Thailand - The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget - page 788

Ko Maa Hat

Khom

KO PHA NGAN

Hat Khuat
(Bottle Beach)

Ao
Chaloaklam

1

Ao Mae Hat 2

0 2 3

4

kilometres

Hat Salad

Ban
Chaloaklam

Hat Yao Ao Thong Nai Pan

Thaan Prawet
Waterfall

5

6

10

Hat Son

7

Ao
Chaophao

8

Laem Son Lake

Khao Ra
(627m)

Ao
Seethanu

Hat Sadet

Ban Hin Kong

9

Ban Thong
Nang

Ban
Madeuawaan

Th

Ao Wogtum
(Hinkong)

Pang Waterfall

Thaan Praphat
Waterfall

Police Station

Hat Yang

Thong Sala

Hat Yao Wat Khao

Tham

ACCOMMODATION
Baan Panburi Village
Bottle Beach II Bungalows
Coral Bay
Ibiza Bungalows
Lighthouse
Mai Pen Rai Bungalows
Same Same
The Sanctuary
Sealower
Seaview Sunrise
Shiralea
Smile Resort
Sun Clif
Thai Dee Garden Resort
Wang Sai Resort

7
4
1
6
15
9
14
10
8
12
5
3
13
11
2

Hat Wai
Nam

Ban Tai

Ban Khai

Hat Thian

10

Hat Yuan

N

11

Hat Rin Nok
(Sunrise)

12

Hat Rin Nai
(Sunset)

13 14

Hat Leela

15

Lighthouse

Ko Samui (Bangrak)

he island's south coast is lined with
bungalows, but it's hard to recommend
staying here as the beaches are mediocre
by hai standards. But if you're interested
in meditation note that Wat Khao Tham
holds silent retreats, starting on the
10th of every month ( W nunamornpun
-kohphangan.com).

usually referred to as Sunrise or Hat Rin
Nok, is a classic curve of fine sand
between two rocky slopes, but with so
much boat tra c and its disturbing role
as a public urinal at full-moon time, these
days its waters are far from limpid.
Sunset Beach (Hat Rin Nai) is often
littered with flotsam, but has plenty of
quieter accommodation.

Hat Rin
Hat Rin's full-moon parties (see box,
p.792) have established it as the major
party venue in Southeast Asia.
Comprising two back-to-back beaches,
joined by transverse roads at the north
and south ends and a whole mess of
chaotic development, Hat Rin's
geography is ideally suited to an intense
party town. he main, eastern beach,

The east coast
North of Hat Rin, no roads run along the
rocky, exposed east coast . Accessible in ten
to fifteen minutes by longtail boats from
Sunrise are the picturesque bays of Hat
Yuan and the small, sandy Hat Thian ,
which make a quiet alternative to Hat Rin.
Inland, a bumpy dirt track, slowly
developing into a concrete road, winds