The island lies north of Koh Samui and has become famous for its Full Moon Party, held monthly, and once the prerogative of travelers who wanted to get away from the more populated ‘tourist’ islands and enjoy the simple life - along with a raving beach party every month, that is. From Koh Samui - By Air to Koh Samui, and boat to Phangan. The island has no airport, so any air travel has to be by way of Koh Samui...
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Koh Phangan Thailand Beach

Koh Phangan Beaches

To say the beaches on this island are some of the very best in Thailand would be no exaggeration. The reason visitors made the effort in the first place was because Phangan, the biggest in the group in Ang Thang Marine National Park, had that idyllic paradise island feel to it. To some extent it still does have the atmosphere of a far away place, spectacularly beautiful. With development, amenities have improved...
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What to see on Koh Phangan

For a relatively small island at 168 square kilometres, Phangan has a wealth of attractions, mostly natural but there are some man made features as well. It is also amongst some 40 smaller islets which come under the protection of the Marine National Park. These small islands make for good days out for just viewing or for scuba diving. Many coming to an island such as this will assume it’s just a case of sitting...
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Accommodation in Phangan

If its choice you are after, along with the word ‘paradise’ in every hotel description, then Phangan is the place. Paradise it most certainly is, when relaxing in a beach hammock, and little to worry about other than when the afternoon finishes and the evening starts. The range of hotel prices are currently from US$8 to US$169. That’s quite a wide choice for the traveler who will be looking for something different...
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Full Moon Party Thailand

Full Moon Party

The Full Moon Party at Phangan has now become a world famous event, attended by thousands. Not that long ago this was a party held on a remote island beach for travelers who met up whilst roaming the planet , seeking out new experiences. For some, the Full Moon Party now held each month on the same island has become far too commercial, attended largely by curious holiday makers and gap year students whose intentions...
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Koh Phangan Weather

Thailand has very distinct weather patterns which are generally split into dry cool seasons and humid rainy seasons. But there is a geographical division as well. Phuket and the western islands have a rainy season which runs from April to October, whilst the Gulf of Thailand islands such as Koh Samui and Koh Phangan have a rainy season which occurs later in the year, The months for the higher rainfall on Phangan...
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Useful Travel Tips

The visit to the island will naturally involve a sea journey. It’s quite a short hop from Samui but if the journey is from Surathani, it is well worth packing some seasick tablets. The vessels used range from quite basic ferries to fast catamarans, but if the sea doesn’t agree with you then some tablets will help. It can get quite choppy, especially in the rainy season. The island is largely jungle, so as in any...
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Scuba diving in Phangan

Scuba Diving around Phangan and Am Phong National Park

The area west of of Phangan is a protected Marine National Park, the Ang Thong Marine Park and as such is a protected sea environment, in a similar way a forest park may be protected from development. It’s to Thailand’s credit that it is ahead of many countries in creating these Marine Parks, and there are lessons which could be learnt from many western governments about sea life protection. There is always the...
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