Maenam Beach (Hat Maenam)

On the north coast of Samui, Maenam Beach is five km of appealing golden sand. The beach is quiet and attracts mainly families and couples. There are no touristy developments, and no noisy bars and clubs yet. The old village was originally founded by Hunanese immigrants. A Chinese temple at the beach near the quay and some 75-year-old wooden Chinese shop-houses show a very strong Chinese influence in the town. The town is smaller and not as interesting as Bophut. Yet, it does have a comparable charm of a very unique Samui village. All the accommodation is directly on the beach and is much superior to what is available in Bophut.

Located in the middle of the beach, the village has two connecting roads running down to a pier, a jumping off point for the ferries to Ko Phangan amd Ko Tao. Most of restaurants, dive shops and travel agents are concentrated in this area. Highway 4169 parallel to the beach is lined with supermarkets, restaurants, clinics, stores, restaurants, bars, shops and travel agents in concrete not wooden style shop-houses. The beach can be reached easily by songtaew from the main pier of Nathon or anywhere on the island as they run everywhere on Samui at a cost of around150-200 baht.

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