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● Avoid this month South · Gulf720 km from Bangkok
Koh Phangan
Full Moon Party + north-coast nature
Full Moon Party at Haad Rin (every month), Bottle Beach, Thong Nai Pan, Phaeng waterfall, yoga in Srithanu
IslandBeachNightlifeNature Ideal: 3 daysSamui + 30 min ferry / Surat + 3h
How to go
Ferry from Samui to Phangan 30 min ≈ 300 ฿ (Seatran / Lomprayah) · Lomprayah bus + ferry from Bangkok ≈ 1,300 ฿
Entry
Full Moon Party 200 ฿ · Than Sadet / Phaeng National Park 200 ฿ · Longtail to Bottle Beach 150 ฿
Stay
Haad Rin for parties; Srithanu / Thong Nai Pan are quiet, 700–2,500 ฿
Season in Nov ● Avoid this month
Check the Full Moon dates first (hotels cost 3 times more). Oct–Nov is the Gulf monsoon.
Day-by-day plan
3 days
1Day 1
- Ferry from Samui or Surat to Thong Sala
- Rent a scooter, check in
- Haad Yuan or Haad Rin beach
- Sunset at Haad Salad or Zen Beach (Srithanu)
- Thong Sala night market
2Day 2
- Phaeng waterfall and Khao Ra hike (2 hrs, 627 m)
- Lunch in Chaloklum fishing village
- Bottle Beach (longtail or 1-hr hike)
- Full Moon Party if the date is right (Haad Rin)
3Day 3
- Thong Nai Pan Noi — swim, Than Sadet waterfall
- Ang Thong viewpoint (Domsila)
- Fisherman's restaurant in Chaloklum
Food to try
- •Thong Sala night food market (every day)
- •Vegan cafés in Srithanu
- •Beach BBQ in Haad Rin
Good to know
If you don't want parties, avoid the Full Moon dates and stay on the north coast — then it is the quietest island in the Gulf.
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฿7,100 / per person
3 days · 2 people · ฿14,180