Mae Haad situated in the north-west of Koh Phangan, is a nice fishermen village at Mae Hat and has an isolated cove at Ao Hat Thong Lang.

From here you can access Koh Maa (thai for 'Horse island') by walking from the beach to the small island, since Koh Maa is joined to Mae Haad by a sand bar. Even at high tide the water is low enough to walk. At the west side of this small island you find a good place for snorkeling. There is a small basic bungalow resort and restaurant a here for that 'desert island' feeling when the tide divides the two islands.

The months between Dec and Mar are the best times to visit as the rest of the year the tides are to low for swimming. Mae Haad provides a long stretch of beach with views of sunsets over Koh Ma

A beautiful bay in the north-east of the island. As beautiful this places is as dangerous are the roads that lead to it, untarred, sandy and steep. So a taxi or boat taxi is a good idea for people not so familiar to off road driving. In the raining season it's sometimes next to impossible to get there with a motorbike.

The bay is great for snorkelling, swimming and is very popular with families. It also has plenty of decent accommodation. Thong Nai Pan is a double crescent bay with a gently sloping beach surrounded by palms. With only a few beach bars, nightlife is very relaxed and easy going.

Swimming here is only available in the high tidal season of Nov to Apr. This isolated beach is courser with a reef which is in swimming distance.

Located on the NE tip of the island lies a tiny island of Koh Ma, just across from the beach at Mae Haad. In low tide a sand bar connects the both. The months between Dec and Mar are the best times to visit as the rest of the year the tides are to low for swimming. Mae Haad provides a long stretch of beach with views of sunsets over Koh Ma.

Located on the west coast, one of the nicest beaches of Koh Phangan.

It is said to be one of the prettiest beaches on Koh Phangan with its stretching white sand and good drop off for swimming. There is good coral off the rocks at both ends of the beach. One of Koh Phangan's dive operations is situated on this beach.

There are many more nearly deserted coves and bays to discover on Koh Phangan, some housing the odd beach hut and restaurant to provide refreshment, while others are still left to their natural beauty, as yet untouched.

South-east of the island. A narrow peninsular of land that juts out to sea with beaches on both sides of the cape (east and west had rin).

Haad Rin West on the sunset side is the quieter beach of the two, but shallow corals at the beach makes swimming difficult there except at high tide. The palm-lined, boulder-strewn beach here can be extremely beautiful , especially whilst viewing a famous Koh Phangan sunset. Here is also where the Big Buddha ferry docks.

Haad Rin East on the sunrise side has a beautiful long sandy beach with many restaurants and bars, mostly catering to the backpacker and party scene. As the Full Moon approaches Haad Rin get's usually really busy. Watch the beach change into a fire-twirling open air party play ground.

Had Rin is Phangan's nightlife central. A 24 hour non-stop party place. Bungalows and guesthouses are quite expensive in comparison with other places on the island, and even on a non-Full Moon night, you're likely to be kept up until 2am by the powerful sound systems of all the bars and clubs.

This place is still remained wild because of the distance from the main roads and piers. You can access Hat Khuat by walking a steep path or by taxi boat (around 50 Baht) from Chaloklum. You can take a motorbike on the path if you are an experienced driver.

This beach is perfect for those who want to get away from it all. A fine white sandy beach enclosed by granite rocks that is great for swimming and snorkeling, it is another beach gaining popularity by families with small children.

Since the beachs is sometimes inaccessibel, because of bad weather conditions, you can get stranded here for a day or two as the boats can only navigate the seas here when they are calm.

Koh Pha-Ngan's main town, situated on the west coast. Thongsala has a new build big pier where all the ferries from mainland and Samui arrive. You will find here many restaurants, travel agencies, clothes shops and two fresh markets.

This is the best place for shopping on Koh Phangan. Beside all the business and government offices, you can still enjoy the scenery of sunset, see the fishermen loading fishes and crabs from their boats, and taste home-made food and buy fresh seafood from the local market.

Near the 7-Eleven are a lot of small food stalls, you can get good meal sometimes until 02.00 in the morning.

About 4 km. from Thongsala is a fishing village called Ban Tai. On the opposite side of the beach, mountains of coconuts are prepared for processing. You can see how people from the village peel and dry the coconuts for export.

Next to the coconut place is a trail up to WAT KOW THAM, the meditation place on top of Kow Haeng Hill, where people from all over the world come to do the 10 days Meditation Retreat every month. With shady, serene atmosphere, the place is ideal for serenity searchers. From here, you can get a sight of the island's mountainous scenery.

Wat Nai, the 400 years old stupas, located in Ban Nua (near Ban Tai Village) about 4 km from Thongsala Town on the road to Haad Rin. This old structure was built in Srivichaiya Architecture (9-13th century).

From Wat Nai, a small dirt road will lead you to join the road to Thong Nai Pan Beach. At the transaction stands PHANGAN BIGGEST TREE , a giant Rubber Tree with 14 meters around.

This is the best diving spot on the north coast, it’s a tiny cove dramatically tucked in under the headland to the east, with a secluded strip of white sand and some very interesting coral reefs.

The dirt road from Chaloklum is badly rutted in places and is hard to tackle on a moped unless you are an experienced rider, better on a dirt bike or a 4WD vehicle, or you can take a boat taxi from Chaloklum.

Accommodation here is really nice and peaceful; you can expect to be left alone for most of the time, especially in the low season.

Southwards coming from Ao Mae Hat (but located at the north-west of the island). The road here is actually a path and it is in a bad state at some places, even for the experienced drivers.

It is one of the best swimming and snorkeling sites of the island and the beachside is franged with coral.

Located in the east of Koh Phangan. About halfway up the road from Ban Tai Village to Thong Nai Pan Beach there's turn-off heading east at Thong Nang Village. This trail follows a river along which you'll see a series of waterfalls collectively known as Than Sadet Waterfall.

The year-round waterfall of Thaan Sadet cascades into the ocean at Haad Sadet beach. From the twin beaches here you can follow a trail inland along the waterfall to a series of boulders marking the initials of Kings Rama V,VII & IX of Thailand, who have all visited the falls over the last century.

Than Sadet is a historical site due to frequent visits there between 1888 and 1909 by Siam's great King Chulalongkorn, Rama V, whose initials are engraved on many big boulders along this rocky river. King Rama VII also left his initials on some stones there in 1926 and 1930, and more recently, in 1962 the current reigning monarch King Bhumipol Aduldej (Rama IX) followed his illustrious predecessor's footsteps and engraved his own initials on a stone.

The water from Than Sadet was one of the sacred water sources for the blessing water in King Vachiravuj (Rama VI) and the present King coronation ceremonies.

To get here by taxi you must take the turn off on the road between Thong Sala and Had Rin. Alternatively you can walk there via trails from Had Rin or Thong Nai Pan Yai, although this will probably take you a good couple of days coming from the south, or a good 3-4 km hike coming from the north at Thong Nai Pan Yai. Your best option to get here would be to either take a taxi, or charter a boat there from wherever you may be on the east coast. And yes, you could also rent a motorbike and drive by yourself ... but careful ... this is one of the most dangerous roads on the island.

Situated in the north of the island, it is a very quiet fishermen village where you will find a very genuine atmosphere. There are several family-run groceries, restaurants, a couple of diving schools and even a '7-Eleven' (or 'seven' in thai) 24hr. supermarket.

A local fishing community lives and works around this large bay and it is a great place to buy or eat fresh seafood. Squid can be seen drying on nets in the sun. When the weather is fine with some 80-100 boats mooring in the bay. This place is a good start point to explore the northern part of the island.

Had Yuan situated on the south-east of Koh Phangan, is about a ten-minute longtail boat ride away from Had Rin.

This place is excellent for swimming and several quality bungalow resorts. Can only reached by boat, or walking a jungle trail (not recommended).

Srithanu is located in the north-west side of Koh Phangan. A fishermen village with a few supermarkets, restaurants, internet shops and a pharmarcy. Nearby is Leam Son Lake, the island's only sweet water lake.

Srithanu is a relative quite place compared to to other bigger villages on Phangan. Beaches are nice for swimming in the high season, during low seaon the tide is quite low.

Ban Khai beach is the next bay along from Had Rin Nai heading back towards Thong Sala. Aswell as there being an abundance of bungalow operations along this stretch, locals also rent out rooms at very low rates by the month if you plan to stay that long.
Dark Moon Party's are held on the beach here on the day of the month when there's no moon as an alternative to Had Rin's infamous Full Moon Party's.

Access to both Thong Sala and Hadrin is easy from here, taking about 10 mins by taxi (about 30 baht).