Koh surin

Koh Surin is among top 5 amazing place I have been to in Thailand

The beach, the surroundings and the sealife is wonderful and the setting is incredibly peaceful, you do not get disturbed by drunken tourists or your nights sleep get intrupted by dogs, roosters or yelling and partying people at all.

Many who come to Thailand are still looking for one thing and one thing only: that idyllic, isolated, unspoilt island. I’ve been to more than a few of Southeast Asia’s pristine islands, but none have quite had the sparkle of Ko Surin.

And most of people who come to Ko surin are nature-lovers, travellers who like peace and quiet and those whose passion is snorkelling

While it lacks the creature comforts of more developed islands like koh samui or koh samet, Ko Surin, which actually consists of two islands — Ko Surin Tai (south) and Ko Surin Neua (north) — has remained a safe place for wildlife of all kinds and people like me who like peace and quiet, and is protected as part of Mu Ko Surin National Park.

It only opens 6months a year. You can only visit the island during the dry season, from November to May

and you get to stay at tents or overpriced basic bungallow, no other accomodation is available at island and there is only one restaurant with set period of time for meal a day. Not quiet comfortable for most of people.

Getting to Surin and staying there is not the cheapest and easist thing you can do in Thailand but it is worth every penny and effort.

Accomodation

With regards to the accommodation have three options: wither to stay in a huge tent provided by the national park for 300 per tent, bring your own tent and camp for 80 baht a night or stay in a basic bungallow for about 2000 bahts a night (not worth it in my opinion, they are not that great).

There are a few waterblocks with indoor and outdoor showers, local and western toilets so it is pretty convenient. Oh, and the most amazing part is that you can actually drink the water from the tap as they get it from a spring on the island.

Top Tip: try to get a tent right on the beach, there is nothing like waking up in the morning and seeing one of th world’s most beautiful beaches right in front of you. It is priceless.

Apart from a tiny village on Ko Surin Tai, the southern island is strictly off limits to anyone other than park rangers. Ko Surin Neua hosts the national park headquarters and campsites, but even here most of the island is covered in dense jungle and is only passable on foot via a rugged path, or around part of the coast during low tide.

Longtail boat is still the main means of transport around the two islands, and unlike nearby Ko Similan there is little speedboat traffic around Ko Surin. Despite a steady number of visiting tourists, Ko Surin retains a quiet, natural atmosphere. It’s the perfect place both to forget the world for a while, and to experience the nature and wildlife of the Andaman Sea firsthand.