Park · Ang Thong subdistrict, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani
Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
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Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park is a marine national park in the Gulf of Thailand west of Ko Samui, in Ko Samui District of Surat Thani Province; the Tourism Authority of Thailand describes it as an archipelago of 42 islands, and the Surat Thani Provincial Office calls it the province's only marine national park.
Why go
Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park is a marine national park covering an archipelago in the Gulf of Thailand west of Ko Samui; the record is the park, not any one island. In two 2021 features, the Tourism Authority of Thailand's newsroom said that only government-approved tour boats can enter the park and that day trips can be taken from Ko Samui, and named a visitor centre on Ko Wua Ta Lap and the Thale Nai lagoon on Ko Mae Ko, where it said swimming is forbidden. The Surat Thani Provincial Office places the park in Ko Samui District. TAT's January 2026 notice says the national park system closes some attractions every year for a period, that the National Park Office publishes a list of their open and closed status, and that visitors should find out about each park's rules before visiting.
Near Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
Beach
Chaweng Beach
Chaweng Beach (Hat Chaweng) is a beach on the east coast of Ko Samui in Surat Thani Province, named by the Tourism Authority of Thailand among the beaches around the island's coastline.
44 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Beach
Hat Khuat (Bottle Beach)
Hat Khuat, known in English as Bottle Beach, is a sand beach on the north coast of Ko Pha-ngan in Surat Thani Province.
44 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Park
Ao Phang Nga National Park
Ao Phang Nga National Park is a marine national park over part of Phang Nga Bay in Phang Nga province, Thailand, taking in islands such as Khao Phing Kan and Khao Tapu.
198 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Beach
Maya Bay
Maya Bay is a bay with a beach on the island of Ko Phi Phi Le in Krabi Province, inside Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park; this record is the beach at the head of the bay.
238 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ