Bay
Jansom Bay & Koh Nang Yuan
A private-feeling bay with shallow coral, and the three-island sandbar of Koh Nang Yuan next door.
WhereKoh Tao
Time neededHalf day
Best timeMarch to September
CostTHB 100–250
The snorkelling is accessible straight off the beach, and Nang Yuan's viewpoint over the sandbar is the most photographed image in the Gulf.
How to visit it well
- Nang Yuan charges an entrance fee and bans plastic bottles.
- Go early; the day-trippers arrive from Samui at 10am.
- The viewpoint climb is short but steep.
