Mae Haad is known for the sandbar that runs out to the small island of Koh Ma, with the clearest water and best snorkelling on this side of the island.
It is a small community: a village, a stretch of beach, a few restaurants, and homes scattered along the lanes and up into the hills behind.
Who looks here
Swimmers, divers and anyone happy to be away from the busier coast.
What to expect
- ·Sandbar and reef at Koh Ma
- ·Village shops, small restaurants
- ·Around 25 minutes by road to Thong Sala
What is nearby
- BeachIn the area itself
- Chaloklum village: shops, clinic, fishing harbourAbout 3.5 km away
- Thong Sala pier (ferries to the mainland and Samui)About 12 km away
- Koh Phangan Hospital, Thong Sala (government, 24 hours)About 12 km away
- Wisdom College, Thong Sala (tutorial and vocational, to 19)About 12 km away
- Thong Sala town: banks, fresh market, supermarketsAbout 12 km away
- Phangan International Hospital, Ban Tai (private)About 14 km away
- Si Ri Panya International School, Ban Tai (ages 5 to 16)About 14 km away
- International School of Phangan, Ban Tai (Montessori and Cambridge, ages 2 to 11)About 14 km away
- Phangan Horizons School, Ban Tai (bilingual, kindergarten to grade 9)About 14 km away
- Haad Rin pier (boats to Samui and Koh Tao)About 17 km away
Distances are approximate and measured in a straight line from the centre of the area. Road journeys take longer, especially on the steeper north and east routes.
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