I think Thailand is the most visited Asian country by Turks.. How not? First the chaotic but exotic Bangkok, then the country with its collection of beautiful islands promises you an unforgettable trip.. We’ve been to Phuket before, but Koh Samui was different.. Koh Samui will be heavily praised to you in this article.. If you are ready, I share all my advice with you with Koh Samui Travel Guide!

I missed Asia so much.. To be a traveler on the roads where green palms come out and various trees are piled on top of each other.. I will remember you with the blue ocean, tropical fruits, delicious cuisine dear island Koh Samui. It was our first trip from our new home after moving to Dubai, thank you very much for what you gave us!

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Koh Samui’ When to Go to New York. While I was wandering about where to go in the summer of 2019, I found it among the rare routes that could be suitable for August in Asia.. As you know, there is always a risk of rain in the tropics in summer, but the weather was beautiful in Koh Samui! With a scorching sun, clean air and a rain-free sky, we have officially made our day!

Normally, we do not change money at airports because the exchange rate is low, but here we exchanged a little as it would be necessary for the minibus.. Since Thailand’s currency is Thai Baht , you can change your money at high exchange rates at exchange offices or banks in the city center.. We mostly prefer to spend by credit card anyway.

Koh Samui Inland Transportation

The first thing you hear when you say “I’m going to Thailand” “Rent a motorbike” !” but listen to your heart, not them.. Because unlike what we are used to in Thailand, the steering wheel is on the right, so the traffic flows on the left.. On top of that, everyone is operating like crazy in traffic.. We did not dare either in Phuket or in Koh Samui.

We went ourselves to places within walking distance from our hotel in Chaweng and Lamai, apart from that, we made a compressed schedule by renting a car for 1 day.. Since we chose very successful hotels for accommodation, we did not go out to rent a car for a whole week because we would not go out every day.

Although we chose to rent from the hotel because it was easy, I think the prices were not bad.. $8 per day for the engine, $35 – $40 for the car.

Let’s say it happened you had to take a taxi then make sure you figure out how much it will take without the ignition working because here they opened a road for 600 Baht. bargain you can go for 300 Baht. It is a logical option to use the GRAB application, which is the ÜBER of this place, or to learn the price of the distance from this application and offer it to the taxi.

How to Get From Koh Samui to Koh Phangan

Although not as big as Koh Samui, there is a beautiful island called Koh Phangan right across from it.. Moreover, this is the place where the Fullmoon Party hosts the most entertaining full moon party in the world.

Luckily, we caught this party on our travel dates and My Samui Island We went to Koh Phangan by buying our ticket from a company named. Since we went for the party, we went in the evening and returned in the morning, so we did not vacation on the island and did not stay.. However, if I have to travel to Koh Samui again, I would like to stay in Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.. Koh means island and Thailand has some beautiful islands. If your trip is long-term, you can visit more than one at a time via ferries and domestic flights.

Koh Phangan Travel Guide

Where to Stay on Koh Samui ? Koh Samui Accommodation Recommendation

This is probably the subject I am most expert at in our Koh Samui travel adventure! Because I come to you with suggestions that include beautiful and objective comments.

First of all, my first advice would be not to stay in one area on the island.. We first stayed in the quieter but very pleasant Lamai area, then in the more enthusiastic Chaweng region, which is considered the center of the island.

We arrived on the island late on our first night. Lamai Coconut Beach Resort, which I found in order not to spend too much money on a luxury hotel, turned out to be a very Turkish delight-like hotel.. It was a beachfront facility with clean bungalows and apartments extending to Lamai Beach.. I can recommend this place to people who don’t want to spend a lot of money on accommodation. In addition, it is a great location to be within 1 minute walking distance to bars and restaurants.. Accommodation here is around $40-50 per night.

Lamai side, but located on a hill isolated from social life, which I wrote to my heart later, “I will stay here one day when I go to Koh Samui” , we moved to Silavadee Resort, which is a full honeymoon hotel. BEST HOTEL EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD! They hosted us perfectly for 3 days. Service, friendly staff, private beach, pool villas, food, we were in heaven.

There are many types of rooms in the hotel, so I say check all the options both from the link I left and from the hotel’s own website.. The Fabulous Villa we stayed in – It is called as Pool. The price range for such accommodation, including breakfast, ranges from $400 to $450 per night..

An open buffet dinner with endless options is around 30$ at the Moon restaurant.. All places in the hotel were in the affordable range.. We tried Red Curry duck, chicken, meat salad and Tom Yum soup at the restaurant The Height, which offers Thai cuisine.. This meal with Fine Dine concept was amazing.

We also had a SPA experience in this hotel.. In our Soul massage room, we had a 15-minute Sauna, 35-minute Scrub (whole body peeling), 1 hour massage, accompanied by soothing music.. This package was also around $100. Which I think when you come all the way to Koh Samui, try to have such an elite massage once, no matter how hard you frequent the street massage parlors.

One of the unique experiences we had at the hotel is Mamma Mia at the open air movie night with the sound of the waves by the ocean. was to watch the musical.

Our last hotel on our Koh Samui itinerary was Anantara Lavana Koh Samui Resort located in Chaweng district.. If you plan to stay in the Bophut region, there is another facility of the same hotel group there.. Unfortunately our experience in Anantara was not as outstanding as Silavadee. Of course it was nice but the hotel seemed more cost oriented to us. Our service quality expectation has now exceeded our eyes, so it has remained low in our eyes..

The thing I didn’t like most about this facility, which is more like a holiday village, can also be preferred for honeymoon but is more suitable for travels with children, with a lagoon-like sea in front of it, was the 10% service charge added to all orders.. Here too we stayed in the Deluxe Plunge Pool room type. The price range for such accommodation, including breakfast, ranges from $350 to $400.. Our best moment at this hotel was kayaking in the lagoon and paddling to the shallowest waters in the middle of the ocean to reach the dunes.

Is Koh Samui or Phuket Better?

All Honestly and as someone who has seen both, Koh Samui beats Phuket hard! When we came back from Phuket about 3 years ago, I already had a disappointment that I couldn’t admit a little bit.. Of course, it is a very beautiful island, but let’s face it, it’s overrated, or because it’s the most famous island of Thailand, it’s more crowded because it’s flooded with tourists.. This is a situation that prevents you from enjoying those perfect looking Phi phi beaches.. It is not a place to go and taste for the day, it will be a better experience if you stay, of course.. We have never experienced these negative aspects in Koh Samui, so I declared Koh Samui the most beautiful island of Thailand, based on my own experience!

Places to Visit in Koh Samui

You are on such a wonderful island that there is no point in being stuck in a hotel and just having a hotel vacation. No matter how beautiful the hotel you choose, or whether you’ve come to Koh Samui for a honeymoon, I highly recommend completing our Koh Samui Sightseeing Itinerary below.

Lamai Beach

As I said, our first hotel was in Lamai, and after checking in, we decided to go out and have a look around.. A full Thai street, rows of shabby bars and restaurants, how can we not love it?. We walked the streets, stopped by Lamai Street Food and feasted our eyes with Thai-style bottle-fried chicken, shrimps, dishes made in a wok pan, and desserts..

Then we sat at Twoguys and celebrated our first evening in Thailand with delicious Thai food and local Chang beer. Here we paid 1215 Baht for Garlic Bread, Pad Thai, Fried Shrimps Mediteranean, Choo Chee, 2 beers and 1 coke.

After the meal it was clear what to do. Of course “Welcome to Thailand massage”. We had a foot massage for 1 hour at a place called Diva3 we saw by the road for 200 Baht per person.. Pay attention to the hygiene of the massage parlors and the cleanliness of the towels used.. We dropped 3 Changs on it at Shamrock Irish Pub and went to our hotel for 237 Baht.

By the way, 7 Eleven per step in Thailand. there are markets. From here, you can meet your water, drink, breakfast and even food needs and make a budget trip.

Hin Ta Hin Yai – Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks

You can rent a car in Lamai and spend the whole day on the streets. We passed and this was our first stop.. One of Koh Samui’s most touristic spots, these cliffs look like male and female reproductive organs. It is rumored that grandfather Kreng (Ta Kreng) and grandmother Riem (Yai Riem) died in the ocean as a result of a capsizing and nature revealed these stones in their memory.. If you can get past the many Asian tourists and have a photo taken, you will have completed one of Koh Samui’s Instagram hotspots.

Overlap Stone

The biggest piece of advice I can give to anyone reading my blog post. I guess this will be it because I stumbled upon him by chance while researching foreign sources and I want to do somersaults in the air as this is the best place I’ve seen on our Koh Samui trip. The location is hard to find but our Google Maps uncle is helpful. When your car comes to the point of “I can’t get out of here” on a crazy hill, you see places where you can park for 15-20 Baht on the road and leave the car there.. Don’t even think about coming here by motorbike, you can never get out and it’s very dangerous because you have a 90% chance of falling..

As you climb that hill until you’re out of breath amongst the palm trees, you’ll reach an incredible view point in front of people’s houses (yes, there are people living here). At the top of the mountain is a huge solid rock, and behind it is a turquoise blue ocean.. We had an excellent time here. Since there was no influx of tourists and it was not so well known, there were no people other than us.. He surpassed Cape Town Table Mountain, the best viewpoint of my life, to take the 1st place.

Namuang Waterfall 1-2

Ranked In Namuang National Park, it’s time to perish after the waterfall and then embrace the moment of victory! In this national park, first go after the Waterfall 1 sign; As someone who has waterfalls in Turkey or saw a waterfall in Iceland, we were never satisfied.. But people were swimming happily. Then we continued our main goal, Waterfall 2′. By the way, it’s quite a distance between the two, it’s not a job to walk.. We caught up with the German couple who chose the walking action, which we invited them to come to the car because we were not comfortable on the road..

When you enter the 2nd park, it was a little sad to see that the environment was more touristic.. They made slides with the taste of aquapark and spoiled all the naturalness.. There is a region for elephant safaris, which I never and never recommend because even in the so-called best place, those animals are not treated well.. Anyway, for our purpose, we climbed uphill for 1 hour and climbed the mountains like Tarzan and Jane by holding the ropes in the last half hour, but finally we reached the natural pool on top of the waterfall overlooking a forest full of palm trees and swam here.. IT WAS AMAZING!

Chaweng Beach

And we came to the lively area of ​​Koh Samui, where our last hotel is located, 5 – 10 minutes to the airport. minutes away from Chaweng. We went to the Ark Bar in honor of our first evening in this region, walking on the roads where the engines are running in a row, where the engines are running in a row.. The fire show is very famous around here, but the best is in this place, which is also a hotel bar.. During the fire show, I should say that they first burned Umur’s cigarette and then me in the fire! You can watch these scary moments on my youtube channel. Here we paid 900 Baht for 2 Gin & Sodas and 3 50 beer beers.

I definitely recommend the Thai restaurant Khaw Glong in Chaweng. Pad Thai and roasted garlic jumbo prawns were unforgettable. We paid 2000 Baht for these scrumptious meals, including coconut water and our drinks.

The Tree Tops Sky Dining Bar in our hotel is famous, but if you don’t book months in advance, you miss table 1 with a good view and that’s it. It doesn’t make much sense to pay that money and go there.. Its concept is based on eating in tree houses.

If you don’t want Thai cuisine, the lasagna of the Italian restaurant Prego in this region was very good.. We paid 1000 Baht for 2 lasagna and drinks. Appetizers served as an aperitif were also very tasty.. The chef is already wandering around the tables one by one, it’s almost like you are in Italy.

Bophut

We did not stay in this area, but at a business meeting with Anantara We visited Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort and we loved this area too. You can find any product you want in the stalls after the night market by bargaining in the area called Fisherman’s Village..

We had a foot, neck and back massage with a sea view for 300 Baht per person at the Sakura massage parlor on the road.. Afterwards, we sipped our cocktails at a chillout music place at Coco Tam’s, which I really sobered up and fell in love with, and bid farewell to Bophut for 470 Baht for two cocktails here.

Wat Plai Laem Temple

Although we have visited many beautiful temples in Thailand before, we wanted to see at least one of the most beautiful and special ones in our Koh Samui itinerary and we chose you, Plai Laem! In addition to the presence of an 18-armed statue in this place, it is a temple full of colorful figures in terms of visual beauty.. The fact that it is located by the water also makes it beautiful.

Big Buddha Temple

We couldn’t go, but this is one of the most famous temples of Koh Samui.. Therefore, if you find time or have not visited many temples before, you can visit this place to experience the traces of this culture and belief.

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