10 years on the excursion market of Koh Samui.
The footprint of Buddha in the south of Samui is not a tourist attraction, even the monks from the nearby temples at the Laem So pagoda, do come here not often. However, to a curious person, the relic can be interesting.
The Naga Pearl Shop is located in the south of Koh Samui opposite Thong Krut Beach. On the shop counter are sea jewelry grown on a pearl farm located on the small island of Koh Matsum, a satellite of the archipelago, two kilometers distant.
Overlap Stone is a huge cobblestone on a cliff that is located in the mountains nearly Lamai Beach. The natural attraction is a observing platform with a view of the southeast of Samui.
The Wat Kiri Wongkaram Temple is located in the southwest of Koh Samui, the Taling Ngam area, it is considered one of the oldest Buddhist complexes on the island. Locals call it the “Mountain Temple” due to its elevated location.
Buddha Teepangkorn better known as Buddha standing in the mountains or the new Buddha, a deity statue on one of the highest hills of Samui is located between the Maenam and Lamai districts, closer to the center of the island.
Hainan Chinese Temple is located on the north-west of Koh Samui.
Samui Butterfly Garden is located in the southeast of the island near Lamai Beach. The territory on the hillside is covered with a grid, accommodates a variety of flowers, outlandish plants, artificial waterfalls, stones and not that many butterflies.
Laem Sor Pagoda in the south of Koh Samui are considered one of the oldest and most revered Buddhist saints on the island.
Wat Bo Phuttharam Temple in northern Samui is located in the consonant Bophut area near the Fishermen village, is notable for its architecture in the form of a ship and a large statue of a black monk.
The Chinese temple complex Guan Yu in the south of Samui is located in the Hua Thanon region near the homonymous settlement of Muslim fishermen.
Masjid Nurulihsan Mosque is located in the east of Koh Samui in a Muslim village in the Hua Thanon area. This is the only house of worship on the island for people professing Islam.
The Church of the Ascension of the Lord is the only church institution in Samui where Orthodox services in Russian are held. Located in the tourist area of Lamai in the west of the island.
Lamai Temple on Koh Samui is located in the southeast near the cognominal beach and the village. It is the main religious site of this part of the island. Guides do not carry tourists here. Only an occasional alien can peep past. Most of the time the sanctuary is empty.
Wat Khao Hua Jook Pagoda is located in the northeastern part of Koh Samui near Lake Chaweng, is considered one of the most significant sights of the island and a great point of view.
Samui Aquarium & Tiger Zoo is another place on the island that you can be interested in, first of all, to children. The facility is located in the southeast near the Ban Harn beach in the territory of the Samui Orchid Ocean Resort, owned by the hotel.
The Koh Samui crocodile farm is located two hundred meters from the airport in the north of the island near Bophut Beach.
Wat Rachatammaram is a red Buddhist temple in the sacred complex Sila Ngu on Samui Island, located between the Hua Tanon and Lamai districts near the ringway.
In 1935, the foundation of the temple was laid by the monks Sithon - the owner of a large python, which has a golden color. The power of Ngu means “golden serpent”. The priest and his pet are buried in the complex.
Paradise Park Farm Samui is located on the highest mountain of the Khao Pom island. This is a 20acre contact zoo, there are a lot of exotic birds, animals and pangolins. Various trees and bright flowers create a paradise look of this place. A panoramic pool with amazing views of the island and the sea make originality.
Wat Plai Laem is a temple complex on Koh Samui, built in 2004 by the famous architect Khun Jarit Phumdonming. The eminent sculptor spent three years on the erection of the shrine. The construction was carried out at the expense of the donation of the inhabitants of Thailand.
Buddha's Magic Garden is a ravine in the wake of a creek, decorated with sculptures of creatures from Buddhist mythology. Located in the thicket of the jungle of Samui, in the center of the island on the hill of Kao Yai.
“Charming girl” - this is how the name of Nang Yuan is translated. It is no coincidence that Thais compared this paradise as female beauty. The tempting tropical girl is a flower of the Gulf of Siam with three graceful atolls connected by a snow-white sand spit, similar to a graceful bend of a girl's waist. Сalm emerald waters washing the island would remind the lover of the beautiful the bottomless gaze of the blue-eyed beautiful girl.
Turtle Island is a part of the Samui archipelago located at its northernmost point at a distance of 64 kilometers. The island is tiny, an area only of 21 square kilometers with a population of 2000 people. It named due to the large concentration of turtles that actively reproduced here in the past and chosen this tropical corner by themselves. Now the population of these amphibians has declined sharply because of the massive inrush of tourists. Later more romantic version was invented for tourists, supposedly from the top Koh Tao looks like a huge turtle swimming to the south to the side of its brother - the island of Phangan. The distant between these islands is 35 km from Tao.
Ang Tong means "Golden Bowl". The name of the National Marine Park is fully justified: the archipelago is a natural treasury of southern Thailand. Without waxing too poetic, this is one of the most picturesque places on the planet.
Big Buddha is the largest statue on Samui with a height of almost 12 meters. Leaf-gold covered deity statue sits in a lotus position. The distance between his knees is 6 meters. The statue is located near Bang Rak beach on the small island of Fan, connected to the main island by a sand dam.
The relict of the holy buddhist at Wat Khunaram temple in Samui attract pilgrims and tourists from all over the world. The imperishable mummy of a monk has been resting for half a century inside a glass sarcophagus. The sacred monastery is located in the east of the island between Namuang Waterfall and Hua Thanon Beach.
