The Koh Samui City Guides answer the questions every island visitor has: where to eat southern Thai food at local prices, which waterfall is worth the jungle walk, which beach stays calm when the east coast turns rough and where the evening goes after sunset in Bophut. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Koh Samui City Guides
- 133 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Koh Samui guides
Food guide
21 places
Night markets and street stalls, southern Thai seafood cooked by local families, beach dinners that justify the bill and the island’s best coconut ice cream.
Things to do guide
20 places
Temples and golden chedis, waterfalls and lookouts, village markets and one proper day on the sea, with the tourist traps named.
Family guide
23 places
Calm beaches, an elephant sanctuary with no riding, a zipline and a water park, plus wet-day backups and dinners where kids can run around.
Nightlife guide
23 places
Sunset beach bars, Thai craft beer, live music in Fisherman’s Village, the Chaweng clubs and late food at the night markets.
Day trips guide
23 places
Which beaches to reach by songthaew, temples and waterfalls along the ring road, ferries to Koh Phangan and Koh Tao and big days out in the Gulf.
Budget guide
23 places
Free temples and beaches, night-market dinners for small change, cheap ways round the island and how to stay far below resort prices.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Sabienglae, Bang Rak Beach
Bang Rak, on the beach
Southern Thai cooking with your feet in the sand: coconut rice, sour curry with sea bass, grilled fish curry with stink beans and live crab waiting in tanks by the door. Leave out the lobster and the bill stays friendly. From the food guide.
Laem Sor Pagoda
Laem Sor, south-west tip near Thong Krut
A golden chedi on a hilltop that looks out over both coasts of the island. The steep, twisting road up puts most people off, so you may have it to yourself. Go on a clear late afternoon. From the things to do guide.
Wat Plai Laem
Bophut, five minutes from the Big Buddha
A lakeside temple with an eighteen-armed Guanyin and a laughing Buddha, more colourful than the Big Buddha and far calmer. Entry is free, and a bag of fish food brings the carp crowding under the bridge. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days on Koh Samui
Day one: start with the temples around Bophut from the things to do guide, spend the afternoon on a calm north-coast beach and end at a sunset bar from the nightlife guide. Day two: head south for the Grandfather and Grandmother rocks, the Hua Thanon fish market and a waterfall swim, then eat at a night market picked from the budget guide. Rainy or slow day: book the cooking class or reset at the Central Samui food hall from the family guide, and keep the day trips guide ready for the next ferry to Koh Phangan.
Questions about the Koh Samui guides
What do the Koh Samui City Guides include?
Six guides with 133 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, beaches and day trips, and budget. Each place has the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order page right after checkout and in your order confirmation email. They run in any browser on phone, tablet or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline on Koh Samui?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it stays available without a connection, ticks and notes included. Opening places in maps needs mobile data.
What languages are the guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Koh Samui guides cost?
One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and the full set of six costs €19.99.
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