Koh Samui Island, Thailand

Live webcam from Lamai Beach. We run our Bootcamps here on Saturdays and Stand Up Paddle sessions on Wednesday mornings - weather permitting. You can scroll back up to 12 hours to see the sunrise or sundown. Can you spot our flag?

Ko Samui has its own ( very nice ) airport that is operated by Bangkok Airways. Infrastructure wise you can find everything on Ko Samui - there are many private hospitals, tons of pharmacies, 24 hour stores such as 7/11 and Family Marts. Big Retailers such as Tesco, Big C, Macro and Tops. You can even find a huge wine selection nowadays - and the best breakfasts - as there's over 4 french bakeries in Lamai alone!

Food wise it doesn't matter if you like Thai food or not ( we love it ) - there are a lot of options here from Italian Restaurants, French Wine bars, Australian foods, Meat buffets, to Indian Food, many Vegan restaurants, etc. It's really hard to not find something to your taste on Ko Samui!

For everything else - we order things online, and they usually arrive 2-3 days later here.

Thailand is a mobile-first country. What does that mean? That means that pretty much everywhere you can get a 4G signal. If your phone can get internet - you'll be settled for just around $10 with a steady internet connection.

Since Ko Samui has many many resorts, there won't be any issues with communication on this island. The majority of service staff in resorts, restaurants and stores do speak English - or will be able to communicate with you with hand and feet.

And for the seldom case that you really need it - if you have your phone in your pocket with Google Translate - you'll be just fine.

There are a lot of activities that can be done in Lamai and on Ko Samui in general. Some of them are :

• Visit Koh Samui’s Famous Big Buddha
• See Lamai's Hin Ta And Hin Yai Rocks
• Experience Awesome Scenery At Namuang Waterfall
• Go on a 4WD Jungle Safari Tour
• Sail on Lamai Beach
• Go Party on Chaweng Beach and Soi Green Mango
• Take a trip to Angthong Marine Park

• Visit The Templae At Wat Plai Laem
• Get In A Boat And Go Diving
• Relax in the Flat Water of Silver Beach
• Try A Thai Cooking Class
• Visit The Chinese Temple at Maenam Beach
• Explore The More Rural Beaches Around Lipa Noi
• Go Stand Up Paddling!
• Take a Jet Ski Tour To Another Island
• Visit Nathon Town - Ko Samui's Capital

• Visit the Friday Market At Fisherman’s Village
• Fly Through The Sky in Chaweng
• Visit Laem Sor Pagoda
• Go For A Hike At Elephant Rock
• Try One Of The Many Shooting ranges
• Climb Up To See Khao Hua Jook Chedi
• Visit The Mummified Monk At Wat Khunaram
• Take A Boat Trip To Ang Thong National Marine Park

You can find direct flights from many destinations, such as Singapore and Hong Kong. If you're coming from further away, it's usually a connecting flight through Bangkok, Phuket or Singapore that will get you safely on the island!

For backpackers there's also bus and ferry possibilities if you're coming from Bangkok - you take the bus to Cha-Am ( close to Hua Hin ), and then the ferry will bring you here, stopping first in Koh Tao and Koh Phangan.

You can also fly in to Surat Thani or Nakhon Si Tammarat airports and take the bus & ferry offers from airlines such as Air Asia and Nok Air.