101 Visitor’s Guide To Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui (2024)

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Chaweng beach is the most popular among all Koh Samui beaches and one of the best in Thailand (this is confirmed by numerous reviews of travelers who have visited it). Tourists appreciate it for white sand, clean and warm sea, optimal depth, good location, excellent infrastructure, inexhaustible opportunities for entertainment and Instagram photos.

Chaweng Beach General Info

The 6-kilometer beach, located on the east coast of the island, is conditionally divided into three locations: southern (Chaweng Noi), northern (Chaweng Yai) and central – the heart of the resort life.

It was here that tourists began to come and the region began to become increasingly popular among vacationers.

Check this ultimate first timers guide to Chaweng beach in Koh Samui and get up-to-date information about best time to visit, things to do and see, places to stay nearby and other details.

Chaweng Noi beach on Koh Samui

Best Time To Visit Chaweng Beach

As monsoon season can influence greatly on your trip to Thailand, its better to know to about the best and worst months to spend on Chaweng beach. Actually, you can spend your vacation on Chaweng beach in any season.

Water temperature is always high enough to enjoy swimming, but please be aware of currents and waves. November can be a little uncomfortable due to heavy rainfall. High season on Chaweng beach starts in February and lasts till August. During this period this beach is very crowded.

Chaweng Noi: privacy and cleanliness

The secluded Chaweng Noi beach on Koh Samui, bordered by mountains covered with tropical jungle, stretches along the coast of a vast bay for almost a kilometer.

It boasts a fairly wide coastline, which allows vacationers to settle down here in comfort. Chaweng Noi is usually very popular place among Koh Samui honeymooners, families with children. The trees here come close to the water, so you can always find shade to hide from the scorching sun.

Chaweng beach on Koh Samui island in Thailand

A small stream and boulders divide Chaweng into northern and southern parts. The northern section of the beach is covered with snow-white, fine sand without any inclusions of shell rock, coral fragments and stones; in the south, in some places, the coast is covered with coarse yellow sand.

The entrance to the sea is ideal here – gentle, smooth, thanks to which the waves approach the shore slowly. Another advantage of Chaweng Beach is that there are no algae at the bottom.

The water is almost always warm and suitable for swimming, but in summer, when it gets especially hot on Koh Samui, it is better to spend time in the pool to cool off a little. If your hotel is not on the beach, then find shade, although this can be quite difficult to do during the hot hours. And don’t forget sunscreen.

Currents

In winter, on Chaweng Beach, as in many other places on Koh Samui, you should be careful: dangerous currents form here, and it is not recommended to sail far from the coast during a storm. In any season on Koh Samui, you should pay attention to the red flags.

They serve as a signal to vacationers about dangerous currents. True, the lifeguards on the beach work professionally, and instantly rush to the aid of unlucky swimmers if they begin to be carried away to the open sea.

Chaweng Noi is a less crowded beach compared to Chaweng, so fans of a calm measured holiday choose it. Another beach located next to Chaweng is Lamai, also worth visiting.

The reason for not such a frenzied popularity lies in the fact that finding this small beach is not so easy. You can go to Chaweng Noi through the possession of beach hotels. Convenient access – through the Impiana Resort, Fire House, Samui First House Hotel.

The hotels own the entire coastal infrastructure – showers, toilets, restaurants. Sunbed + umbrella can be rented for 200 THB. On the boxes exhibited at bars and restaurants, in some places it is allowed to accommodate vacationers who have made an order.

Impiana Resort on Chaweng Noi Beach (Koh Samui)
Impiana Resort at Chaweng Beach

At the southern tip of Chaweng Noi Beach there is an observation deck, from where spectacular panoramas open up to almost the entire northeastern coastal strip of Koh Samui.

North Chaweng Beach: 5-star Hotels and Luxury Accommodations

North Chaweng beach, which is completely built up with high-class hotels, has rather calm atmosphere. There are no noisy entertainment venues here, however, the silence is often broken by the roar of aircraft, since there is an airport nearby.

The sea on this beach is calm, clear, but very shallow, plus there is a reef not far from the coast: to swim, you will have to wander along the shallows for more than one hundred meters. During low tide, you can also walk to Koh Matlang island located opposite this part of Koh Samui.

Those wishing to take a swim are better off heading to the central or southern part of Chaweng.

Here’s the list of 5 best hotels on Chaweng Noi beach.

1. Casa De Mar

4 Star Hotel . Click here to find more details and deals on Chaweng Beach.

2. Vana Belle, a Luxury Collection Resort

5 Star Hotel. Click here to find more details about Vana Belle, a Luxury Collection Resort.

3. Hyatt Regency Koh Samui

5 Star Hotel. Click here to find more info about Hyatt Regency Koh Samui.

4. Samui Paradise Chaweng Beach Resort & Spa

3.5 Star Hotel. Click here to find more details about Samui Paradise Chaweng Beach Resort & Spa.

5. Banana Fan Sea Resort

4 Star Hotel. Click here to find more info about Banana Fan Sea Resort.

North Chaweng beach on Koh Samui island in Thailand

Central Chaweng Beach

This part of Chaweng Beach is full of life day and night. The most popular entertainment venues, bars, and restaurants on Koh Samui are located here: The Green Mango club with two dance floors, Solo Bar, Ark Bar, Reggi Pab. All of them have their own sun loungers with umbrellas, almost the entire strip of the wide coastline of central Chaweng is densely crowded with sun loungers.

Entertainment at Chaweng Beach in Thailand (Koh Samui)

There are plenty of hotels for every taste and budget in the center of Chaweng Beach. In inexpensive bungalows you can stay from 1,200 THB / day, in budget hotels – from 1,400 THB / day.

A room in a mid-range hotel will cost from 2,500 THB / day, but for accommodation in a chic designer boutique hotel The Library you will have to pay from 10,000 baht / day.

Things to Do in Chaweng & Water Activities

There are plenty of water activities you can find on Chaweng Beach, such as jet skis, water skiing, bananas, kayaking. Popular extreme water flyboard also can be found here.

On Chaweng there are many massage parlors. For an hour of Thai massage, be ready to pay from 250 THB. Peak hours for massage services are from 16.00 to 18.00.

Therefore, it is worth booking a massage session in advance. Numerous vendors walk along the beach, where you can buy soft drinks, fruits and much more. They are ready to make you a henna tattoo, provide pedicure services.

The vendors on Chaweng Beach are quite polite and not too pushy. It is enough to politely say “no” and you will not be pestered by offers to buy something.

People who trade on the beaches come from the poor provinces of Thailand in the hope of making money in tourist places in order to somehow help their families.

Entertainment for tourists on Chaweng Noi beach (Koh Samui)

Chaweng Noi Beach FAQs

What do you do with Chaweng at night?

There plenty of things to do at night, you can enjoy walking, moving from one bar to another or visit night clubs.

What is the name of the main beach bar on Chaweng Beach?

ARKbar Beach Club has all necessary facilities to make your beach vacation super comfortable.

Is Chaweng Beach public?

You can access the beach through one of the hotels. The public entrance to the beach is located near Chaweng Walking street.

Can you swim at Chaweng Beach?

Yes, it offers almost ideal conditions to enjoy swimming in the ocean. The best part of the beach to enjoy swimming is Chaweng Noi. Before entering the water pay attention to the red flags. Their presence means that it is dangerous to go into the water.

Is Chaweng Beach clean?

Even though, its one of the busiest beaches in Koh Samui, the coastline is pretty clean. As there plenty of hotels located here, they try to keep the beach clean.

Is Chaweng Beach busy?

Yes, but as the coastline is pretty long, about 7 km, even during peak season there plenty of space for everyone.

Where is Chaweng Thailand?

East coast of Koh Samui island.

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