Koh Samui day trips
Samui day trips are known for Ang Thong limestone and one Phangan boat, and they fit a spare weekday. Keep the marine park and a Tao dive hop on separate days.
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Ang Thong Marine Park is the usual spare-day boat: 300 THB cash for foreigners, no public ferry, tours from Nathon or Bophut. The park closes 1 November to 15 December. Koh Phangan is a 30-minute Lomprayah from Bangrak or Maenam, or about 45 minutes on Seatran. Sleep on Samui unless the bay is the next stay.
Do not book Ang Thong and a Koh Tao boat on the same morning, and a 2026 licensed park day often sits above the 300 THB gate. See Bangkok to Koh Samui if you still need the flight, and write tomorrow's pier before you drink.
Pick one spare day
| Trip | Clock | Sleep after |
|---|---|---|
| Ang Thong park | Full boat day; 300 THB gate | Samui |
| Thong Sala hop | Lomprayah about 30 minutes | Samui or a Phangan bay |
| Haad Rin day | Only around Full Moon | Not a default |
| Koh Tao | 1.5 to 2 hours via Phangan | Tao overnight |
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- Ang Thong as a day trip or overnight?
- Day trip. Park bungalows exist, but most people sleep on Samui.
- Can you add Tao to an Ang Thong day?
- No. Different boats, different lunch. Tao is an overnight if you dive.