Walks

A good way to lose a day

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You can walk the main length of Ko Samet in three to four hours at a reasonable pace and most of the beaches can be reached by walking either around the headlands or via a network of trails.

The trails skip from one beach to another along the island's east coast while Ao Noi Na on the island's north coast and Ao Phrao to the west are reached by road. If you were to start from Ao Phai after breakfast, you could stop and swim at four or five beaches on the way down aiming to arrive at the bottom of the island for around 17:00. Once there, trundle over to the back beach of Ao Kiu Na Nai, which has some quite good snorkelling, then wander down to the viewpoint for sunset. Afterwards you can walk back on the road to whichever beach you are staying at (you will need a torch). Every beach has at least one restaurant, making it easy to stop off en route to refresh with a drink or enjoy a meal. The main dirt road is unlit, so it's best to get within striking distance of your resort as sunset approaches. The northern beach of Ao Noi Na has a better road for walking on and it takes 45 minutes to travel its entire length.

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