Thong Ta Kien Bay

Thong Ta Kien Bay reviews

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• Laid-back Paradise on the Busy East Coast

  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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  By tezza (dabbler)
  Written on 7th September, 2009 after a visit to Thong Ta Kien Bay in August, 2009

  Also reviewed by tezza: Ao Phang Nga National Marine Park, Coral and Raya Islands, Haad Sai Khao, Khao Lak, Ko Kho Khao, Ko Lipe, Ko Pha Ngan East Coast, Ko Samet, Ko Samui, Kuala Perlis,

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