Somnuk's family recently worked with other landowners to bulldoze this road out of jungle on the tallest mountain on Koh Samui. Samui ("koh" is Thai for island) is similarly emerging from obscurity.

To celebrate 25 years of Anantara, Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort invites guests to discover a quieter, more meaningful ...

To celebrate 25 years of Anantara, Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort invites guests to discover a quieter, more meaningful ...

Though Koh Samui might today be one of Thailand’s most popular beach destinations, in the 1970s it was mainly a haven for island-hopping backpackers. The arrival of the island’s first and only airport ...

It seems unlikely The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, is well known in Koh Samui but the 1798 poem’s most famous (and most incorrectly quoted) line is apt. Surrounded by the ...

The perfect island getaway may look different for each traveller, but for the readers of Travel + Leisure, Koh Samui’s variety of lush jungles, cascading waterfalls, crystal-clear turquoise waters and ...

Volumes have been published about palm-peppered islands and sugar-coated beaches of tropical Thailand, their writers waxing lyrical about pillow-soft sand and crystalline waters. But with so many ...

The latest season is set on the beautiful island of Koh Samui, which will undoubtedly lead to an influx of tourists. Fiji's Malolo Island offers a similar idyllic tropical getaway—without the crowds.

A French father and his two sons were rescued off Koh Samui, Thailand's second-largest island, on Friday morning after ...