Thong Krut beach is located on the south side of the island. Samui between the beaches of Thong Tanot and Bang Kao (Bang Khao). Just as the beaches of the northern part are similar. Maenam and Bo Phut, Tong Krut one-on-one recalls Bang Kao, the difference between them is only in the length of the beach. Tong Krut stretched out on 1.5 km along the uncrowded part of Samui, the width of the beach is from 7 up to 15 meters at high water, and at low tide shallow water is exposed bottom.
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
The sand on Tong Krut beach is very large, almost small pebbles, interspersed with stones and corals. The color of the sand is light brown, and closer to the sea it becomes dark brown, with a deposit of silt. At the bottom large stones, pebbles and marine debris are added. Purity on the beach is not supported almost throughout its length Exception of a few areas, opposite lonely resorts
From all one and a half kilometers of coastline, only a couple of hundred meters fits the definition of a full-fledged beach, with a normal wide and terrain.
Tong Krut is on the opposite side, from the main active settlements, the end of the island. He is not crowded, tourists there are very few, but there are a lot of fishermen and locals who have attitude to fishing and sea tourism. At the borders of the beach, by Both sides have two mouths of island stream streams, which perform the role of diverting water during heavy rains.
In these places there is a lot of soil washed by streams and especially a shallow bottom. A boat channel has been dug in the middle of the beach so that they can approach even at low tide. Tong Krute, like all the beaches of the south and West of Samui is very shallow.
In case anyone is interested in reading about other places, I have There is a brief overview of all the beaches of Samui, will help you decide in choosing a beach.
Entry, depth and waves
Underwater baldness on Tong Krute reaches 500 m length, and runs along the entire beach. This is one huge playground for football, hidden half a meter of water. Naturally, at low tide, without that especially bathing beach, it becomes completely unwieldy. Stones, silt, mud, sea surprises and bottom irregularities contribute to the unpopularity of Tong Kruta, making it interesting only for lovers of the exotic and contemplation.
You can not call the beach convenient for parents with children. Despite small depth and seeming attractiveness for babies – bottom will not let you swim barefoot. But on Tong Krute great things are happening with the waves, which are never here, thanks the very shallow water. As with most beaches in the south of the island, shoals extinguish a big wave, but in windy weather it doesn’t matter It is not comfortable.
Sun beds and shade
Due to the coastal slope, which allows the waves, at high water up the buildings on the shore, most of the private Tong Kruta sites are protected by concrete and stone parapets. By for the same reason, small Thongcrute resorts do not have opportunities to put stationary beach chairs on the beach. All of them are in the possession of resorts, beach infrastructure on Tong Cool, as such – no.
Beach photo
Infrastructure
The Thong Krut Beach area is at the farthest point of the island. from chaweng. If Chaweng is the perfect animation, then Tong Krut is perfect wilderness. A little closer to Tong Krut are Lamai and Nathon.
Thirty meters from the coast passes a section of the road 4170, which, conditionally, is a ring road for the southern, flat parts of samui. The distance between the road and the sea is quite small, so along the coast there are mostly restaurants and private institutions. With big stores on Tong Krute everything is bad, with convenience stores are exactly the same situation.
There are several tai-shops with beer, chips and noodles, but The main food purchases are made by local residents in the near to beach, Tesco Lotus on Lamai.
Near Tong Kruta are attractions which are worth seeing:
- Laem Sor Pagoda;
- The stupa of the Buddha, she is Kao Chedi (Khao Chedi);
- Kirimat Temple (War Kee Ree Mat);
- Temple boat with a monk statue
A large cluster of boats and boatmen allow you to agree on private tour to the nearby islands of Ko Tan (Ko Tan) and Ko Matsum (Ko Matsum), or buy a snorkeling tour, or just nominate sea fishing. But for boat trips it is better to ride on nearby Tong Tanot. On the shore there are several restaurants overlooking Sea and the freshest seafood every day.
Houses and hotels on the beach
Only two resorts are located directly on Tong Beach. Cool, two more are right behind the expensive 4170, and, within 400-500 m from the sea, scattered private houses of local residents, some of them offer housing for rent. Major hotels on Tong Steep not, and the built-up part of the beach is surrounded by jungle and farms allotments.
One of the hotels right on the beach – Las Palmas Boutique Hotel, quiet and generally a nice place. If you want to book in advance here Hotel or search for accommodation on other beaches, I have a selection hotels on Koh Samui with good ratings and reviews.
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How to find the beach
About a kilometer of the length of the beach Tong Krut runs along the road 4170. To get to the beach, there is no need to go through private territories, there are plenty of wastelands and one Thai the store I went through. Some particularly prominent landmarks for finding Tong Krut beach, besides himself – not exists.
Therefore, take the Ring Road to either of the two ramps to road 4170, and when you get to a sharp turn at 90 °, and see the sea – this is the middle of Thong Kruta.
Beach map
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