Thong Ta Kien Bay

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We like Thong Ta Kien Bay -- we like it a lot. Clear waters, beautiful sand and enough shade -- even on busy days.

But it is more than just the sand sea mix. Thong Ta Kien's location is excellent. It is far enough way from the "scene" to be quiet, but not too far that a night out requires a level of planning akin to ascending Everest.

The sand is dust-like, white, and squeaks up between your toes and some quite reasonable snorkelling offshore.

Accommodation wise, there is a range of options -- certainly enough to satisfy most budgets, even if the cheapest of the cheap leans towards dire. While it is true that if you're on a tight budget, perhaps a day trip is a better idea, those in the mid-range to more expensive budgets should be well-satisfied.

Most of the restaurants are attached to the various resorts, though you're just a short ride away from Lamai or Chaweng Beach and there are a few other well appointed, but out of the way places which are not totally out of range.

It gets a fair flow of daytrippers, and not without cause. If you're not planning on staying here, at least try to visit on a day-trip -- that's something very easy to do as it's a 30-second stroll to the main road.

Text and/or map last updated on 15th August, 2009.

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Other spots near here
» Ban Tai
» Big Buddha Beach
» Bophut Beach
» Chaweng Beach
» Choeng Mon Beach
» Ko Samui South Coast
» Lamai Beach
» Mae Nam Beach
» Taling Ngam Beach

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» What's a good beach on Ko Samui?
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Laid-back Paradise on the Busy East Coast
By tezza (dabbler - 5 reviews)
Written on 7th September, 2009 after a visit to Thong Ta Kien Bay in August, 2009
Chaweng and Lamai are a bit too busy and commercial for a some travellers. No problem - scenic Thong Ta Kien is situated between the two and is much more relaxed.

We are talking about maybe 300m of white sand between two high headlands with a backdrop of steep rainforested hills. The water is very clean. That attractive shot you see in the top left of this page is at high tide. At low tide levels a section of rock and sand is exposed in mid and far sections of the beach but the area closest camera is sandy and deep out into deep water.
Snokelling is okay but you will not see great coral in this area.

There are four places to stay along here, all far removed from the mega-resort style. Prices range from flahspacker (for a lower midrange room) to true midrange. Samui Yacht Club is the flashest and certainly looked inviting. My Thongtakian Resort lived up to its positive reviews. The other two looked okay with maybe closeness to the road being a problem at Crystal Bay.
BTW, longtail noise was absent from this bay.

There are some nice restaurant/bars higher up the coast road towards Chaweng. That beach and central Lamai are only 10 minutes away by songthaew. Actually you can walk to the northern end of Lamai in about 10 minutes.

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Also reviewed by tezza: Ko Lipe, Ko Pha Ngan East Coast, Ko Samui, Kuala Perlis,

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