Koh Phangan

Another day, another ferry ride! Three weeks after enjoying beautiful Koh Tao, we took the ferry to go to the neighboring island called Koh Phangan. This island is known for its lively full moon parties in Haad Rin, located in the south of the island, where we booked our room in the Delight Resort for five nights.

The first three days after our arrival in Koh Phangan we were just staying in Haad Rin because the weather was often not that good. One morning brought an unexpected little adventure. While we were having breakfast at a café called Coffee Drinks, Matthias spotted a phone lying on the ground in front of the entrance. A short while after picking up the phone, different people called and only in about the third call there was someone with a stable connection who could speak some halfway clear words. Matthias answered, explained where we were so that the owner of the phone could come to the café to pick it up. A few minutes later, a woman showed up asking where the phone was while almost shouting. She barely said thanks, grabbed the phone with a nervous expression and hurried back to her motorbike before speeding off again. It all happened so quickly that we just looked at each other and were a bit confused. It seemed like the phone belonged to someone who had to take a ferry and therefore had almost no time to get it back. The woman with the motorbike just helped him get his phone back in time, but that’s still no reason to be such an ungrateful jerk.
Besides this, we usually slept long in the mornings, went for breakfast, caught up with a lot of stuff like finishing our taxes, backing up 360 camera footage to free up space for the next adventures, or planning our ongoing world trip. Also, we went jogging, visited Rin Nai Beach, which is located in Haad Rin, for bathing, enjoyed sunsets and went for dinner in the evenings. So the first three days were very relaxing.

On our fourth day, we rented a scooter to explore the rest of the island because the weather looked much better. That’s why we then headed to the well known Bottle Beach View Point in the north east of the island. After a short walk, we were rewarded with amazing views. Thank god we did this little hike! It’s just such an incredible place. We spent some time there to take pictures and enjoy the view. Later that day, we went to two different beaches named Tong Nai Pan and to Thong Nai Pna Yai. Both of them were very beautiful. We would definitely return to Thong Nai Pna Yai beach because the water seemed to be very calm and the sand flat to enter the water.

On our fifth and last full day on Koh Phangan, we explored the north and west part of the island. First we drove to Chaloklum Beach to have breakfast at the Culture Club. Feeling full and satisfied, we continued with our plan and headed to Haad Khom Beach. We spent about an hour there. It wasn’t very crowded, and the gently sloping shoreline made it a great spot for swimming. After this beach, we explored the west beaches such as Malibu Beach, Koh Ma Beach, Salad Beach and Haad Yao. All of them seem to be very family friendly and good for bathing. We then ended our day by enjoying a beautiful sunset at Cookies Bar 94 before returning the scooter and changing the hotel for the last night. That last night we stayed at Buakao Inn Guesthouse close to the pier because the next day we had to catch the ferry quite early. Our last night was not great due to the loud sounds coming from the bars and clubs around the hotel. On our departure day, Marina went for a short jog and then we had breakfast before taking the ferry to our next destination.

Good Restaurants, Cafes, and Bars:
- Black Slow Bar Coffee and Bistro (good breakfast spot)
- Coffee Drinks (breakfast spot)
- Yoghurthome Restaurant (not the best coffee, but yummy crepes)
- Nira’s Home Bakery (good breakfast spot before taking the ferry)
- Om Ganesh Indian (delicious Indian restaurant)
- He eat my favorite (What a restaurant name, but they serve delicious Thai food!)
- Monnalisa Ristorante Italiano (good Italian food)
- Sunrise Restaurant (Thai food)
- Vintage Burgers (prefect burgers)Læs mere