TH · Trat · 11.82°N 102.48°E

ko mak

Coconut groves, flat cycling lanes and small beaches in the eastern Gulf.

Best time
December to March is the best of the dry season, with calm, clear water; April is hot but still dry. From June to September the monsoon brings rain and rough seas, and several boat services stop.
How long
3 days
Getting there
Fly to Bangkok (about 2 hours from KL), then either drive about 5 hours or take a 1-hour Bangkok Airways flight to Trat. Speedboats to Ko Mak take about an hour from Laem Ngop or Laem Sok. Thailand is 1 hour behind KL.
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Dear group chat,Coconut groves, flat cycling lanes and small beaches in the eastern Gulf.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingKo MakTH, Trat
KLko mak
≈ 969 km from KL, as the crow flies
Sunset on the beach of tropical island. Koh Mak island, beautiful and unspoiled tropical location in the Gulf of Thailand with white sand beaches, clear blue water, coconut palm trees and rubber trees

Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

A small, mostly flat island between Ko Chang and Ko Kood, covered in coconut and rubber plantations, with quiet beaches and no big resorts. Days are spent cycling, snorkelling and not doing much at all.

Makan

  1. Grilled squidFresh off the boats, with rice and a lime-chilli dip.Map ↗
  2. Tom yum seafoodPrawns or fish in a hot and sour lemongrass soup.Map ↗
  3. Fresh coconutStraight off the island's own trees.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Ao Suan YaiA long, curving beach on the north-west coast, facing the sunset and the islands offshore.Map ↗
  2. Ao KaoThe long south-west beach, lined with palms and small bungalow resorts.Map ↗
  3. The island by bicycleQuiet, mostly flat lanes through the plantations, with a beach at the end of most of them.Map ↗
  4. Ko RangA boat trip to the marine park islands nearby for clear water and reefs.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Check which pier your boat leaves from; Laem Ngop and Laem Sok are about half an hour apart by road.
  • Sandflies can bite on still days, so bring repellent and a beach mat.
  • There's little halal food on the island. Seafood and egg dishes are the easy fallback.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.