Koh Samui Travel Guide

In the central area of Koh Samui, there are many trading halls where Thai baht can be exchanged. The foreign currency is mainly US dollars, euros, Japanese yen and Hong Kong dollars. There are not many places where RMB can be exchanged, and the exchange rate is not high, which is generally lower than that in Bangkok. Therefore, if you want to exchange Thai baht, you should be prepared in advance in Bangkok to avoid being "cash-strapped" on Koh Samui.

2. Language

Thais generally have certain English communication skills, especially in shopping and traveling. If it is a self-help tour, please write down the English name and address of the hotel, and the driver will definitely take you back to the hotel in time.

Step 3 transport

Apart from cars and motorcycles that can be rented, there are almost no "buses" in Koh Samui, and even orthodox taxis are not common. The most common means of transportation is "motorcycle", each car can take six or seven people, and you can stop when you wave. It is also suitable for tour groups traveling together. There are also ordinary motorcycles that can only take one person. Drivers often wear bright yellow vests with the words "taxi" written on them. There are fewer taxis and the fare is higher than that in Bangkok.

Step 4 entrust

If you look at large Buddha statues or furniture, consignment becomes a problem. Koh Samui is almost a small shipping company, so you can choose the sea to transport you.

5. telephone

If you think roaming charges are too high, you can use the local mobile phone sim card, which can save a lot of phone bills. Almost every convenience store on the island can buy Sim cards. The reporter bought a popular happy card in Thailand, 200 baht, including 50 baht phone bill, which can be recharged. Use this mobile phone card to make domestic direct dial calls at 7 baht per minute, which is about RMB 65,438 +0.4 yuan. In addition, there are many mobile phone shops in Koh Samui, all of which provide public mobile phones. If you have contact with China, you can also rent it temporarily. From 20 12, tourists to Thailand generally use truemove inter sim, which costs 99 baht, including 50 baht telephone charges, excluding 55 baht telephone charges. Use this mobile phone card to make domestic calls at 1 baht per minute, which is about RMB 0.2 yuan.

6. Voltage

Thailand and China use 220V voltage, and all kinds of chargers can be used directly.

7. Network

With the rise of blogs, publishing diaries and pictures during travel has become a fashion, so Internet issues are also worthy of attention. The two hotel rooms where the reporter stayed in Koh Samui were not equipped with Internet access, and the internet charge in the hotel was relatively high, with a charge of 5 baht per minute (1 RMB). There are many small internet cafes on both sides of the street in the central area, each with only four or five computers, and the cost is basically 1 baht per minute, at least 20 minutes at a time. The traffic on the island is very convenient. Expressway, a 50-kilometer-long roundabout, surrounds the coastline and connects the beaches from the east of the city center. It's cheap and convenient to take a tour of Songtao, which is converted from a small freight truck. Visitors can also wait for minibuses that come and go regularly on the main road. The food in Koh Samui is cheap and delicious. In addition to fresh and delicious seafood, all kinds of delicious tropical fruits are natural specialties. I suggest you try coconut balls and jujube balls wrapped in sweet wheat skin.

Intercontinental Banda Lingyan Resort Koh Samui, formerly known as Banda Lingyan Resort Hotel, covers an area of 22 acres and is the first luxury resort hotel in Koh Samui, with a detached status. After a ten-month renovation project costing millions of dollars, the resort will regain its reputation under the leadership of many well-known local consultants.

Intercontinental Banda Lingyan Hotel Koh Samui has 79 luxurious rooms, 7 swimming pools, a private beach with an authorized pier of 150m, many unique two-bedroom villas, world-class dining and a huge spa at an altitude of 120m. Its guest room area is between 67 and 320 m? Each room has a private balcony, and the spacious bathroom has a bathtub and waterfall shower, and is decorated with unique colors, thus adding contemporary colors to the strong traditional Thai style of the resort. 12 The independent seaside swimming pool villa with its own characteristics is only a stone's throw from the coastline, with luxurious living and leisure space, private sunbathing area, swimming pool and 24-hour butler service.

The resort * * * has seven swimming pools, which are distributed in many locations of the resort, bringing semi-private swimming pools to villa guests, and the space is full; /kloc-Three luxury yachts will be berthed at the 0/50m-long authorized private pier for exclusive use by guests.

In addition, guests must not miss the resort's luxury bar Air Bar. Overlooking Siam Bay, Air Bar presents novel molecular cocktails, various sake, and unique snacks, sushi and sashimi carefully prepared by Joseph Borowski, a famous bar in new york.

In the resort, there are restaurants with different tastes-Flames, a seaside restaurant that presents modern European cuisine and cooks, barbecues or cooks with open fire in front of guests; With the concept of open kitchen, Amber set up her own bakery to cook Thai and Asian food on several on-site cooking platforms, so that guests can enjoy the food intuitively before tasting it.

Intercontinental Hotels Group's "In the Know" protocol program uses a series of "inside experiences" to let guests embark on a journey of discovery and enjoy the most wonderful side of Koh Samui and its surrounding areas; You can also create a series of tailor-made personalized activities, so that tourists can get in touch with the local community, experience rural life in Thailand and create unforgettable memories.

Banda Lingyan, where the resort is located, is praised by The New York Times as one of the "places to visit in a lifetime 1000", enjoying the charming sunset, the famous "Five Islands" island and the beautiful scenery of Antong National Park. This paradise has been deeply loved by tasteful tourists all over the world for many years, and the legend of Banda Lingyan will become more exciting under the leadership of intercontinental hotels and resorts. Samui airport, which was opened on 1989, was invested and built by Bangkok Airlines. So the navigation right of Koh Samui belongs to Bangkok Airlines. The flight time from Bangkok to Koh Samui is about 80 minutes, and the flights are extremely dense, with an average of every 40 minutes, reaching 1 hour. In addition, the flight from Phuket to Koh Samui takes about 50 minutes, and there are two flights every day, which is very convenient. There are airport buses to various beaches at the airport. Tickets are sold at the service desk. It takes about 5 minutes to get to the Giant Buddha Beach, and about 15-30 minutes to other beaches. In addition, due to the limited number of airport shuttle buses, it is sometimes necessary to wait for the bus.

SongTaew, known locally as the "two-car" manned minivan, is the most important public transport on the island. It can be seen at any time, and it is convenient to stop when you wave. The pine pagoda on the island is divided into several colors, of which the red one has the highest publicity. There is a station on the roadside near Natonggang, which leaves at six o'clock in the morning and goes back and forth between Lamaitan and Natonggang, passing through Manamutan on the way. There is also a station near the Imperial Hotel on the south side of Chawentan, from which you can drive to Lamaitan or turn back to that port. Taxis to Chunkulam, Panya and other directions leave in front of the market, about three times a day.

There are no cars driving on the island and no cars going to the airport. Because some tourists are still used to taking air-conditioned cars, Koh Samui has introduced some cars and taxis, which are a little more expensive, and there is an extra charge for sitting at night. Tourists who take taxis are often slaughtered, especially those who have just arrived on the island and have luggage. To this end, tourists should ask the travel agency or TAT about the fare standard before boarding the bus, then bargain with the driver, or leave immediately after paying the standard fee when getting off the bus. Tourists should be careful not to pay a lot of money for drivers to change. If the driver goes back on his word when getting off the bus, tourists can remember the license plate number of the taxi and complain to the tourist police. Passengers had better not take a taxi near the hotel.

Motorcycles are mostly waiting for passengers in front of that market, and they can often be seen near the pier. There are no motorcycles on the beach. The fare is roughly 10 baht. Visitors can rent cars or motorcycles in hotels or car rental shops on various beaches. The longer the lease, the more favorable the price. Ordinary tourists don't need to mortgage their passports here. If tourists feel uneasy about driving, they can also hire drivers at the same time in hotels or travel agencies. It is suggested that renting a car in a big company is more secure, such as budget, service counters at airports and major beaches. The rent of jeep is 700-900 baht a day, while the rent of motorcycle is 150-200 baht.

1, plane

You can take Thai Airways, Angel Airlines and Bangkok Airways every day.

Multiple flights from Bangkok to cities in northern, northeastern and southern Thailand are very convenient. But the routes to Koh Samui and samui airport are private, and the air tickets are relatively expensive, and the airport tax is 400 baht. If you want to be economical, you can go to the micro donkey to see which time is the cheapest, and then buy it.

Bangkok-Koh Samui 3500 baht 7000 baht 1 hour 20 minutes. There are 1 1 multiple flights from 08: 00 to1every day. Phuket-Koh Samui 2050 baht 4 100 baht 50 minutes 2 flights a day.

2. Bus

It is quite economical to take the bus, which can be divided into ordinary cars without air conditioning, ordinary air-conditioned buses, advanced air-conditioned buses and luxury air-conditioned buses. There is a night bus on the coach. Bangkok-Koh Samui 850 baht 1, 120 baht 13 hour night bus.

Step 3 ferry

There are five ferry terminals of different sizes on Koh Samui, which sail to other surrounding islands and Surat Thani respectively, distributed on the west and north banks of Koh Samui, and the largest one is located in Natong Town. Their names and courses are:

Tongyang: Cars and passengers travel to and from Surat Thani.

Natong: To and from Surat Thani, Taodao and Panya Island.

Qiannan: Traveling to and from Antong Islands, Taodao and Banya Island.

Bopu: To and from Antong Islands, Nanyuan Island, Daodao Island and Panya Island.

Giant Buddha Wharf: To and from Nanyuan Island, Taodao Island and Panya Island.

4. Traffic on the island

The transportation in Koh Samui is very convenient. Because expressway around the island surrounds the coastline and connects the beach from the city center (Dong Na), it is cheap and fast to take a taxi (Songtao) modified from a small freight truck to visit various places, or take a mini bus that runs regularly on the main road. Enjoy these interesting ways of traveling around the island, which is very suitable for self-help tourists.