Guidebook for Koh Samui
Food Scene
Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, Thailand
is a small restaurant in Bophut, Samui, named after the famous chef Francois Porte. The restaurant’s highlight is the fact that there is no menu but the visitors themselves can choose from some of the available ingredients that will be prepared into
incredible high quality and tasty meals. Located next to the Fisherman’s Village entrance. Closed Sunday and Monday, with very limited seats available, 48h advanced booking is
required.
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Chez Francois
is a small restaurant in Bophut, Samui, named after the famous chef Francois Porte. The restaurant’s highlight is the fact that there is no menu but the visitors themselves can choose from some of the available ingredients that will be prepared into
incredible high quality and tasty meals. Located next to the Fisherman’s Village entrance. Closed Sunday and Monday, with very limited seats available, 48h advanced booking is
required.
Samui's Best Restaurants with Mediterranean specialties. In an amazing location at beachfront entrance of the Warft enables visitors to benefit from the beautiful surroundings of the restaurant, before or after the meal. This restaurant is very spacious and has been designed in modern style and decor. During dinner, guests can enjoy the beautifully lit atmosphere and music that matches the ambiance
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Barracuda Restaurant
Samui's Best Restaurants with Mediterranean specialties. In an amazing location at beachfront entrance of the Warft enables visitors to benefit from the beautiful surroundings of the restaurant, before or after the meal. This restaurant is very spacious and has been designed in modern style and decor. During dinner, guests can enjoy the beautifully lit atmosphere and music that matches the ambiance
This restaurant has the reputation for serving some of the best and most unusual food on Koh Samui and uses the freshest herbs, vegetables, and organic greens from the resorts own gardens. This award-winning restaurant is located at the tip of the head land and presents 270-degree views. A large selection of wines from many of the world's most respected regions is featured in The Cellar. Open daily for dinner
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Six Senses Samui
This restaurant has the reputation for serving some of the best and most unusual food on Koh Samui and uses the freshest herbs, vegetables, and organic greens from the resorts own gardens. This award-winning restaurant is located at the tip of the head land and presents 270-degree views. A large selection of wines from many of the world's most respected regions is featured in The Cellar. Open daily for dinner
One of the best Italian restaurants on Samui, Prego serves handmade pasta, risotto and authentic Italian specialities in a contemporary setting.
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Prego Italian Restaurant, Koh Samui
One of the best Italian restaurants on Samui, Prego serves handmade pasta, risotto and authentic Italian specialities in a contemporary setting.
Sightseeing
Wat Phra Yai is a Buddha statue over 12 meter high; you may have seen it on your arrival into Samui from the airplane and is well worth a visit. It was built in 1972 and is Koh Samui’s most famous temple located on a small island connected to Samui by a bridge. Please dress appropriately as this temple is an important Buddhist symbol for Thai people.
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Gran Buda
Wat phra yaiWat Phra Yai is a Buddha statue over 12 meter high; you may have seen it on your arrival into Samui from the airplane and is well worth a visit. It was built in 1972 and is Koh Samui’s most famous temple located on a small island connected to Samui by a bridge. Please dress appropriately as this temple is an important Buddhist symbol for Thai people.
Koh Samui has many temples that are worth visiting. Plai Laem is in the north of the island and is considered to be the most decorative temple. It features many large and colourful statues representing various gods and a lake where you can feed the fish. Please go ahead and ask your Villa Attendants for their recommendations.
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Wat Plai Laem
Koh Samui has many temples that are worth visiting. Plai Laem is in the north of the island and is considered to be the most decorative temple. It features many large and colourful statues representing various gods and a lake where you can feed the fish. Please go ahead and ask your Villa Attendants for their recommendations.
The Butterfly Garden is a beautiful tropical garden with hundreds of colorful butterflies along a charming garden trail. Visit a bee house overlooking the garden, and an insect museum of rare and wonderful insects. The garden also offers stunning views of the sea at several observation decks. This is a great place to spend an afternoon or morning.
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The Butterfly Hill @ Samui
ถนน ทวีราษฎร์ภักดีThe Butterfly Garden is a beautiful tropical garden with hundreds of colorful butterflies along a charming garden trail. Visit a bee house overlooking the garden, and an insect museum of rare and wonderful insects. The garden also offers stunning views of the sea at several observation decks. This is a great place to spend an afternoon or morning.
Drinks & Nightlife
Chaweng is undoubtedly where the party is at on Koh Samui. The main Beach Road that runs through Chaweng has scores of small sois (streets) running off it and it is down these sois is where you will find the largest selection of bars and nightclubs on the island
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Chaweng Beach
Chaweng is undoubtedly where the party is at on Koh Samui. The main Beach Road that runs through Chaweng has scores of small sois (streets) running off it and it is down these sois is where you will find the largest selection of bars and nightclubs on the island
Nikki Beach Samui is part of the legendary global network of beach clubs founded in Miami in 1997, with branches in St. Tropez, Marrakech, Ibiza and Bali The brand identity is glamor and indulgence, Starched white umbrellas shelter wealthy patrons sipping on champagne while they listen to DJ beats.
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Nikki Beach Resort Koh Samui
Nikki Beach Samui is part of the legendary global network of beach clubs founded in Miami in 1997, with branches in St. Tropez, Marrakech, Ibiza and Bali The brand identity is glamor and indulgence, Starched white umbrellas shelter wealthy patrons sipping on champagne while they listen to DJ beats.
Bar Solo is an ultra-modern two-storey building located on Chaweng Beach Road right next to Starbucks Café’s Chaweng Branch; its Sci-Fi design makes it unmistakable. Solo Bar has a cool, sleek interior, an open-air front terrace and a great music policy as well as a pool table and six plasma screens showing major sporting events
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Bar Solo
166 Chaweng Beach RdBar Solo is an ultra-modern two-storey building located on Chaweng Beach Road right next to Starbucks Café’s Chaweng Branch; its Sci-Fi design makes it unmistakable. Solo Bar has a cool, sleek interior, an open-air front terrace and a great music policy as well as a pool table and six plasma screens showing major sporting events
Coco Tams is a fun and extremely popular beach bar located just outside of The Wharf Samui. With beanbags on the beach, swing seats at the bar, cabanas, shisha and even a large projector screen, it is the ideal tropical relaxation spot and one of the top nightlife attractions in Fisherman’s Village.
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COCO TAM'S
62Coco Tams is a fun and extremely popular beach bar located just outside of The Wharf Samui. With beanbags on the beach, swing seats at the bar, cabanas, shisha and even a large projector screen, it is the ideal tropical relaxation spot and one of the top nightlife attractions in Fisherman’s Village.
Ark Bar is a popular destination for travelers in their twenties and thirties. An atmosphere of excitement and entertainment is built with fire dancers twirling daringly in the night air.
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ARKbar beach resort
89 หมู่ที่ 2 ตำบล บ่อผุดArk Bar is a popular destination for travelers in their twenties and thirties. An atmosphere of excitement and entertainment is built with fire dancers twirling daringly in the night air.
Miami meets modern Samui at 9Gems. Don your finest jet-set attire and drink, dine and dance the night away at this lounge restaurant. This over-the-top hilltop destination offers high-end cocktails and fusion feasts.
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9Gems Koh Samui
Miami meets modern Samui at 9Gems. Don your finest jet-set attire and drink, dine and dance the night away at this lounge restaurant. This over-the-top hilltop destination offers high-end cocktails and fusion feasts.
Parks & Nature
is about 80 meter high. You have to be prepared for a walk to get here. Rocks can be slippery so adequate footwear is advised and not ideal for elderly or people with restricted mobility.
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Na Mueang-1 Waterfall
4169is about 80 meter high. You have to be prepared for a walk to get here. Rocks can be slippery so adequate footwear is advised and not ideal for elderly or people with restricted mobility.
Everything Else
A visit to this rum distillery, owned by a French couple, is a great way to meet some Samui people and taste some pretty good rum. The sugar cane used is from Thailand and the rum is offered in lemon, orange, coconut, pineapple and natural flavours. Be prepared to enjoy a few mojitos and have some fun.
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Magic Alambic Rum distillery
A visit to this rum distillery, owned by a French couple, is a great way to meet some Samui people and taste some pretty good rum. The sugar cane used is from Thailand and the rum is offered in lemon, orange, coconut, pineapple and natural flavours. Be prepared to enjoy a few mojitos and have some fun.
Bophut is really two places: Bophut beach, which sweeps down several kilometres between Big Buddha and Maenam beaches and perhaps one of the oldest places on the island, the charming Fisherman's Village, which takes up the middle section of the beach
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Bophut Beach
Bophut is really two places: Bophut beach, which sweeps down several kilometres between Big Buddha and Maenam beaches and perhaps one of the oldest places on the island, the charming Fisherman's Village, which takes up the middle section of the beach
Muay Thai - Muay Thai is held here every Saturday evening from 9pm and is free to watch but you must buy a drink from one of the bars to sit. The Chaweng Stadium and Petchbuncha Samui Stadium are the main stadiums on Koh Samui. Fights are several times a week and boast champions and amateurs from around the globe. If you’d like to take part or hire a personal trainer to come and teach you Muay Thai please speak to your Villa Manager who’d be delighted to arrange this for you
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Chaweng Muay Thai Boxing Stadium
Muay Thai - Muay Thai is held here every Saturday evening from 9pm and is free to watch but you must buy a drink from one of the bars to sit. The Chaweng Stadium and Petchbuncha Samui Stadium are the main stadiums on Koh Samui. Fights are several times a week and boast champions and amateurs from around the globe. If you’d like to take part or hire a personal trainer to come and teach you Muay Thai please speak to your Villa Manager who’d be delighted to arrange this for you
Only an hour by boat, nearby island Koh Phangan has some stunning beaches. Main beach and full moon party site Hat Rin isn’t stunning, but is a good starting point from which to grab a longtail boat to the gems along the coast, some of which are only accessible by sea.
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Ko Pha Ngan
Only an hour by boat, nearby island Koh Phangan has some stunning beaches. Main beach and full moon party site Hat Rin isn’t stunning, but is a good starting point from which to grab a longtail boat to the gems along the coast, some of which are only accessible by sea.
Since its inception in 1998 visitors have been enjoying superb massage treatments among lush tropical vegetation and giant granite boulders, and drifting between herbal steam caves and cooling rock pools. Our professional therapists have been internationally trained in traditional Eastern as well as Western techniques, to deliver profound treatment results.
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Tamarind Springs Forest Spa
265/7 Thong TakianSince its inception in 1998 visitors have been enjoying superb massage treatments among lush tropical vegetation and giant granite boulders, and drifting between herbal steam caves and cooling rock pools. Our professional therapists have been internationally trained in traditional Eastern as well as Western techniques, to deliver profound treatment results.
Lamai Beach is Samui's second-largest resort area after Chaweng. It is quieter and less bustling than its big sister, but still with plenty of accommodation, dining and shopping options, and some great spas and tourist sites to explore.
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Lamai Beach
Lamai Beach is Samui's second-largest resort area after Chaweng. It is quieter and less bustling than its big sister, but still with plenty of accommodation, dining and shopping options, and some great spas and tourist sites to explore.
Entertainment & Activities
is a unique and memorable golfing experience, truly one of the most beautiful courses in the region and recently voted as the one of the top five golf courses in Thailand
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Santiburi Golf Course
Highway 4169is a unique and memorable golfing experience, truly one of the most beautiful courses in the region and recently voted as the one of the top five golf courses in Thailand
Canopy adventures offer four cable rides connecting six tree houses taking you on a scenic tour over the tropical jungle of Samui's north coast, covering a distance of 300 meter in total.
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Canopy Adventures Secret Falls - Koh Samui
Soi 5Canopy adventures offer four cable rides connecting six tree houses taking you on a scenic tour over the tropical jungle of Samui's north coast, covering a distance of 300 meter in total.
The best way to see the jungle for folks who don’t fancy trekking on foot is to drive an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) in the jungle. Hours of fun to be had driving through mud and forestland with the reward of some of the most spectacular views on Samui otherwise inaccessible to most visitors.
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Quadrophenia ATV Koh Samui
The best way to see the jungle for folks who don’t fancy trekking on foot is to drive an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) in the jungle. Hours of fun to be had driving through mud and forestland with the reward of some of the most spectacular views on Samui otherwise inaccessible to most visitors.
Football Golf is an original and more and more popular game created in Thailand at Samui Football Golf, and is becoming better known around the world. The idea is simple enough: it's a hybrid of football and golf in which players try to steer a football into the 18 holes in as few strokes as possible - using their feet of course.
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Samui Football Golf
Football Golf is an original and more and more popular game created in Thailand at Samui Football Golf, and is becoming better known around the world. The idea is simple enough: it's a hybrid of football and golf in which players try to steer a football into the 18 holes in as few strokes as possible - using their feet of course.
Samui's newest waterpark is a great day of fun for the whole family.
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Pink Elephant, Samui Water Park
41 หมู่ที่ 1 ถนนแม่น้ำซอย1Samui's newest waterpark is a great day of fun for the whole family.
For adrenaline junkies, Samui Bungee Jump is western managed and operated and available all year round in Chaweng. Go ahead and jump from a platform 50 metres above the ground!
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Bungee Jumping
For adrenaline junkies, Samui Bungee Jump is western managed and operated and available all year round in Chaweng. Go ahead and jump from a platform 50 metres above the ground!
Shopping
Walking streets take place in several areas in Koh Samui, on certain days and are essentially colorful markets selling everything from street food & drinks to arts & crafts, clothing and souvenirs. Tuesday and Saturday Walking Street in Chaweng, Thursday in Maenam, Sunday in Lamai.
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Chaweng Walking Street
Walking streets take place in several areas in Koh Samui, on certain days and are essentially colorful markets selling everything from street food & drinks to arts & crafts, clothing and souvenirs. Tuesday and Saturday Walking Street in Chaweng, Thursday in Maenam, Sunday in Lamai.
The Wharf Samui is a stylish cross between a shopping mall and a marketplace. A 5,000 sqm open-air space with 120 units in a mix of eastern and western historical architectural styles, it blends smoothly with the existing attractions of Fisherman’s Village, adding an impressive selection of good-quality products and services to the already excellent shopping in Bophut
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The Wharf Samui
62 Moo 1The Wharf Samui is a stylish cross between a shopping mall and a marketplace. A 5,000 sqm open-air space with 120 units in a mix of eastern and western historical architectural styles, it blends smoothly with the existing attractions of Fisherman’s Village, adding an impressive selection of good-quality products and services to the already excellent shopping in Bophut
Best place on the island for shopping, restaurants, cafes and the newest cinema
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Central Festival Samui
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Fisherman’s Village Walking Street is a lively and colourful market held every Friday from 17:00 to 22:00 along the main street in Bophut’s Fisherman’s Village. The ‘walking street phenomena’ has gained ground in Thailand in the past five years and most of the main touristic destinations have a weekly walking street event nowadays.
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Samui bespoke Tailor
Fisherman’s Village Walking Street is a lively and colourful market held every Friday from 17:00 to 22:00 along the main street in Bophut’s Fisherman’s Village. The ‘walking street phenomena’ has gained ground in Thailand in the past five years and most of the main touristic destinations have a weekly walking street event nowadays.