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How facts are checked
Facts were last checked on 10 November 2026. Timetables, fees and park closures change, often at short notice: always confirm with the operator or the authority before you travel. If you notice a mistake, the date at the bottom of each page tells you how fresh the information is.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Ko Samui and Thai Wikipedia: เกาะสมุย (history, geography, climate)
- Wikipedia: Samui International Airport
- Wikipedia: Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
- Wikipedia: Wat Phra Yai, Wat Plai Laem, Wat Khunaram
- Wikivoyage: Ko Samui (beaches, transport, practical advice)
- Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and Thai National Parks: Mu Ko Ang Thong (fees, closure, viewpoint)
- Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (jellyfish advice, as reported in the Thai press)
- Ferry operators: Seatran, Raja Ferry, Lomprayah, Songserm
- Thai Tourist Police
- Bangkok Airways and Samui International Airport (schedules); Thai Meteorological Department (climate records); Tourism Authority of Thailand
Photographs
All photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences:
- Crystal Bay (Silver Beach), between Chaweng and Lamai. Photo: FullofTravel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ang Thong Marine National Park from a viewpoint. Photo: GiggleAun, CC BY-SA 3.0
- View from Ko Mae Ko, Ang Thong. Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wat Phra Yai, the Big Buddha. Photo: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Guanyin statue at Wat Plai Laem. Photo: Gunther Dihlmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hin Ta and Hin Yai rocks, Lamai. Photo: Dirk Enthoven, CC BY 3.0
- Chaweng Noi beach. Photo: Roma Neus, CC BY 3.0
- The beach at Mae Nam. Photo: Elmschrat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- On the Donsak–Lipa Noi ferry. Photo: Renek78, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rain over the sea at Hin Ta, near Lamai. Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A boat pier in Bophut. Photo: Ruta Badina, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fishing boats at Nathon. Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0
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