Koh Mak

Koh Mak Travel Wiki

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Travel to Koh Mak

Best of Koh Mak

What to see and do in Koh Mak ?

Activities and Sight-seeing

Expedition tour

A good opportunity to discover the island is by foot or with a mountain bike. We recommend to not just visiting the secluded bays in the south but also the rubber and fruit plantations and the small village near the coast. On this half day tour you can stop by the temple in the south and in the island centre at the small village school. After the trip there are several massages along the way back where you can stop and take a good traditional Thai massage.

Snorkel & diving

The island has two diving schools which are operating during the high season. The schools are offering trips to the nearby coral riffs and the nearby islands as Koh Rung, Koh Yak, Koh Kra, Koh Tien and Koh Ma- Pring with a nearly untouched underwater world. Around this area are projects developing to conserve and expand the existing coral riffs.

Beaches

Koh Mak offers a great variety of good beaches and from most of them you can go directly snorkelling. The underwater world along the coast belongs to a marine national park; therefore the natural beauty is still intact.

In the North are Ao Tann and Ao Talong. In the west is the long and may most beautiful beach of Ao Suan Yai, followed by the small Ao Phra. In the south is the maybe busiest stretch of Ao Kra Tueng, followed by the quiet Ao Kao. Ao Tamid and Ao Pai are to the south east.

There are a few uninhabited small islands just off Koh Mak which can easy be reached by kayak. Those islands have small coves which are perfect hide away spots. Visitors will hardly see another tourist. To the northwest lays a little island named Koh Kham and in the south is Koh Rayang.

Getting there and getting around

The most convenient solution is to arrive via airplane from Bangkok. The next airport to Koh Mak is in the province Trat and operated by only two airlines. From there a land transfer will bring you to the pier at Laem Knob in about 2 hours. The ferry to Koh Mak will take about 45 minutes. State busses shuttle regularly between Bangkok and Trat. This option of transportation is a very cheap one although the ride will take you 5 to 6 hours.

The journey with a car from Bangkok is possible. We are offering private transfers from Bangkok to the pier in less than 4 hours. Journeys from Pattaya will take about 3 hours, from Ban Phe pier next to Koh Samed within 2 hours are also possible to organise. All the trips with the car will end at one of the mainland piers, where passengers can take the ferry to travel the rest of the distance over to the island. On the other side will be another car to bring the vacationers to the resort or hotel.

Best time to visit

The best time to visit Koh Mak is during the months from November till May, during this time the weather is try and nice. Many travellers are staying between December and March, when the temperatures are mainly beneath 30 degrees and with very few rainfalls. In this period the nights can get windy and a little bit cold, so visitors should bring a pullover with them.

It has to be said that in general the weather during the low season, from Mai to October is better than the one at the Andaman Sea. This makes the area a good alternative for travellers in the low season with quiet beaches and empty bays. With the beginning of September until the end October the weather can bring a lot of rain onto the island, sometimes for many days with only short breaks in-between.