CHAWENG
Chaweng is the longest and most popular beach on Samui. It is also the largest tourist centre with more than 1 .5 million travellers visiting annually. 5 Star luxury resorts share the space with more economical accommodation choices, along with a 5 kilometre street of stalls and shops that sell everything Thailand is famous for. Prices are a little higher here than in other areas of the island, but the range of choices in food, accommodation and entertainment is impressive, making this beach and its surroundings, the center of activity for many visitors.
CHOENG MON
Choeng Mon is made up of a series of bays, speckled with white sandy beaches upon its coastline. Despite its close proximity to Chaweng, about 15 minutes north and 5 minutes from Big Buddha, the beaches have remained quiet and the waters clean. Choeng Mon’s wide sandy beaches feature a rock formation on one side, and the island of Koh Som that you can easily paddle out to on the other. This is a very family friendly area, with exclusive resorts abundantly situated along the water’s edge. Relatively upmarket, inexpensive accommodation is virtually non- existent in this area. This lesser-known beach is located in a very secluded part of Koh Samui, on the northeast corner of the island where most of the bays have been given over to private residential developments.
BIG BUDDHA BEACH
If your stay is brief, Big Buddha Beach area offers convenience due to its close proximity to the airport, as well as to boats chartered for Koh Phangan and Koh Tao. Prices for accommodation and provisions remain reasonable, and there are a growing number of fine dining options to compliment the local Thai restaurants and beach bungalow cuisine. Facilities and services are abundant along the main road, making this one of the best locations for a vibrant night-life.The Big Buddha itself can be seen overlooking the entire area and remains to be the focal attraction.
LIPA NOI AND TALING NGAM
The unspoiled South-West Coast of Taling Ngam & Lipa Noi has seen tE change of any area on the island. The romantic coastline here overlo spectacular Five Islands and Anthong Marine Park. Several excellent bec seafood restaurants, bungalows and resorts can be found scattered dc coast offering the most idyllic locations to watch the sun setting into the sea come right down to the water’s edge, dense greenery right up to the sanc swimming an idyllic experience. Out to sea are the mountains of the ma distant and hazy, fading to purple as evening comes.
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