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● Avoid this month South · Gulf700 km from Bangkok
Koh Samui
The main island in the Gulf — Chaweng and Lamai, Big Buddha, Ang Thong Marine Park, Fisherman's Village, Grandfather Rock
IslandBeachFamilyNightlifeFood Ideal: 4 days700 km · 1h flight (USM) / bus+ferry 12h
How to go
Flight BKK → USM with Bangkok Airways ≈ 2,500–4,500 ฿ · Cheaper: fly to Surat Thani (≈1,200 ฿) + bus and ferry 3 hrs (≈500 ฿) · Lomprayah bus + catamaran from Bangkok ≈ 1,200 ฿ (12 hrs)
Entry
Ang Thong National Park tour 1,500–2,200 ฿ (300 ฿ fee included) · Na Muang waterfall free · Big Buddha free
Stay
Lamai / Bophut 1,000–3,000 ฿
Season in Nov ● Avoid this month
The Gulf has its monsoon at a different time: Oct–Dec brings rain and storms. Jan–Apr and Jun–Aug are good (Samui is open when the Andaman side is in monsoon).
Day-by-day plan
3 days
1Day 1
- Fly to USM
- Check in at Lamai or Bophut, lunch
- Big Buddha (Wat Phra Yai) and Wat Plai Laem
- Sunset at Chaweng beach
- Fisherman's Village (Fri) or a night out in Chaweng
2Day 2
- Ang Thong Marine Park day trip (Emerald Lake, kayak, viewpoint)
- Back, massage
3Day 3
- Ride a scooter around the island: Hin Ta Hin Yai, Na Muang waterfall, Lamai viewpoint
- Seafood lunch at Bang Po
- Secret Buddha Garden (Tarnim), sunset at Lad Koh viewpoint
Food to try
- •Fisherman's Village Friday Walking Street (Bophut)
- •Lamai Sunday market
- •Coconut everything in Samui; seafood at Bang Po beach
Good to know
Flights to Samui are expensive — fly to Surat Thani and take the Lomprayah combo to save about 1,500 ฿. Add Phangan and Tao for a 7-day Gulf trip.
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฿8,350 / per person
3 days · 2 people · ฿16,680