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23 June 2026
Things to Do on Koh Mak: Cycling, Snorkelling and Koh Kham
Koh Mak is built for slowness, and most of its best hours are spent on a bicycle, in the water, or doing very little. But it has a genuine signature — it is flat enough to cycle end to end — plus the archipelago's best snorkelling on its doorstep and a tiny island day trip just offshore. Here is what is actually worth doing.
Henrik Vinter
21 June 2026
The Best Beaches on Koh Mak (and Which to Skip)
Koh Mak has two beaches worth planning your trip around and several smaller ones worth a cycle, but it is honest to say not all of them are swimming beaches — some go shallow and weedy at low tide, and one is really a working pier. Here is what each Koh Mak beach is actually like, so you base yourself on the right sand.
Henrik Vinter
19 June 2026
Things to Do on Koh Kood Beyond the Beach
Koh Kood rewards people who do almost nothing, but the island has a real spine of jungle, waterfalls, and fishing villages if you want more than sand. None of it is a theme-park attraction — it is a waterfall you kayak to, a 500-year-old tree, a reef you reach by boat. Here is what is actually worth the scooter ride.
Henrik Vinter
17 June 2026
Where to Stay on Koh Mak: Ao Kao vs Ao Suan Yai and Beyond
Koh Mak's accommodation gathers on two beaches — Ao Kao on the south-west and Ao Suan Yai on the north-west — with a scattering of remote places on the quieter coasts. The island is flat and small enough to cycle across, so the choice is less about logistics than about which beach you want to wake up on. Here is the honest difference between them.
Henrik Vinter
16 June 2026
The Best Beaches on Koh Kood, Ranked by What You Want
Koh Kood has the clearest water of the three main islands in the Trat archipelago, but its beaches are not interchangeable: some are all-rounders with food and resorts, others are empty stretches you reach by scooter, and a couple are working fishing villages where you would not actually swim. Here is which beach matches which kind of day.
Henrik Vinter
13 June 2026
Where to Stay on Koh Kood: An Honest Area-by-Area Guide
Koh Kood is bigger than it looks on a map and its beaches are spread along a single coast road, so where you base yourself decides how your days feel — walkable and social, or properly remote. Most first-timers should stay around Klong Chao. Here is what each area is actually like, who it suits, and where you will need a scooter to do anything.
Henrik Vinter
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