Fishing village with a picturesque beach in a long beautiful sandy bay at the northern tip of the island. Not touristy because of few boats making the trip, and the western part of the bay has some of the most beautiful waters off the island with a nice narrow beach under palm trees, there is also commercial Malibu beach in western end with one of the best sand of the island.
Haad Yao Beaches
Haad Yao is one of the most beautiful beaches on Ko Pha Ngan. The sandy beach stretches over one kilometre from Haad Son through to the headland that shelters the bay.The beach is also very wide, allowing a wide variety of sports and activities.
Get in
From Thong Sala and the ferry terminal the taxi ride is just ten minutes. The fare per person should be 100 baht. The cab drivers will produce a booklet that claims 150 baht is the standard fare. It is not. BARGAIN!
Get around
Walking, renting motorbikes or sharing taxis to Thong Sala, the main port. Twenty five minutes to Haad Rin and the full moon party.
Sleep
Get in
From Thong Sala and the ferry terminal the taxi ride is just ten minutes. The fare per person should be 100 baht. The cab drivers will produce a booklet that claims 150 baht is the standard fare. It is not. BARGAIN!
Get around
Walking, renting motorbikes or sharing taxis to Thong Sala, the main port. Twenty five minutes to Haad Rin and the full moon party.
Sleep
Easy Life Bungalow | Haad Yao Beach | 340 ฿ | |||
Haad Yao Over Bay Resort | Haad Yao Beach | 510 ฿ | incl. | recommend | |
Haad Yao Bayview Resort & Spa | Haad Yao Beach | 680 ฿ | incl. | recommend | |
Haad Yao Resort | Haad Yao Beach | 680 ฿ | incl. | ||
Long Bay Resort | Haad Yao Beach | 685 ฿ | incl. | recommend | |
Baan Haad Yao Villas | Haad Yao Beach | 807 ฿ | recommend | ||
Haad Yao Bungalows | Haad Yao Beach | 935 ฿ | incl. | ||
Seaboard Bungalows | Haad Yao Beach | 1020 ฿ | |||
Haad Yao Villa | Haad Yao Beach | 1020 ฿ | incl. | ||
See Through Boutique Resort | Haad Yao Beach | 1529 ฿ | incl |
Plaayleam Beach Koh Phangan
Ao Plaay Laem is at the based of Khao Hin Nok, a granite mountain that dominates and tranforms the landscape, making it a fairytale of rounded boulders and hillside views over Ang Thong Marine Park. The bay is very fairly shallow preceding the reef that lies about 80 metres away. Over the reef there are corals and marine life for snorkelling enthusiasts and a few resorts hire kayaks so you can panddle around the huge boulders in the sea.
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MaeHaad Beach(Koh Ma)
wide sandy beach joined to Koh Ma by a sand spit, which is a National Marine Park with some of the best diving and snorkeling on Koh Pha Ngan there is also a small village and a variety of resorts, restaurants and bars.
Truly excellent snorkelling: you'll need to go over the first, dead reef to see the coral. Make sure you get in and out during high tide as crossing the dead reef when the tide is receding can be difficult and painful. There is a severe litter problem on the sand spit.
Chaloklum Beach
Sri Thanu Beach
Hin Ngam Koh Phangan
Haad Son Beach Koh Phangan
It has a beautiful private beach which you can snorkel right off, had a great restaurant with delicious and trustworthy food. The restaurant had a concrete island on the water with hammocks and tables which was gorgeous at sunset and we had a great time jumping off into the water. They also had a large selection of delicious cocktails at great prices.