Hidden gems - Tourist attractions in Ko Samui, Thailand not to miss (Updated February, 2024)

Hidden gems: Tourist attractions in Ko Samui

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Ko Samui. This list contains 47 places from Tourist attraction category.

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FlyDeeper- Aquatic healing arts Academy

Wellness program

5.00 (28 reviews) (~27.46 km from centre)

K speed boat phangan

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Fast, impressive diving

5.00 (14 reviews) (~21.71 km from centre)

Good Boi 🐶

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Best doggo 🦮 Makes sure everyone on the beach is happy 🙏

5.00 (13 reviews) (~29.99 km from centre)

Chaweng Beach

Tourist attraction

5.00 (5 reviews) (~7.4 km from centre)

Haad Wai Nam

Beach pavillion

👍👍 A beach that needs to be reached by boat from Had Rin Beach

4.90 (90 reviews) (~23.15 km from centre)

Chantara Junk Boat

Boat tour agency

👍👍 Weather is not all, the boat and the crew played a big role in making this day a fantastic day. Very professional and client oriented, definitely recommend it!!!

4.90 (64 reviews) (~8.74 km from centre)

X-Quad samui ATV tour

Tourist attraction

👍👍 ABSOLUTELY BLOODY AMAZING!!!! Nicos team is extremely professional and makes you feel very welcome. They have a few guides that come on the tour with you and make sure everything runs smoothly. Even small details like flipping the seats over at certain viewpoints and stops to make sure the seat doe...

4.90 (55 reviews) (~5.96 km from centre)

Koh Phangan

Tourist attraction

Monthly full moon parties draw visitors to this small island with resorts & picturesque surrounds.

4.80 (135 reviews) (~26.93 km from centre)

Mary help of Christians Catholic Church

Catholic church

👍👍 Catholic Church. 10:30 English mass on Sunday. In terms of dress code. There is sign asking to take shoes off before entering. Shorts seem to be okay as long as it’s not short shorts. Shoulders should not be bare but if you forget then it’s okay they have scarf and sarong to wrap around for shoulder...

4.80 (94 reviews) (~5.87 km from centre)

Wat Laem Suwannaram

Buddhist temple

👍👍 It always amazes me these places are free. 10 Baht for fish food. Some stalls on site.

4.80 (75 reviews) (~10.58 km from centre)

Point of view

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Welcome to paradise

4.80 (51 reviews) (~1.45 km from centre)

Staywithcar

Car rental agency

😠 Not reliable company, you may StayWithoutCar/bike. In my situation it was a bike. I checked availability on their website (I did it about 7-10 days before my arrival on Samui), picked a bike and the dates I needed it and booked, after that they send an email with pending status and information that...

4.80 (50 reviews) (~6.64 km from centre)

Wok Tum Canel View Point

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Very beautiful place for Photography.

4.80 (22 reviews) (~25.19 km from centre)

สวนยายอาบไร่ตาเสริม

Garden

4.80 (5 reviews) (~3.67 km from centre)

Phangan Animal Care for Strays (PACS)

Veterinarian

😠 Embarrassing how people Inside that place have no touch and no humanity when there is some emergency. Used to be full of wonderful people in the past, now better to stay away.

4.70 (136 reviews) (~25.36 km from centre)

Treetop Tour Zipline

Tourist attraction

👍 We didn't find a number to call ahead to book, but we were the only ones there when we turned up. Haggled a bit to get the whole family in at a reasonable price - initially the lady didn't seem very happy but then more staff appeared and swung around like monkeys which made the kids laugh and everyo...

4.70 (32 reviews) (~3.26 km from centre)

Dragon Nest (Silver Cliff)

Tourist attraction

4.70 (9 reviews) (~28.47 km from centre)

Khao Naw(เขานาว)

Tourist attraction

4.70 (6 reviews) (~4.99 km from centre)

Hin Kong Beach

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Great place for sunsets. The tide is amazing.

4.60 (144 reviews) (~26.6 km from centre)

Samui Elephant Sanctuary

Tourist attraction

👍👍 First of all - it was the best day ever! I don’t understand the bad reviews regarding the existence of the sanctuary. It DOES EXIST and Chaweng Noi the second of two Samui Elephant Sanctuaries on Koh Samui, which opened in 2020. They have 7 female elephants at the moment The crew is specialized in t...

4.60 (141 reviews) (~6.83 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Tourist attractions in Ko Samui, Thailand