5 articles
23 June 2026
thailandThings 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
thailandThe 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
17 June 2026
thailandWhere 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
12 June 2026
thailandBest Time to Visit Koh Mak: Month-by-Month Weather and Crowds
Koh Mak runs on the same calendar as the rest of the Trat archipelago: a dry season from November to April when the island is open and easy, and a wet season from May to October when boats thin out and many resorts close. Being flat and low, it has no high ground to dodge the weather — so timing matters. Here is the year, month by month.
Henrik Vinter
10 June 2026
thailandHow to Get to Koh Mak: Routes from Bangkok, Koh Chang and Koh Kood
Koh Mak sits in the middle of the Trat archipelago, halfway between Koh Chang and Koh Kood, which makes it the easiest of the three to fold into an island-hopping trip and the one most people reach by combining it with a neighbour. There is no airport and no bridge — every route runs through a ferry. Here is each one, with times and the seasonal catches.
Henrik Vinter