kingstonkid Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Just wondering if you can take boats directly to hotels and if day tours have resumed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) I was there in mid April and no boats were going direct to hotels. I booked a speed boat but it only went to the main pier then we needed to take a songtaew. Not sure if that is still the case but I have to say it felt like a permanent change as they had set up to collect entrance fees on the pier and it was organised and didn't feel at all temporary. Them not having to staff each beach to meet speedboats is probably much better for them. We also booked a day long speed boat tour but again had to take it from the main pier. I think the days of speedboats direct to beaches are gone. Edited August 29, 2022 by josephbloggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 7 minutes ago, josephbloggs said: I think the days of speedboats direct to beaches are gone. I think so too..... We used to be able to get a speed boat directly to our designated beach / resort. Now the hotels only offer a speed-boat to Na Dan Pier (from Ban Pae). This was set up as a Covid-19 measure, but it appears to be a continued legacy. Maybe until Emergency Decree is dropped, who knows, but the main ‘arrival pier’ at Na Dan is a newer permanent fixture through which everyone entering the island is channeled and pays the National Park fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 The winner in this seems to be the stores that o one went to at the pier and the songtaew drivers who can charge an arm and a leg. OH well. I am surprised that the tours are not running as they were there was a lot of money in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Just a shout out to anyone planning trip to Koh Samed. My partner just returned for week at Samed. All good. Then just now some friends sent us videos of destruction at white sand beach area. I have never seen anything like it and have been staying there many years. The water from hills behind beach have sent deluge washing away sections of beach and dining area on beach. Will take bit of time to recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 18 minutes ago, DrJack54 said: Just a shout out to anyone planning trip to Koh Samed. My partner just returned for week at Samed. All good. Then just now some friends sent us videos of destruction at white sand beach area. I have never seen anything like it and have been staying there many years. The water from hills behind beach have sent deluge washing away sections of beach and dining area on beach. Will take bit of time to recover. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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