Koh Samui Thailand travel guide & hotels
Koh Samui is Thailand’s self-styled Boutique Island, with its lovely beaches and laid back atmosphere. Almost entirely developed now as a tourist island, Samui remains low-rise and is popular not only for travel but also foreigners owning villas and property on Koh Samui. With it’s ‘coconut’ feel, it offers plenty of activities, including diving, sailing, day trips to marine parks, full moon partying on nearby Koh Pha Ngan, spas and of course satisfying hotel resorts, dining and nightlife. Read all about here on this fantastic 200 page guide.
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AttractionsFrom Big Buddhas and brilliant beaches to mummified monks, Koh Samui has a quite a few sights for its size. Spend a day off the beach sightseeing...more |
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ActivitiesYou can spend your holiday lying on the beach or you can go diving, island touring, fishing, full moon partying, kick boxing, shopping and...more |
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ChawengThe tourist central of Samui and the island’s best beach, there’s plenty of room for all at Chaweng, and a lively atmosphere in the small town...more |
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LamaiAnother favourite on Koh Samui for its lengthy beach, lovely beachfront resorts, and good tourist services – great place for evening entertainment too...more |
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Pha NganEscape to this lesser developed backpacker island for a few days or an evening of full moon partying, more natural and down-to-earth, just 1 hour away...more |
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Koh TaoThailand’s dive centre offers some of the best reefs and clearest waters in the region, with dozens of self contained dive operators/resorts offering PADI courses...more |
Hotels and resorts on Koh Samui mostly have their own beachfront, giving them the edge over other popular islands. With its boutique feel and upmarket attitude you really get a sense of being spoilt on this tropical island, but the accommodation is affordable for all budgets. Chaweng Beach is the most popular beach for good reason but Lamai – with its nightlife, is another east coast favourite. Quieter but equally satisfying is the Northern beaches of Big Buddha, Bo phut and sleepy Mae Nam. Then there’s exclusive little Choeng Mon and the private resorts in the far south. This site has the largest selection of Samui resorts available online, book now for big discounts and to avoid disappointment.
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Koh Tao Diving
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We've collected dozens of great pictures on Samui and its nearby attractions, click on the images above to select a slide show.
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Six Nations rugby in Samui
Posted: 6 February 2010, 3:53 am
For all those Rugby Union fans out there, this month has not come soon enough. It is February and that means the all important RBS 6 Nations rugby tournament played out with six Europeans teams, but where can we watch it? There is such a big choice of venues but you need something to suit [...] More
