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Big Buddha Beach

Big Buddha Beach is a very popular beach on Samui and is named after the 12 meter tall statue of Buddha. Big Buddha beach is also known on Koh Samui as Bangrak beach. The Big Buddha statue is one of the most famous sights on Koh Samui.

Big Buddha Beach Location

The area at Big Buddha beach is more quiet and laid back then the larger and more popular Samui resort towns of Chaweng beach and Lamai beach. It is positioned on the North Eastern shores of Ko Samui and can be reached by car or motorbike in under 20 minutes from the popular nightlife center of Chaweng beach.

Big Buddha beach is located for the most part on the north shore of Koh Samui and is long and curvy.

Big Buddha Beach Hotels - Samui

Many travelers visiting Koh Samui on holiday prefer staying at one of the Big Buddha beach hotels or at one of the beach bungalows due to the wide variety of relatively inexpensive accommodation options available to them there.

For those tourists traveling to Samui for a somewhat more upscale and luxurious holiday then please rest assured that Big Buddha beach hotels also offers a great selection of new and upscale Samui resorts and Samui villas available for tourists to select from.

One of the great benefits of choosing Big Buddha beach as the location for your holiday on Koh Samui is that the beach at Big Buddha is located to many of the great attractions and activities found on Samui.

The legendary nightlife of Chaweng beach, the party capital of Koh Samui, is located only a short drive away from Big Buddha beach. Chaweng beach offers a number of excellent nightlife venues such as the famous Green Mango disco.

Big Buddha Beach Activities

Big Buddha beach offers a wide range of great attractions and activities for visitors. For those of you that prefer an active holiday you will find a number of great water sport activities including diving, snorkelling and some motorized watersport activities. The water at Big Buddha beach is nice and calm and is excellent for those tourists that enjoy swimming in the beautiful sea.

While enjoying the sun and lying on the sandy beach at Big Buddha beach, you will encounter a number of beach vendors that will sell food and drinks. For those of you that enjoy a Thai beach massage then you can find a number of excellent Thai massage ladies along this Samui beach.

Koh Samui - Big Buddha Nightlife

For those of you that are looking to stay at a Samui resort or beach bungalow complex right in the middle of all the best nightlife hot spots then maybe choosing Big Buddha beach is a mistake. the nightlife offers almost no real nightlife venues other then a few Big Buddha beach beer bars and some regular bars. Big Buddha beach does not offer any discos or clubs to its visitors