SAMUI ATTRACTIONS

Perhaps the biggest tree on Koh Samui, it is marked on some maps so we are not mentioning it here >>

There are Muslim mosque and market on the island, located in Muslim village. >>

We have not figured out the details about this statue yet... It is located between Chaweng and the airport. >>

Big Buddha is considered the number one attraction of Koh Samui. A statue 12 meter high was built in 1972 and is located in the north of the island, on a small island with a causeway leading to it. The road that is leading to the temple greets you with a temple gate, located beside the ring road. >>

As a matter of fact there are two Big Buddhas on Koh Samui. The most famous and promoted among tourists is the one on Bang Rak Beach. Even the beach of Bang Rak can be called the Big Buddha beach. The second Big Buddha is in the mountains of Samui and only a few know about it. >>

This attraction does not yet look well maintained, but nevertheless it is a well-known place. I think that soon it will be restored. In the photo there is a long staircase leading to the footprint. >>

Only a positive person would say "I do not regret that I went there!". And rightly so we must find something positive in everything. Someone will find a fountain, someone - a waterfall, someone - a flower. And for those bored tourists who are annoyed by the lack of butterflies and can not find them in the garden there is a special shop, where butterflies are found, pinned and attached to the box >>

These are gates with the figures of elephants at both sides. Elephant Gate can be found turning from the ring road to the road number 4170, heading towards the sea and passing through the Taling Ngam area. By the way, in this very area there used to live a much respected monk Luang Por Daeng, nowadays known as the "Mummified Monk". >>

Elephant Rock is located on the Ring Road between Chaweng / Chaweng Noi and Lamai, near the beaches of Coral Cove and Tongtakian (Silver Beach). There are stunning views of the Tongtakian beach bay that will forever imprint in your memory and will beckon you to Samui again and again. >>

This bizarre joke of nature is really funny. Especially if you look carefuly into the aging couple. >>

On many maps and travel guides this pagoda is marked as crubled, though it is not any more. Pagoda has been rebuilt, the area around has got more staues now which are of great interest for tourists. >>

In the mountains of Samui there is a restaurant with outdoor pool - a viewpoint Khao Nui, which offers a wonderful view of the beach of Lamai. Alas, this place is abandoned. >>

Kho Hua Jook Pagoda is located on a hill with spectacular views of Chaweng lake and Samui Airport runway, not to mention the beautiful sea view, which looks even more attractive from the top of the hill. >>

Khow Yai is a very beautiful, cute and well maintained waterfall. There has been some human intervention there of course, but it has only improved it. On the territory besides the waterfall there are a couple of small creeks with running water. >>

Khun Si Waterfall is located in the mountains of Koh Samui, with a wonderful view of the beach of Maenam. There are a lot of small rapids which are transformed into a small river at the bottom. And in those natural rocky recesses it is such a pleasure to cool off under a stream of running water on a hot day. >>

This is a place that you MUST visit. There is only one such pagoda on Koh Samui. Nearby there is one more no less beautiful white pagoda - Khao Chedi. >>

Of all the waterfalls on Samui Lat Wanorn is the only waterfall, where water does not exactly fall, as strange as it may sound. For such natural objects there is a name "rapids" - a flat rock with water flowing along its surface.You can get to the waterfall with any form of transport or even on foot. It is located on a relatively flat terrain, so that you will not have to climb up the stairs as it would be with Secret Falls and Namuang. From the ring road to the very Lat Wanorn there is an excellent concrete road, which is actively used by local residents. >>

There is a special sort of "attraction" on Koh Samui - a french rum distillery "Magic Alambic". It was founded by Eliza and Michelle Gabriel, who together with the machine for the production of rum from sugar cane had come to the island in 2003 from France. >>

This lovely and quiet place was created by a Thai farmer Nim Thongsuk. The turn to the road leading to the Magic Buddha Garden in the mountains of Samui, is located near the turn to the Namuang 1 waterfall. The whole area looks like a sculpture garden, it is located along a small mountain river flowing across the Magic Buddha Garden. >>

The are not many people on Koh Samui who can be called "a living legend" or "a face of Samui."Kun Lek (Khun Lek) or Mr. Pancake Man is one of those local folks who is not only famous in Samui, but also far beyond its borders. Even Trip Advisor has his own page with reviews of his work. >>