Crystal Bay Yacht Club Beach Resort , Silver Beach Resort & Restaurant and Crystal Bay Resort are the names of three hotels, located on the steep slopes of a mountain around Tong Takian Bay. Due to the fact that on the Internet, the Tongtakian beach is called all four names, often there is confusion and unnecessary disputes in the forums. It is correct to say – “Tongtakian” with an emphasis on the last “a”.
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
Thongtakian Beach is small and very cozy localization in one of the inaccessible places of the island Samui The length of the beach is about 300m, and the coastline stretched from northwest to southeast. On both sides of the beach Tongtakian is protected by steep, round rocks, and access to the sea possible only through the territory of one of two hotels: Crystal Bay Yacht Club and Silver Beach Resort.
The sand on Tongtaki is light yellow, almost white and mixed with coral debris and seashells. The sand on the main beach is smaller and deposits are more clean and closer to the south-eastern edge coral waves. The width of the beach is almost 30 meters, the same throughout The length of Tong Takiana.
Clean the beach is kept perfect, even there is some separation of borders between Crystal Bay Yacht Club and Silver Beach Resort – the staff of the latter smooth the sand every morning with special instrument, showing increased attention to the comfort of their customers.
Despite the isolation and external inaccessibility of Ring Road, tourists have long figured out what was happening, constantly come here to relax and actively exchange in your impressions of a neat, beautiful beach Tongtakian Even in low season, the popularity of this place gives about yourself to know in the form of a filled parking lot of a Silver Beach hotel and a large the number of holidaymakers on the beach.
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
The depth of Tongtakian is comfortable for families with children, because smooth, gently sloping shore, slowly, without abrupt changes, falls on stretching hundreds of meters. Fifty steps from the surf line depth reaches a meter, it is across the chest to an adult of average height. The bottom of the beach is sandy, pleasant, with clear water and clean by the entrance.
Five meters after the entrance, legs start to get confused unpleasant thickets of algae, which often throws ashore with good excitement. High Waves, On Ordinary Days, On Tong Taki happen relatively rarely.
Sun beds and shade
The beach is separated from the territory of all three hotels by a low stone the side, which is forbidden to rise to strangers. Everything sun loungers and beach umbrellas are on private property and are not available visiting tourists. Therefore, all yours should be brought with you, although, you can restrict yourself to a beach mat.
There are several huge, spreading trees on Tongtaki, under which easily fit twenty people. From rocks and stones there is no shade on the beach, but there are paths on the slopes of the mountain, along which you can climb a cliff and take a great panoramic picture the whole beach.
Beach photo
Infrastructure
The area in which the Tongtakian beach is located is located on the outskirts from lively Lamai. Directly around these three hotels there is no nothing but a few commercial organizations and a couple convenience stores. Hotel clients are provided with a full range. services, and if you want to participate in the life of the island – you can Ride a car towards Lamai. Three minutes leisurely all his joys will be accessible from grocery stores to red light district.
If you go in the direction of Chaweng, then after three hundred meters it is worth good cliff restaurant “The Cliff”. There are several on the beach bamboo arbors, which do massage at prices slightly higher familiar. Bars and restaurants are located in the hotel, there is no rental of water equipment and equipment on Tongtakkia. Immediate attractions available, ten minutes from Beach:
- Elephant Rock (Elephant Rock);
- Observation deck on the pass between Lamai and Chaweng;
- Golf Club (Royal Samui Golf & Country Club).
Houses and hotels on the beach
Local beaches are completely blocked by cool hotels and villas. Tongtakian himself is occupied by the three above. institutions, and within a mile and a half there is not one, more or less budget, private housing for rent. Only hotels and villas. Ride around, look at the luxurious buildings and fence, in the end, make a simple conclusion – dear rayonchik.
If you want to book a hotel here in advance or search for accommodation on other beaches, I have a selection of hotels on Samui with good rating and reviews.
UPD from February 2018: except as indicated at the beginning of the article hotels, two more resorts appeared on the beach, and now everything on Tong Takiana is worth five hotels. I give you links to all places open in additional tabs, not to forget:
- Crystal Bay Yacht Club Beach Resort
- Silver Beach Resort & Restaurant
- Crystal Bay Resort
- Promtsuk buri
- Thongtakian resort
Hotels near Tong Takian →
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For the lazy, here are the direct links to the hotels listed above:
- Crystal Bay Yacht Club
- Silver Beach Resort
- Crystal Bay
- Promtsuk buri
- Thongtakian resort
How to find the beach
The main thing when looking for the exit to the parking lot of one of the two hotels (Crystal Bay Yacht Club Beach Resort , Silver Beach Resort & Restaurant ) это не спешить. For people who generally never been to Thailand and not used to landscapes and scales It will be difficult to navigate at high speed.
The island is small, everything here is very close and appears suddenly. The reference point for the following from Chaweng is the restaurant “The Cliff”, after which, on the same side will appear the sign of the hotel Crystal Bay Resort . You pass it and after 30 meters will be Parking at the Silver Beach Hotel.
And for those traveling from Lamai, the IT Complex Samui “, after which after 200 meters NOT STARTING LIFTING THE MOUNTAIN you need to move to the right, on the territory of the hotel Crystal Bay Yacht Club. Next – by smell, towards the sea with things and drinks.
Beach map
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