Lamai Beach is an impressive crescent-shaped beach with a laidback atmosphere. The palm-fringed beach area with white sands is perfect for lazing around all day long in the sun. The central part of the beach has deep waters, which is ideal for swimming and other water sports. The northern end of the beach has calm shallow water, suitable for children.

Lamai Beach is the second most popular beach of Koh Samui coming after Chaweng, without its hustle and bustle. The laidback atmosphere, lots of accommodation, dining and shopping options, great tourist attractions and exotic spas are the highlights of Lamai Beach.

Lamai Beach is the perfect tropical holiday destination with beach, sun, sand and all modern amenities. Most of your needs are met in the beach itself with vendors crisscrossing the area with varieties of food and drinks, curios, jewelry, and even sarongs.

The beach has an array of massage salas offering Thai oil massage and the regular range of beauty treatments.

From Bangkok, fly to Koh Samui and then take a minibus from the airport to Lamai Beach. In case, you are traveling by bus or train from Bangkok, you can travel only up to Surat Thani. From there take a ferry ride to Koh Samui. From Koh Samui pier to Lamai, take a minibus to Lamai Beach.

Lamai town was famous for cheap accommodation. The recent influx of tourists to the beach has resulted in new luxury resorts sprouting all over the place.

The Renaissance, The Pavillion and Lamai Wanta are the ultra-luxury resorts of Lamai. Sea Breeze Inn, Samui Beach Resort and T & T House belong to the budget category.

Lamai has a wide range of restaurants and eateries to suit all budgets. The swish restaurants attached to high-end resorts to roadside stalls, where a meal costs as less as 30 THB.

Lamai is famous for its vegetarian restaurant, Spa Samui Resort and Scandinavian food. The beach road has a slew of cafés serving international cuisine, where tourists and expats frequent. Travel to the outskirts of Lamai and you will find bistros serving the latest international dishes. 

Coco Roco, Continental Bakery, Coast, Chill-In, Long Island, Jungle Park Restaurant, Rocky’s and Ninja Crepes are some of the popular restaurants among tourists. To taste authentic Thai cuisine, try Salathai or Sabai-Ingale.

Nightlife at Lamai is not as large as the one at Chaweng, but Lamai has its share of beer bars, live music, dance venues and discos. Girlie bars are also aplenty here.

Lamai offer both water and land sports for the energetic tourists. Swimming, kayaking, jet skiing, wind surfing, water skiing, parasailing and wakeboarding are all possible here. Mountain biking is very popular among tourists.

Lamai has many tourist attractions like lonely bays, verdant forests, quaint villages, beautiful Wats, mummified monks and phallic rock formations worth seeing. Hin Ta and Hin Yai, the rock formations, Hua Thanon, the fishing village and Wat Khunaram are some of the popular ones.

Lamai is a good shopping center for handicrafts, beachwear, clothes, CD/DVDs and jewelry.