Animal Farms and Shows:
Phang Ka Snake Farm, at Tambon Taling Ngam, has daily
shows at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., 250 baht per person,
Tel: 0-7742-3247.
Samui Buffalo Village, at Tambon Na Muang, has daily
shows at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., 350 baht per person,
Tel: 0-7741-8680.
Butterfly Garden and Honey Farm, in the south of
the island, open daily from 8 s.m.-5 p.m., 120 baht
per person, Tel: 0-7742-4020-21.
Monkey Training Centre, at Tambon Bo Phut, has daily
shows at 10.30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., 150 baht per
person, Tel: 0-7724 -5140.
Samui Aquarium and Tiger Zoo, at Ao Laem Set, opens
daily from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 250 baht per person,Tel:
0-7742-4017-8.
Crocodile Farm, near Na Muang waterfall, daily shows
at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., 250 baht per person.
Ko Samui
Ko Samui The 247-square-kilometre Samui island is
Surat Thani's major tourist attraction. Located 258
nautical miles south of Bangkok, and some 84 kilometres
east of the provincial capital, Ko Samui measures
some 21 kilometres at its widest point, and 25 kilometres
at its longest. A 51-kilometre ring and largely coastal
road encircles the island, which has numerous lovely
beaches and bays, and is almost literally an island
of coconuts and forested hills.
Samui's best beaches line the northern and eastern
coasts, the most popular being Hat Chaweng and Hat
Lamai, where generally attractive accommodation can
be found. Other beaches include Hat Choeng Mon, Hat
Mae Nam in the north and Hat Na Thon, the island's
major seafront settlement where shops, restaurants
and tour agencies are concentrated.
At the southern end of Lamai Bay are phallic rock
formations called Hin Ta Hin Yai. A path connects
the three waterfalls, called Namtok Hin Lat, Namtok
Lat Wanon, and Namtok Na Muang, from west to south.
The waterfalls are best visited during rainy season.
Elephant riding is an interesting activity at the
Na Muang waterfall.
There are some Buddhist monuments and temples on
the island: Phra Yai is a massive seated Buddha image
at Fan isle; Phrathat Hin Ngu is a stupa containing
the Buddha’s relics and Chedi Laem So, a golden stupa
on the western coast; and Wat Khunaram houses the
dead body of Luang Pho Daeng which does not decay.
