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Ko Samui Destination Guide

Touring Ko Samui in Thailand

Ko Samui in the region of Surat Thani with its 50,000 citizens is a city located in Thailand - some 294 mi or ( 473 km ) South of Bangkok , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Ko Samui

Time in Ko Samui is now 11:24 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Bangkok " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Ban Suan Turian, Ban Thong Phlu, Ban Phangka, Ban Mai, and Ban Laem So. Being here already, consider visiting Ban Suan Turian . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Ko Samui ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Trail and Terrain Survey for Samui Island MTB XC Race 2011 #2

0:32 min by nathoncity
Views: 1320 Rating: 0.00

สำรวจเส้นทางสำหรับการแข่งขันเสือภูเขาเกาะสมุยครั้งที่ 1 ซึ่งคาดว่าจะจัดในวันที่ 23 เมษายน 2554 Samui Island MTB XC Race 2011 will be held on 23 of April. The Green Samui Bike Club, a competition direc ..

Baan Nathon Town - Koh Samui Island Thailand

0:37 min by SamuiTV
Views: 1268 Rating: 0.00

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Worlds most beautiful lobster sanctuary Fiandrob's photos around Koh Samui, Thailand (ko samui)

2:41 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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Preview of Fiandrob's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..

Maenam resort & big buddah Martinandtasha's photos around Ko Samui, Thailand (mae nam resort)

0:52 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 330 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Martinandtasha's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about the ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Samui Airport

Samui International Airport, also known as Ko Samui Airport or Koh Samui Airport, is a privately owned airport on the island of Ko Samui (Koh Samui) in Thailand. The airport is located roughly 2 km north of the main city and largest resort centre on the island, Chaweng. It was built by Bangkok Airways; construction began in 1982 and the airport was officially opened in April 1989. Samui Airport is an unusual airport because there is no indoor area, except the gift shop.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.55 100.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1989 establishments in Thailand, Airports established in 1989, Airports in Thailand, Amphoe of Surat Thani Province

Bangkok Airways Flight 266

Bangkok Airways Flight 266 was a scheduled domestic service to Samui Airport, Thailand, which overran the runway on landing and crashed into an old and unmanned control tower on 4 August 2009.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.55 100.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 2009 in Thailand, Accidents and incidents involving airliners, Accidents and incidents involving the ATR 72, Airliner accidents and incidents involving runway overruns, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2009, Aviation accidents and incidents in Thailand

Thong Sala

Thong Sala ("Tong saLaah") is the principal town and administrative centre of Ko Pha Ngan, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. While Haad Rin hosts the Full Moon Party and attracts many of the island's more hedonistic visitors, Thong Sala is mostly used by tourists as a ferry terminal and jumping off point rather than a destination in itself.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.71 99.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Populated places in Surat Thani Province

Haad Rin

Haad Rin is a peninsular beach area and town on the southern tip of Ko Pha Ngan, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. Its two main beaches are Sunset Beach (Haad Rin Nai) to the south and the larger Sunrise Beach (Haad Rin Nok) to the north. The famous Full Moon Party takes place on Sunrise Beach each month. The town and beach first became popular with backpackers escaping the tourist influx to Ko Samui in the 1980s.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.67 100.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Beaches of Thailand, Geography of Surat Thani Province, Visitor attractions in Surat Thani Province

Ko Pha Ngan

Ko Pha Ngan is an island in the Gulf of Thailand in South East Thailand, and located in Surat Thani Province. It is famous for its full moon party at Haad Rin Beach and as a backpackers destination. Ko Pha Ngan has two sister islands: the larger Ko Samui to the south and the smaller Ko Tao to the north. Estimated perimeter: 40 km EST. (10hrs average walking time) From mainland: about 55 km From Ko Samui: about 15 km From Ko Tao: about 35 km Main town: Thong Sala Highest Point: Khao Ra, 630m asl.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.75 100.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Amphoe of Surat Thani Province, Islands of Thailand

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Ko Samui