Bophut used to be the largest town on Samui after Nathon. It was a thriving fishing port with a harbor full of brightly painted boats and narrow streets lined with Chinese shop houses, culmination on a small square, with a pier jutting out towards Koh Phangan in the distance. At first glance modern day Bophut hardly seems to have changed, old men and women still sit outside the shop house swapping gossip and chewing betel nut. It's only when one takes a closer look that you notice that most of the shop houses are now restaurants and that most of the colorful boats belong to scuba diving companies. Tourism has managed to weave its way into the fabric of Bophut with out changing its outward appearance, which makes it the most authentic Samui village left. The beach itself is not particularly good and the water is not great for swimming as there is a lot of seaweed and algae in this bay. Towards the eastern and of the beach (away from the village) the water is a little better and the resorts actually run onto the sands rather than the road, but it is the atmosphere that draws visitors here rather than the beach, which makes Bophut quite unique.

Beach Life  |  Night Life

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