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City break in Ko Samui. Active leisure ideas for Ko Samui - attractions, recreation and nightlife

The island of Kho Samui is one of the world’s most popular family resort destinations. The island hosts numerous interesting parks, entertainment and sport centers. The resort is of extreme popularity among youth as the island boasts plenty of nightlife establishments. One of the most original and fancy entertainment centers is the Monkey Theatre which is a scale park being home to hundreds of monkeys. The park is located in the Bophut district. The center organizes amazing entertainment performances with monkeys and other animals engaged in the show for its visitors every day.
Cuisine of Ko Samui for gourmet with top restaurants and cafe
Thai cuisine is considered to be one of the most exotic cuisines of the world. The island of Koh Samui offers its guests a vast choice of ethnic gastronomy establishments as well as … Open
Visiting the Snake Farm will be the same engaging leisure and entertainment for tourists. The farm is located in the Taling Ngam district. Apart from numerous reptile cages keeping the richest collection of snakes and reptiles this nature reserve offers its visitors an engaging entertainment program. Several times a day the visitors can enjoy breathtaking performances of snake charmers and skilled acrobats.
Those tourists tending to a more romantic and easy entertainments should visit the Butterfly Garden which is located in a marvelous hilly country. The Butterfly garden keeps a genuinely unique collection. The garden is home as to typical representatives of local fauna so to unique exotic insects brought from other countries. Not far from the scenic garden tourists will find local Aquarium which gives its visitors a deep insight into the sea world and its inhabitants. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
Authentic traditions, festivals and lifestyle of Ko Samui inhabitants
One of the main features of the island of Kho Samui is a unique lifestyle. Level and easy lifestyle with plenty of peculiar features will seem weird to foreign guests. The life of local … Open
Apart from plenty of attractive beach areas the island of Kho Samui invites its guests to visit the Coco Splash Waterpark. Its territory features the best water attractions and playing grounds offering great entertaining facilities even for the youngest visitors of the park. Among entertainment centers of the island the Samui Namuang ATV Park is well worth tourists attention meanwhile open air leisure enthusiasts will love to visit the Samui Waterball amusement park. Elite sport admirers will like the Treasure Island Golf Minigolf center.
One of the main features of the resort is still plenty of day spa centers visiting which will be a perfect addition to leisure and recreation during Samui vacation. Among the most popular centers tourists give preference to the Peace Tropical Spa, Luxsa and Anantara Spa centers. Each of the centers features plenty of exclusive healing programs and beauty treatments. Hiking enthusiasts and shopaholics should necessarily visit the most popular market place of the island named the Bophut Walking Street. The market takes a whole street and offers its visitors a vast choice of original goods. The market hosts several attractive cozy cafes and restaurants to rest after exhaustive shopping.
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Reference information
Map of all parks
National and city parks around Ko Samui
♥   Marine National Park 'Than Sadeth-Koh Phangan' , 28.5 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   National Park 'Namtok Si khid' , 65.1 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Marine National Park 'Mu Ko Ang Thong' , 83.2 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   National Park 'Tai Romyen' , 101.8 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   National Park 'Khao Luang' , 115.3 km from the center. On the map   Photo
Map of all pret-parks
Amusement parks near Ko Samui
♥   Amusement park 'Coco Splash Adventure and Water Park' Samui, 5.9 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Amusement park 'Surat Waterpark' Ban Na San, 6.5 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Amusement park 'The Pirates Park' Surat Thani, 89.9 km from the center. On the map   Photo
Map of all aquaparks
Water attractions around Ko Samui
♥   Water park 'Coco Splash Adventure and Water Park' Samui, 5.9 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Water park 'The Pirates Park' Surat Thani, 89.9 km from the center. On the map   Photo

Sites around Ko Samui from our surveys on extreme Earth places

Six Senses Yao Noi

From the series “Stunning Beauty Places of the Earth, Unknown to Tourists”
Check on the map:   Distance from Ko Samui center - 12.9 km.
Guests who wish to relax on the beach resort can visit the picturesque Thai island of Yao Noi. The island is located between two popular tourist islands - Phuket and Krabi. From these islands you can get to the quiet spa resort less than an hour by motorboat. The territory of the small island is almost entirely dedicated to the chic hotel Six Senses, whose honor the health resort was named. … Read further

Red Pool

From the series “Most Scary Swiiming Pools”
Check on the map:   Distance from Ko Samui center - 2.1 km.
The original red pool is available to guests of the Library Hotel on Koh Samui. Not everyone will dare to swim in it. The blood-red color of the pool water is the reason for this. The water gets such a rich and realistic shade because of the red mosaic tiles that cover the bottom and walls of the pool. Even hotel guests who know the secret of this pool do not always risk swimming in it. This pool really looks very unusual against the background of the surrounding exotic landscapes and cute resort environment. … Read further

City break ideas for neighbours of Ko Samui

Ko Pha Ngan Island
Walking through the local jungle, remember that monkeys in Thailand are agile and very impudent animals. They can easily steal anything from your things at the most inopportune moment. If you love relaxing entertainments, there is a mini-golf course with 12 holes near ... Open »
Ko Tao Island
For those, who like rock climbing, there are a couple of places of different difficulty level on the island, where you can improve your skills. If you have a desire and a required level of training, you can choose several routes and climb the tops of the mountains. ... Open »
Krabi
Fans of spa treatments are recommended to visit the Kantawan center, which will please with plenty of massage and cosmetician’s rooms. Be sure to try the diversity of Krabi's nightlife. The most popular clubs and discos are located near the coast. The Mermaids ... Open »
Ban Khlong Muang
The tourists visiting Muang have access to a huge variety of sea activities. There are several diving and water sports centres in the vicinity of the resort. Here you can rent all the necessary equipment and practice with specialists. Experienced divers and sportsmen ... Open »
Ko Lanta Island
The cheapest and the most optimal option is a motorbike. You can rent one and easily reach, for instance, the Butterfly Garden just not far from Long Beach. It’s open from October to the middle of April. There you can see how different kinds of butterflies from all ... Open »
Phi Phi Islands
Calmer and respectable beaches can be found in the eastern part of the island; the most famous among them are Loh Ba Kao and Laem Tong. Those who expect to relax in total privacy are recommended to stay at the deserted beach of Nui Bay surrounded by steep cliffs. ... Open »
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