Haad Rin beach

Haad Rin is the most popular beach on Phangan island, Thailand. This is exactly that beach hosting the major Full Moon Party. So the place becomes overcrowded about five days per month. There is a lot of trash that time. But on the other hand, it's so funny. The rest of the month, it is just a perfect tropical beach being beautiful, peaceful, with comfortable swimming and clean. So this beach is always great. You just have to decide what type of vacation you need. To understand, when it is worth to visit it, and when it is not. Shore and seabed: sand. [edit]

Coordinates: 9.677247, 100.067894

See also: Phangan island

Hotels [edit]

In the hotels of Haad Rin beach, rooms' fares range from US$50 to US$200 per night. In fact, there is a whole village being overdeveloped with different kind of accommodation options. The choice is great. But only few properties have real beachfront location. So before you book a hotel, it is worth to explore map and carefully read all reviews.

How to get there [edit]

You may get from Bangkok to Phangan island by Lomprayah high-speed catamaran. But the best is to fly to Samui island, and next get by ferry from Maenam beach to Phangan island.

There are two options to fly from Bangkok to Samui:

1. Direct flight to Samui Airport (USM). This way is most convenient, but also the most expensive.

2. Fly to Surat Thani airport (URT) by AirAsia low-coster. Then get by taxi (1200 bahts) to Donsak Pier. Then get to Samui by any ferry (Raja ferry is the best, but other services are also good). It is the best value for money way of getting to Koh Samui, but takes a little longer time, as the road from Suratthani airport to Samui takes a few hours.

When to go [edit]

The best time for a beach holiday in Pha-ngan island is a dry season from January to April, as well as second dry season from June to September.

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