
Koh Samui is Thailand's third largest island and the largest
in the south-east of the Gulf of Thailand. Koh in the Thai
language means island and there are around eighty islands
surrounding Samui: Koh Pha Ngan, Koh Tao and Koh Tan are the
closest and also inhabited. Samui is more than 280 sq. km.
in area and has a population of approximately 34,000.
The most popular beaches are Chaweng beach, Lamai beach ,
Bophut beach and Maenam beach. The Samui interior is a tropical
jungle with hills up to 600 metres high.