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Chaweng Beach covers a large portion of the island's northeast coast,
and is easily the most crowded and tourist saturated region on the island. The beach
itself, while beautiful and clean often suffers from seasonal overcrowding as ever
increasing numbers of visitors discover the island.
Set back about 100 meters from the sand the one way beach road in Chaweng has developed
into a bustling international tourist town packed with every kind of resort, restaurant,
and bar (ranging from busy traditional family-run open air sea food and noodle Thai at
Ninja, through exclusive Thai-Californian fusion food to Irish Pubs and American
Fast Food places, Fine art, tailors, and souvenir shops, markets and wild, rambunctious,
or chilled out nightclubs.
It gets ultra busy on the beach road at night with a crazy and colorful mix of
pedestrians, motorcycles, and 'Song Taos', or small truck-taxis carrying people up and
down the village. Chaweng is a jumping place with people exploring the shops (which also
stay open late) and dancing the night away. There is plenty of nightlife, and Soi Green
Mango is ground zero for a raging club and bar scene that only begins to simmer down
after two AM. Chaweng has some exceptional boutique hotels.
In the summer months the waters in Chaweng can occasionally have some wind swell &
surf, so be prepared for strong rip tides or side shore currents. The waters are shallow,
but inexperienced swimmers should either stay close to shore or swim with other people.
To the beaches and towns:
Nathon, Mae Nam,
Bophut, Bangrak, Choeng Mon, Chaweng,
Lamai, Hua Thanon, Lipa Noi, Tong Krut
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