Ban Tai on Phangan is a mediocre beach for those who want stay close to civilization and does not plan to hold the main vacation time on the beach. It is full of cheap housing, good infrastructure, close to Thong Sala, there is a supermarket and hospital.
Ban Tai looks good in good weather, especially if watch it from afar – the pictures are fantastic. Near not so unique beauty opens: coarse sand with stones in the surf, broken shells, rocky bottom, shallow water, and the coast is fortified in places from being washed out by stone fences.
If the sky is covered with clouds, the beach is from a tropical paradise. turns into something dull and dull. I visited Ban Tae like in the rainy season, so there is very little color in the pictures, but in Sunny season landscapes here are much more attractive.
The content of the article
- 1 Description of the beach
- 2 Entry into the water, depth and waves
- 3 Sun beds and shade
- 4 Beach Photos
- 5 Infrastructure
- 6 Houses and hotels on the beach
- 7 How to find a beach
- 8 beach map
Contents
Beach description
Ban Tai is located on the southwestern side of Phangan. This is one of the longest beaches on the island, its length is about two kilometers. Although it’s hard to say the exact length because the edges of Ban Tai merge with Ban Kaie in the south, and with Ao Ban Charu in the west. There is no clear separation of the boundaries of the beaches geography, nor by infrastructure. Shore stretches one solid winding line, without capes and rocks.
On the shore, along the beach passes the road, which stand commercial and residential buildings, occasionally alternating with wastelands and palm groves. You can leave Thong Sala and slip half of Ban Tai, never noticing where Tong ended Sala The beach line is quite narrow, but the width varies by different areas from 3 to 10 meters.
The sand is mostly coarse, of dark color, interspersed with debris. seashells, corals and God knows what else, especially a little above the surf.
Entry, depth and waves
Despite the fact that the coast has a decent angle of inclination, literally three meters from the surf line, the bottom becomes very gentle On the one hand, this is a problem for those who like to swim in upright, so to speak – to fully swim. Before normal depth you will have to walk from 50 to 200 meters, depending on what edge of Ban Tai you threw your beach mat.
If it were not for trash on the beach, not muddy water and not stones under water, Ban Tai could be called a children’s paradise. Well, he is fine suitable for photo shoots. At the midday sun, the rays are reflected from bottom and highlight these half a meter of sea water with such paints that breathtaking. It is unfortunate that I have not had the opportunity bring you sunny photos.
Well, and as a result of shallow water, in many areas of the beach turn out to be completely flooded. In places where restaurants or resorts are close to the sea, you will not be able to pass walk past them along the beach. In high season there is no strong unrest.
Sun beds and shade
Sun beds on Ban Tae more than enough, but rolling points I I have not met here. Basically all loungers are near resorts and hotels, but there are also places where chaise lounges heap around bars. In general, if you basically need a lounger for seals, then you you will always find him.
The same with the shadow – the whole coast is covered with trees, so finding yourself a palm is not difficult, another question is that the shadow on Ban Tae is only before noon. How do you understand – Western side of any island has the same feature. But in their sensations I can say that by noon it is so hot that it’s time to move closer to the pool and cold cocktails.
Beach photo
View to the left, towards Ban Kai
The shore has a rather sharp drop and is protected by stones from blur
View of Ban Tai towards Ao Ban Charu. On the left on the horizon – the edge Samui
On the horizon, see the relief of Angthong Marina Park
Visually about the composition of the sand on the beach
Behind – houses Hacienda Resort & Beach Club
Infrastructure
As I wrote above, the Ban Tai’s infrastructure smoothly flows into infrastructure of Tong Sala – the main port and administrative center of the island. Somewhere from the middle of Ban Tai (closer to Ban Kai and Had Rinu), the infrastructure becomes much poorer. If about Tong Salas you will find everything from ATMs to supermarkets on both sides from the main road, then at the other end infrastructure of a purely tourist village.
The main buildings are along the first line and near the road. By the sea housing for tourists is concentrated, and near the road – commercial institutions. The center of Ban Tai has its own stadium and a Bangkok branch. Hospital, and closer to Ban Kai built a small marina for boats and boats. There are Big C and Makro supermarkets in Ban Tae and several 7-eleven.
Houses and hotels on the beach
There are a lot of top-rated hotels and resorts in Ban Tae. and price, but there are enough cheap guesthouses. In high season or in Full Moon Party on this beach you can always find a hotel. By the way, to Haad Rin, where the party is taking place literally 20 minutes on a bike or minibus-pickup, this is for you to note, if suddenly You will go to the party, but in fact Haad Rin will not be free hotels or not satisfied with the price.
I lived on Ban Tai here in this hotel. In my opinion the combination of prices and quality. It was very convenient to explore the island, as before any points of the island could be reached by bike in a maximum of 30 minutes. Well and I personally liked the proximity of Tong Salah and the food market, 5 minutes before all eat and coffee.
Characteristic of this beach is that between the main road and shore a long distance, so the main concentration of housing – it is on the first line, and beyond the road is full of wastelands. Considering that the beach is long enough, I will give you some more examples good hotels, for convenience, dividing them by location:
West, closer to Thong Sala. The beach is worse and prices are lower.
- Sea Gate Beach Resort
- Coco Garden Resort
- The Nidhra Boutique Resort
Center, the best location on the beach, except the area where there is river bed.
- Summer Luxury Beach Resort & Spa
- Rung Arun Resort
- First Villa Beach Resort
South, a little more authentic and far from civilization.
- Sunshine residence
- House on the beach
- Papillon bungalows
Hotels in Ban Tae →
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For the lazy, here are the direct links to the hotels listed above:
- Sea Gate Beach Resort
- Coco Garden Resort
- The Nidhra Boutique Resort
- Summer Luxury Beach Resort & Spa
- Charm Beach Resort Koh Phangan
- Rung Arun Resort
- First Villa Beach Resort
- Sunshine residence
- House on the beach
- Papillon bungalows
How to find the beach
Since my plans did not have a detailed study of all two kilometers of the beach, then I went ashore at the very beginning of Ban Tai (by road from Tong Saly), near Beach Resort Hacienda. Actually the hotel in which I lived was also located side by side.
In any case, for the present the density of the coastline allows you not to think about where it is let to the sea without problems, and where you have to brush off the guard. So, I parked on Hacienda’s parking lot, looked at their gym and grounds as well then calmly walked to the beach. Location of the resort, look at map below.
Beach map
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