PB
Peter B.Canada · January 2026
★★★★
“Excellent guiding and a beautiful route. One hotel was below the standard of the others and they refunded the difference without argument.”
Private tour
Koh Samui & Ang Thong
Five days on the Gulf: a quiet north-coast base, a day in the Ang Thong archipelago and an evening on Bang Rak pier.
Koh Samui & Ang Thong is a 5-day private trip based on Samui with a full day in the Ang Thong marine park, from $890 per person. It is for couples and families who want calm water and resorts rather than the Andaman's boat-heavy itineraries.
Duration5 days / 4 nights
From$890 pp
GroupPrivate · 2–6 travellers
StylePrivate tour
Five days on the Gulf: a quiet north-coast base, a day in the Ang Thong archipelago and an evening on Bang Rak pier.
Best for: Couples and families who want calm water. The route runs Koh Samui · Koh Phangan. Everything below is a starting point: hotels can be upgraded or simplified, days can be added, and any element can be removed.
Samui's advantage is that it has the infrastructure of Phuket with a fraction of the crowd, and the Gulf's weather runs opposite to the Andaman — so this is the trip to book between May and September when the west coast is in monsoon. The base is the north coast, which is quieter than Chaweng and has better restaurants.
The Ang Thong day is the centrepiece: 42 islands, the Emerald Lake on Koh Mae Ko, and the viewpoint climb on Koh Wua Talap. The rest of the trip is beach, a fishermen's village evening, a Big Buddha morning and one spa afternoon. Nothing starts before 8am.
Day by day
Day01
Arrive Samui
Transfer to the north coast, sunset swim and dinner on the beach.
Day02
Ang Thong
Speedboat to the marine park, kayak the lagoons, climb the viewpoint.
Day03
Island day
Big Buddha and Wat Plai Laem in the morning, spa in the afternoon.
Day04
Phangan
Ferry across to the quiet west coast for the day, back for dinner.
Day05
Depart
Late checkout and transfer to Samui airport.
How the days are paced
One hotel, no internal transfers. One full-day boat trip and three half-day activities. Two afternoons completely free.
What changes the price
$890 per person is based on private · 2–6 travellers sharing a room for 5 days, with mid-range four-star hotels as standard. Nothing is added locally: the entrance fees, boats and guiding are already in the number.
Deposit is 20% to confirm, balance 30 days before arrival. Free changes up to 45 days out.
What’s included
Included
- 4 nights beachfront
- Private transfers
- Ang Thong speedboat and park fees
- One spa treatment
- Breakfast daily
Not included
- International flights
- Lunch and dinner unless listed
- Travel insurance
Good to know
From $890 per person, based on private · 2–6 travellers, 5 days and 4 nights. The quote includes the hotels, guiding and transport listed under “What’s included”; international flights and travel insurance are not included.
Yes. Every itinerary on this site is a starting point. Days can be added or removed, hotels upgraded or simplified, and the route reordered around your dates — we re-cost it as many times as you need before you commit.
Not included: international flights, lunch and dinner unless listed. Everything else listed under “What’s included” is in the quote, and we do not add local payments on arrival.
Three to six months ahead for the best hotels, and by September for travel over Christmas and New Year. Green-season trips can usually be arranged with six weeks’ notice.
January to August. Samui's rainy season is October to December, which is the opposite of Phuket and Krabi.
The boat and the Emerald Lake are fine from about six. The Wua Talap viewpoint climb is steep and not for small children.
What you will see
National park
Ang Thong National Marine Park
Forty-two limestone islands with hidden lagoons, a viewpoint over the whole archipelago and the Emerald Lake.…
Koh Samui · Full dayFrom THB 1,800
Temple
Big Buddha & Wat Plai Laem
A 12-metre golden Buddha on a small island off Samui's north coast, next to the elaborate Wat Plai Laem.…
Koh Samui · 45–60 minutesFree
Neighbourhood
Fisherman's Village, Bophut
A strip of old wooden shophouses on Bophut beach, now restaurants and bars, with a Friday walking street.…
Koh Samui · 2–3 hoursFree
Beach
Srithanu & the West Coast
The quiet side of Phangan: yoga shalas, vegan cafés and a coastline that faces the sunset.…
Koh Phangan · Half dayFree
Nature
Na Muang Waterfalls
Two waterfalls in the island's interior, the second with a natural infinity pool at the top.…
Koh Samui · 2 hoursTHB 100
Beach
Haad Rin & the Full Moon Party
The beach that made Koh Phangan famous — empty most of the month, and packed with 10,000 people once a month.…
Koh Phangan · One nightFrom THB 300 entry
Experiences on this trip
What travellers say about trips like this
HL
Hannah L.New Zealand · May 2026
★★★★★
“Three weeks is a long time to be organised. Nothing fell through, and the one thing that did — a cancelled flight — was rebooked before we reached the airport.”
MK
Michael R.Germany · February 2026
★★★★★
“Three drafts of the itinerary before we paid anything, and every change was answered the same day. The guide in Chiang Mai was worth the whole trip.”
Reviews are from travellers on comparable itineraries, not this exact departure. All 2,400 are on the reviews page.
