it looks more like a quiet tourist village. There is everything for a comfortable tourist stay: motorcycle and car rental, travel agencies, a bank with an exchange office, shops and markets, several restaurants. But all this infrastructure is very dispersed throughout the entire strip of the four-kilometer area along the coast, there is no single center... read more...

• Bang Rak Beach (Bang Rak, Big Budda)

  

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  Bang Rak Beach is also known as Big Budda Beach because it is located in the northern part of Koh Samui in the bay next to the temple of the same name (Bang Rak beach on the map). This is an acceptable place to relax, but it is difficult for us to name any special advantages to stay for a rest in this place.

  The beach strip itself here is a strong average man. The length of the coastline is 2 kilometers. The sand is clean and fine. Although there are small pebbles, fragments of shells and corals in the water, but you can enter the water without special shoes. The water is not very clear. There are very large stones on the edges of the bay, it is impossible to swim there. And in the middle there are four piers at once, which do not add much beauty. Tides almost do not appear, the depth is normal, but in strong tides the strip of sand becomes narrow. Perhaps only the desolation adds advantages to the beach. There is almost no entertainment on the beach, there are sun beds... read more...

• Choeng Mon Beach (Chong Mon, Choeng Mon)

  

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  Tiny Choeng Mon Beach is located in the northeast of the island, north of Chaweng Beach (Choeng Mon beach on the map). It's not easy to get here, and you can't do without your own transport or taxi. It is an isolated and quiet area, but it is not always deserted. This paradise is known to everyone, and therefore, in good weather and in high season, even people from other beaches come here in the hope of spending the day in an ideal place, but the result is almost the most crowded beach.

  The length of the coastline on Chong Mon somehow reaches up to a kilometer. But the sand here is very fine, white and incredibly pleasant to the touch, the strip of sand is very wide. The depth is small, the bottom goes under the water gradually and smoothly. At low tide it is problematic to swim here, the water goes far away. The bottom is constantly cleaned and safe. The water is clear and always calm, because the bay is perfectly protected from winds and waves. Thanks to this, the beach is ideal for families with small children. Water activities and all the beach infrastructure are available here... read more...

• Coral Cove Beach

  

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  Coral Cove Beach is a small beach (just over 100 meters long) on the east coast of Koh Samui between Lamai and Chaweng beaches in a well-protected bay (Coral Cove beach on the map). This place was occupied and cared for by the Coral Cove Resort Hotel.

  The beach is very beautiful, cozy and clean. The edges of the beach end in cliffs. The sand here is yellow, coarse. The depth is very large and is not suitable for a holiday with children. The ebb does not manifest itself in any way. There are also stones under the water. There is not much entertainment, but you can go kayaking. Unfortunately, it is always impossible to call it sparsely populated, because in the midst of good sunny days tourists from neighboring Lamai and Chaweng come here.

  There is nothing from the infrastructure here except hotels and cafes on the beach. Even the most basic things will have to go to Chaweng. Of course, hotels do everything to ensure that their guests do not need anything, and there are restaurants on their territory, but you will have to pay a lot for this.

  There are only two hotels here, of course, very expensive... read more...

• Crystal Bay Beach (Crystal Bay)

  

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  Crystal Bay Beach (Crystal Bay) is also known as Tongtakian (Thongtakian) or Silver Beach (Silver Beach). This is a relatively small beach with a length of less than 400 meters, while it fully claims to be one of the best. It is located on the east coast of the island, two kilometers from the northern tip of Lamai Beach (Crystal Bay beach on the map).

  This is an isolated quiet beach, most often very sparsely populated. The reason for this is that all the entrances to it are closed by expensive hotels. At the same time, anyone can go ashore, not even a hotel guest.

  The coast itself is very beautiful, if not the most beautiful on the island. Here is white, fine and very pleasant to the touch sand, perfect cleanliness. Although the beach is small, the bottom relief is different throughout it: there are deep places for swimming, and shallow water for children. Therefore, families with children, newlyweds, couples in love like to relax here.

  On the beach itself there are several cafes and restaurants, beach entertainment. It is also one of the few places on Koh Samui where you can go snorkeling and diving right off the coast. The stop here is very quiet and incredibly romantic. In addition, there are restaurants overlooking the sea, where you can have romantic dinners. Unfortunately, all evening entertainment in this area ends at restaurants.

  As for the infrastructure in the area, apart from medium and high-priced hotels, there is nothing here, not even shops. However, the busiest part of Lamai Beach is very close by, and one has only to go along the ring road in its direction, after 5 minutes... read more...

Other beaches and areas of Koh Samui

Above we have listed and described in detail the most popular beaches and large areas. In addition, there are still a lot of small beaches, which are sometimes formed by only one single hotel, but which should definitely be mentioned. Suddenly, among them will be the beach of your dreams.

• Huatanon Beach on Koh Samui

  

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  Huatanon Beach (Hau Thanon, Hua Thanon) is located south of Lamai Beach in a chain of beaches in the east of Koh Samui (Huatanon beach on the map). Although geographically it begins immediately after the Grandma and Grandpa rocks at the southern tip of Lamai, it is interrupted several more times by residential fishing areas, a Muslim village and other "troubles" that do not make this beach one of the cleanest and most pleasant to relax.

  In general, the area and the beach are quite long, four kilometers, but not the entire beach strip is really suitable for swimming. In the north (closer to Lamai) Huatanon consists of several coves that could be just a wonderful place. But, unfortunately, the bottom here is muddy, the sand is coarse and not very pleasant, the tides far from the shore "take" the water boundary. And the cleanliness of the beaches is far from ideal, it is only necessary to move a little away from the hotel area, caring for its beach area and not caring at all about the neighboring territory. There are also a lot of boats and boats here, which also does not affect the cleanliness and beauty of the coast... read more...

• Taling Ngam Beach on Koh Samui

  

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  Taling Ngam Beach (Taling Ngam, Talingnam, also Five Islands Beach or Five Islands Beach) is located on the west coast of Koh Samui (Taling Ngam beach on the map), and this is a very long area, almost five kilometers of coastline. This is one of the quietest and most secluded beaches of Koh Samui. In addition, according to tourists who have visited this beach, this place is the most consistent with the beach ideal of "Bounty". The sand here is very fine and pleasant, the coastal strip is incredibly beautiful, swapping the sandy strip for beautiful steep cliffs. And the water here is obscenely transparent. But this place is not suitable for swimming because of the insufficient depth and the bottom strewn with rocks and corals. There is no infrastructure here, except what is on the territory of the hotels... read more...

• The beaches of Lipa Noi and Tong Yang

  

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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 of Koh Samui. Of course, in terms of popularity and arrangement, they are still very far from the eastern Chaweng 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 called Raja Ferry because of the Raja Ferry pier located here... read more...

• Beaches of Lipa Noi/Raja Ferry (Lipa Noi/Raja Ferry)

  

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  Lipa Noi/Raja Ferry Beach is located on the west coast of Koh Samui in a bay with a length of just over a kilometer (Lipa Noi beach/Raja Ferry on the map of Koh Samui). It is often called Lipa Noi, but sometimes it is also called Raja Ferry because of the Raja Pier ferry pier located here. It is also believed that it is part of a large beach and the Lipa Noi area.

  The beach here is basically not bad: the water is clean, the sand is very fine and pleasant, there are no stones in the water, and there are almost never people. The bottom goes under the water very gradually. What's bad here is the strong influence of low tides and the presence of a marina almost in the middle of the beach.

  There is practically nothing from the infrastructure here, except for the port and a couple of hotels with their own territory. A very secluded, one might even say isolated place. To buy at least something, you will have to go to the capital of the island, the city of Nathon. There is basically no entertainment, even on the beach there is nothing. All the time here you will have to spend either on the hotel grounds or on the beach, because there is nowhere to go... read more...

• Bang Khao Beach on Koh Samui

  

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  Bang Kao Beach (Bang Kao, also Bang Kao, Bang Khao) is located in the south of Koh Samui (Bang Khao beach on the map), and this is a fairly extensive area. Objectively, this is one of the worst beaches on Koh Samui.

  Although the coastal strip looks attractive because of the palm trees and coniferous trees growing almost at the water's edge, if you get closer, you can find a lot of household garbage and all kinds of waste under the trees. And the sand on most of the beach is littered with natural debris from the leaves and peel of coconuts.

  The beach itself is practically not suitable for swimming on all of its five kilometers. Almost everywhere the bottom is littered with corals and stones, but even where there are none, you will not be able to swim, because there is no depth, and you need to go a good half kilometer to get the water up to your waist.

  Perhaps the only advantages of Bang Tao are its privacy and very fine pleasant sand. It can also be interesting to wander knee-deep in the water and watch the underwater life without a mask, since there are no waves, the water is very transparent, and the inhabitants huddle almost at its very surface... read more...

• Bang Makham Beach

  

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  Bang Makham Beach is located north of Naton (Bang Por beach on the map). It is unsuitable for swimming neither at high tide nor at low tide due to shallow water, besides, the ring road passes almost closely. There is almost no sandy strip at high tide, but at low tide it is perfect for the youngest children, if you do not pay attention to the dirt. What's worse, a busy ring road runs right next to the water.

  The infrastructure and atmosphere here is rustic, and this is, in fact, a fishing village. There is absolutely nothing to do outside the hotel. For what reason several hotels, and very expensive ones, chose this place for their construction, we do not understand, but vacationers meet here.

• Bang Por Beach

  

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  Bang Por Beach is located on the northwestern tip of the island (Bang Por beach on the map). Within this coast, it is also customary to single out its western part, Thong Plu Bay Beach, and the eastern part, Ban Tai Beach. But in general, the situation on all three beaches is not much different from each other.

  Bang Por is a quiet peaceful place. The hotels here are far from each other and there are very few of them. There are also few tourists, there are almost no locals, only fishermen. In addition to hotel accommodation, there is a large selection of villas and houses for rent.

  This is one of the longest beaches on the island, six kilometers long. The sand is white and quite fine. The strip of beaches is sometimes interrupted by rocky heaps. The water is clear and transparent, but the bottom of almost the entire length of the beach is littered with rocks, shells and dead corals, leaving only a narrow strip with minimal depth for swimming, which is suitable, except for children. During low tide, the water goes far away, leaving behind some algae and exposing ugly rocks and corals. And yet, in the central part of the beach, the ring road runs almost closely along the strip of sand.

  As we have already mentioned, this place is very quiet and peaceful, not yet mastered by tourists, especially those who prefer economical rest. The beaches are almost always empty, only sometimes you can meet a rare tourist or local fishermen. Hotels here are very expensive, budget accommodation is almost non-existent. No entertainment, except for the beach and restaurants. The western and central part of the beach is almost completely deserted. In the eastern part of the beach, towards Mei Nam Beach, it's a little more fun (you can also try to find more or less budget accommodation there), but still there is no night and even evening life at all.

• Thong Plu Beach (Thong Plu Bay)

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  Thong Plu Beach is located in the northwest in Thong Plu Bay (Bang Khao beach on the map). It is often considered just the western part of Bang Por Beach. This beach is not suitable for swimming because of the stones and shallow depth, but it is beautiful and with very pleasant fine sand.

  We do not recommend staying here on vacation, and there is nowhere to do it, only in a few rented houses. It is only worth coming here and having a rest in solitude, because no one ever happens here. There is no infrastructure, nothing at all, here.

• Ban Tai

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  A small beach of Ban Tai (Ban Tai) with a length of just over half a kilometer is located to the west of Bang Po and is often considered just its western part (Ban Tai beach on the map). And you can call it the most successful and most developed part. Here you can already find hotels, restaurants and cafes. But the most important thing is that there is a place where you can really swim, and not walk knee-deep in water, as throughout Bang Po. A small section of the beach, about 200 meters wide, is completely free of thickets and stones, and there you can swim to your heart's content.

• Tongsai Beach (Tongsai Bay, Tong Sai, Thong Sai)

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  Tongsai Beach is located in the northeast in the bay of the same name (Tongsai beach on the map). Its length barely reaches 100 meters. The sand here is very large, sharp stones on the edges of the beach. The depth here is very large literally from the first meters, and swimming because of the currents is sometimes dangerous, drags into the sea. At the same time, the beach is very clean and well-groomed, as is the entire area around.

  This beach has been "occupied" by a very expensive hotel, The Tongsai Bay, and it is possible to get here only through its territory along the main road. That's why everything is clean and beautiful here. You can even get to the hotel on your own transport, but you will have to pay for parking. To do this, the security guard at the entrance to the hotel needs to explain that you want to get to the beach, otherwise he can just turn you around. However, if you go on foot, no one has the right not to let you in.

• Plai Laem

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  Plai Laem is located at the northernmost tip of the island (Plailaem beach on the map). This is another beach, the availability of hotels and tourists on which we do not understand at all. Swimming here is basically impossible because of the shallow water, rocks, corals and debris. But not only that, even outwardly the beach looks disgusting, it rather looks like a landfill. Our recommendation is not to choose a hotel on this beach in any case. The only reasons to visit here are to visit the northernmost point of the island; hire a boat for a walk or fishing; walk along the shallows to collect corals and shells.

• Natien Beach

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  This is a small beach in the very south of Hua Tanon Beach, on Cape Laem Set (Natien beach on the map). Sometimes this beach is indicated on maps further north as part of Hua Tanon Beach, and sometimes it is included in Bang Tao Beach, but this does not change the essence, since almost all of this beach area is unsuitable for swimming. There is a pleasant fine white sand, beautiful landscapes of trees against the contrast of the sky, sea and sand, silence and tranquility. But as soon as you decide to go into the water, you will realize that it is impossible to swim here, even at high tide. There is practically no depth, the bottom is dotted with small pebbles, large boulders, fragments of shells and corals, so without special beach shoes you should not even try to enter the water here.

  There is no infrastructure, except for a few hotels, outside of which at best you will find a village, and at worst nothing at all. From entertainment in the area there is a tiger zoo and a butterfly garden.

• Nahai Beach (Nahai, Na Hai)

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  Some sources and maps highlight the southern part of Hua Tanon Beach – Nahai Beach (Nahai beach on the map). Its borders are marked from the Muslim village of Koh Samui for two kilometers to the south. Whatever it is called, it remains the same beautiful, but unsuitable for swimming beach. There is no infrastructure outside the hotels.

• Thong Krut Beach and Thong Tanote Beach

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  These are two more beaches unsuitable for swimming and sparsely populated in the south of the island (Thong Beach is Cool on the map). It would be more accurate to say that they are completely unsuitable for swimming. The sea here is shallow, shallow water stretches for almost two kilometers. The bottom is muddy and rocky, the beach is dirty.

  Nevertheless, against the background of other areas of the south, Tong Krut beach stands out for its relative development. There are several hotels, a 7-eleven store, a travel agency, a snake farm, a pearl store and a dozen restaurants. Even from here, boats go to the coral islands of Mat Sum (Koh Mat Sum) and Tan (Koh Taen).

• Thong Son Bay Beach

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  The remote secluded beach of Tong Son in the bay of the same name can be considered one of the most beautiful and cozy. It is located almost in the extreme north of the island, north of it there is only Samrong Bay (Thong Son beach on the map). This is a very small beach, no more than 200 meters. It's not easy to get to, so it's almost always deserted. It is suitable for those who are looking for absolute privacy and a nice beach.

  The sand on the beach is coarse, white. There are small pebbles, fragments of shells and corals in the water. The slope of the bottom is gentle but even, it can be said perfect, and is suitable for both swimming and bathing children. But what is absolutely wonderful, there are almost never strong waves here. Unfortunately, in the summer months and during high tides, swimming here is not very good, because the water goes quite far. There are no beach activities here. If you follow the path along the beach to the east (towards Chaweng Beach), you can find another tiny and more secluded beach, where there are not even hotels yet.

  There is no infrastructure, except for a couple of obscenely expensive hotels, relatively budget bungalows and villas available for rent, here. The only grocery store in the area is about 20 minutes on foot. Although hotels on the beach itself are very expensive, a little further inland you can find several gests with very budget prices.

• Samrong Beach (Samrong Bay)

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  The northernmost beach of the island is located in Samrong Bay (Samrong beach on the map). This is a small and very beautiful beach with a length of no more than 200 meters. Access to it is possible only through the territory of the hotels that occupied the entire territory here, and, in fact, created this artificial beach. The place is very secluded and completely deserted.

  The sand here is fine white, coarse and yellowish in the water. The slope of the bottom is moderate, but for small children at high tide conditions are not very safe. In general, the beach is clean, but there are large stones in the water, and corals and algae grow under the water on most of the beach. The beach is well closed from the waves, but during bad weather they are very strong here.

  Getting to the beach is not easy, as local hotels try in every possible way to limit it from uninvited guests. However, it is possible through the territory of the Arayaburi Hotel.

  The main hotel on the beach is difficult to call budget, but about 500 meters from the beach in the depths of the land there are several very budget gests. Staying in one of them, you will have access on foot immediately to both this beach and Tong Son Beach. There is no infrastructure here.

Koh Samui beaches on the map