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Chaweng is a long beach with accommodation for virtually every known specie two legged homo sapient.

Big Buddha
Samui's most popular attraction, and the island's major landmark. Every Samui visitor makes the pilgrimage to see the Big Buddha of some stage of their holidays.

Hin Ta and Hin Yai
These unusual formations Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks. The site is a popular attraction sharped by the elements into massive facsimiles of male and female genitals

Maenam Beach
Maenam Beach is secluded but the sand is course. It continues for four kilometers along the coast with several small restaurants

Hin Lad waterfall
Located 2 kilometers south of Nathon on the eastern coast. It takes about a 3-kilometers-walk from the main road down to a jungle path to get to the falls. There are several cascades which tumble down into a large, cold and refreshing pool below

Taling Ngam is a narrow but beautiful beach that boasts a world-class resort with unbelievable views.

Nathon
Centre of Samui's trade, Nathon is home to most of the island's local residents and the main departure point for Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Surat Thani..

Bang Po
faces the Gulf of Siam to the north, with sometimes-shrouded views of Koh Pha Ngan in the distance.The beach itself offers clean sand with palm trees at the edge.

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Bang Kao & Hua Thanon
For those who love curiosities, you can visit a temple called Wat Khun Aram where the mummified body of the famous monk is reserved.

Samui Area and Destinaton Near by Koh Samui

Samui Area: Overview / Bang Po / Maenam / Bophut / Cha Weng / Lamai / Bang Kao / Taling Ngam / Nathon
Destination Near By Samui: Koh Phangan / Koh Tao / Surat Thani Town

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About Koh Samui

Koh Samui is located in the southern province of Suratthani in Gulf of Thailand, approximately 700 kilometers southeast of Bangkok. Samui island is Thailand's third largest covering an area of 247 sq km it is 25 kilometers at it's longest point and 21 kilometers at its widest and there are around eighty islands surrounding Samui: Koh Pha Ngan, Koh Tao and Koh Tan are the closest and also inhabited. ( Koh in the Thai language means island)

The most popular beaches are Chaweng, Lamai, Bophut and Maenam beach. The Samui interior is a tropical jungle with hills up to 600 metres high. Samui island is also known as the Coconut Island as it gives harvest to over two million coconuts each month.

Not that long ago Samui island was a favourite destination of adventure seeking sun worshippers. These seasoned travellers visited Samui long before it was in the guide books. Seaside bungalows were available for as little as 150 baht per night, and you could count on spending day after sunny day on the beach in nearly perfect tranquillity. These visitors found there was an almost mesmerizingly restful and carefree feel to the island that often kept them here long after they had intended to return home.

Those who have known and loved Samui island since those early days may not agree about the current pace of development in some areas, but for the most part they do agree on one thing. The island retains its sleepy magic. Koh Samui is still a tropical paradise.

However much of the Samui island, especially the south coast, remains largely undeveloped. A day spent on a motorbike or in a jeep exploring this lush terrain is a day of sheer serendipity. With its spectacular and astonishingly diverse flora, and its dozy little neighborhoods peopled by some of the world's most amiable islanders, this kind of exploration is sure to provide the delights you imagined when you planned your holiday.

Short direct flights here now on Samui island depart several times a day from Bangkok, Phuket, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. You can also arrive by train, bus and boat. More detail

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Hotels and Resort in Koh Samui

First Bungalow Beach Resort Chaweng Noi Beach 51 US$
Chaba Cabana Beach Resort 91 US$
Banana Fan Sea Samui Chaweng Beach 39 US$
Galaxy Resort Lamai Beach 23 US$
Aloha Resort Lamai Beach 37 US$
Samui Newstar Resort Chaweng Beach 39 US$

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Getting to Koh Samui

By Bus
Airconditioned coaches and non-air-conditioned buses leave Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal every day for the approximately 10-hour trip to Surat Thani.. For further details, please contact Bangkok 434-5558 (non-air) or 414-4978-9 (air).
By Rail
Several trains leave Bangkok's Hualampong Railway Station daily for Surat Thani. The trip takes approximately 13 hours.. Please contact Bangkok 223-7010, 223-7020 for further details.
By Air
Thai Airways operates daily flights between Bangkok and Surat Thani. Flying time is 50 minutes. Please contact Bangkok 280-0060, or 628-2000 for further details.
By Car
Surat Thani can be most conveniently reached by car from Bangkok by taking Highway 4 (Buddha Monthon Road) to Nakhon Pathom, and thence to Chumphon via Phetchaburi, Hua Hin and Chumphon, and thence onto Highways 41 and 401.
Samui Connections
Ko Samui can be reached by ferry, speedboat or car ferry from Ban Don (Surat Thani town) and Don Sak (Kha Nom district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province). Current fares and timetables are available from Surat Thani's TAT office.
By Air
Bangkok Airways operates several daily flights from Bangkok directly to Ko Samui and offers convenient Ko Samui-Phuket connections. Telephone Bangkok 229- 3434 for complete details.

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