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Region: Eastern Thailand> Province: Rayong>Location: Ko Samet

Ko Samet sights and attractions

Boat trips - Beats lying on the beach

Description
Most bungalows on Ko Samet can sell you a ticket on one of the numerous boat trips around the island. There are two main options: a speedboat trip covering more islands, or a slow boat trip, which is more relaxing. Both tend to go for a full day (11:00 until 16:00 or 17:00) and include either a pre-packed lunch or a BBQ, snorkelling gear and all the water you can drink. A speedboat trip to Ko Thalu, Kud, Pateen and Kham along with a visit to the fish farms should cost around 600B. A slowboat trip to 11 beaches on Ko Samet costs 350 to 600B, depending on the duration and your beach of origin. Overall the speedboats are better value as you get to see some of the other islands for just an extra 100B. Night-boat trips to go fishing for squid cost around 500B.

Walks - A good way to lose a day

Description
You can walk the length of Ko Samet in three to four hours at a reasonable pace (not including going out to the end of Ao Noi Na at the top of the island). Virtually all of the beaches can be reached by walking either around the headlands or via the trails that skip from one beach to another. In a couple of cases, such as to reach Ao Phrao, you may need to go back to the dirt 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 to enjoy a meal.

Fire spinning - Pick up a handy skill

http://www.thefiremaster.com/


Description
A small school in Nadan village teaching the art of fire spinning recently opened. It's run by a Thai guy named Bond, who dresses appropriately, and also runs a school at Cactus Bar on Haad Rin, Ko Pha Ngan. Cost is about 1,500B for a three-day course, with classes two hours each and all materials provided. Several beach restaurants, including the Ploy Talay on Haad Sai Kaew, also offer free fire spinning shows nightly.

Massage - The ultimate relaxation

Description
Few experiences in life compare to a Thai or oil massage right on the beach. Most beaches on Ko Samet have at least one shaded pavilion with massage on offer for a fairly uniform 250B per hour. Wandering massage ladies in the Ao Hin Khok and Ao Phai area charge around 200B per hour. Nadan also has several indoor massage shops with extended hours.

Thai Boxing - Not for the meek

Naga Bungalows, Ko Samet
nagamuaythai@gmail.com
http://www.nagamuaythai.com


Description
Naga Bungalows offers a Thai boxing school with Thai and English instructors for those interested in trying the sport or just improving their fitness. Naga also organises regular Thai boxing matches at the ring adjacent to the Naga Bar.