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Maenam Beach, Bophut
Beach and Bang Rak Beach are all located
along the north coast of Ko Samui, and these
spectacular beaches provide an ideal
place for those who want to get away from it
all. Hat Maenam beach is a typical beach with old Thai
villages surrounding it to provide a very
peaceful environment with the morning market
selling almost everything you need. Hat Bophut
beach
is the least visited beach here but at the
Fisherman's Village, you can eat your favorite
Thai food or even the regular Western meal.
Hat Bang Rak beach is often called 'Big Buddha Beach'
because of the huge Buddha image at the eastern
end of the beach that looks particularly
impressive at sunset and it is a perfect place
for shutterbugs. Wat Phra Yai temple (Big Buddha
Temple), in which the 12 meters high Buddha image is
found, is located at the northeast part of the
island, on a small rocky islet called Ko Fan, is
connected to the main island by a causeway.
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