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Home » Reader question » What is the situation on Koh Samui now?
What is the situation on Koh Samui now?
Dear readers,
Dear Samui visitors, I will be on Koh Samui from December 2nd to December 11th (according to the Sandbox program). Does anyone know what the situation is at the moment on Koh Samui?
I sometimes look on a live webcam and then it looks like a ghost island, I don't see a person. Are nightlife venues like Reggae pub or Green Mango open?
Please give a serious answer.
Regards,
Robert
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Dear Robert,
I don't know, but I'll give you my (substantiated)\ opinion.
We will be in Chaweng on Saturday 4 December.
I think Soi Green Mango is just closed at the moment.
A light in the darkness is that I tried to fly directly to Samui with Bangkok Airways. This did not work out because all flights were fully booked, so we fly to Surat Thani.
My logic is that when all the direct flights are full, it gets busier.
There is a YouTube vlogger Chris, who says that it is best to sit in Bo Put because there is more to do there at the moment.
https://www.youtube.com/c/RetiredWorkingForYou/videos
Jan Willem
Dear Jan Willem,
That's just the sneaky trick of Bangkok Air.
Those so-called “full flights” that are also very cheap on their site, are impossible to book. So 'good advice is expensive'
So a friend of mine flew there from Phuket via Bangkok in an almost empty plane.
Neighbors of mine, I live in Ubon, who have a house there 'flee' from it. Never had so much continuous rain & storm.
But Welcome to Thailand
You can watch yourself on various webcams|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnoXDghRjU8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94FyHEZ0btI
The weather doesn't seem so good to me
i was in samui from 3 weeks to 15 november. Chaweng Beachroad is almost empty and it will take a while until everything is back to normal. There are a few pubs open in the Green Mango Area. But in mid-November there was little public. The Bamboobar is open at the end of Chaweng Noi. In Chaweng all big shops are closed, but I didn't go there much anyway. Good massage?: Pruksa Massage that is open. Furthermore, the liveliness increases as you travel more from Chaweng into the island. So after staying in Chaweng/Bophut I chose Bangrak. By the sea. It was a bit livelier there. Unfortunately, friends advised me not to go to Tao or Phangang, because it is even quieter there. But there is always a wonderful sea, good food, friendly people. All vaccinated, except for a few annoying expats who have moved their distrust from their homeland to Thailand. So it is very personal whether you will like a stay in Thailand / Samui. I had a good time, but came back a little early. After the corona I will go back soon.
Dear readers,
Unfortunately, I have to report that the situation is far from normal.
I had a video yesterday from a good friend who is now on Koh Samui.
The images indicate that the situation is far from normal.
Most restaurants, hotels, pubs, etc. are closed.
These were images of Lamaii beach and I don't know if this is the same with Chaweng, for example!
Hopefully the situation will change in the coming weeks now that more tourists will leave for this beautiful tropical island.
Enjoy it.
Hallo,
I myself am not on Samui, but in PTY,
if you look at the arrival numbers it can't be crowded anywhere,
here in PTY I only see some expats and a rare lost tourist walking around,
there is nothing to do outside of the planned events that attract people from BKK:
beach empty, a few restaurants open, not much, no alcohol until Jan 15,…
looks like it will only be a bit normal by the low season, but then it won't be much,
and I suspect with the new 1 night quarantine rule there will be even less sandboxes coming to Samui and that will result in an even slower startup there,
have fun and make the most of it
robert,
i think phuket is a better alternative. Been back from Phuket since Sunday.
Kata and Karon are practically empty. We stayed at Rawai beach the last week of October and it was quiet but many restaurants and bars open.
Last week I was in Patong and there was really a lot to do there. Most restaurants are open as well as a large part of the bars with live performances until 23 pm. Had a nice time. In addition, the beaches are now pleasantly quiet.
I live on Samui and can report that it has been raining almost continuously for 4 weeks now. Everything in the house is soaking wet, but that is more common in November during the monsoon, so no beach weather figure at the moment.
There is little to experience. Except for illegal police-sponsored bars, all bars are closed and the sale of alcohol is prohibited. The few restaurants that have survived are now allowed to serve a beer or wine with food again.
I regularly visit Lamai in the evening and it is deserted and dark. Almost everything closed. I hear the same about Chaweng, where I never go.
They have paved the roads beautifully and provided them with stripes. Also for parking spaces.
We hope for better times.
We have been on Ko Samui since November 20. First 3 days in ASQ hotel. Chaweng/Lamae is dead. We don't know what the nightlife is like. Restaurants and massage parlors are open here and there. A number of roads have been renovated, including in Lamae, but that was also necessary. Even in Chaweng there are new lighting poles and electricity lines have started to be laid underground. You can buy alcohol everywhere: upon arrival at the airport, in the supermarkets (during permitted hours).
We are here for 2 months in Laem Sor with a German couple and enjoy the peace. That it is so calm does not bother us. The Thai population that lives from tourism will of course think differently.