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Koh Samui in 2 days: route in order

The ordination hall of Wat Plai Laem with tiered orange roofs standing on a pink lotus-shaped base in a lake, Koh SamuiThe golden seated Big Buddha atop a long staircase at Wat Phra Yai, red-roofed halls in frontStreet entrance to Fisherman's Village in Bophut, Koh Samui, under its big sign, with taxis and passers-by

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
all 7 free
Duration
2 days, 9:30 to 15:53 each day
Start and finish
Wat Plai Laem → Wat Khunaram (Mummified Monk)
On foot
≈ 12 min in total
Transport
4 rides, ≈ 2 h 24 min
Lunch
around 11:07
With kids
fine: short walks

Day-by-day plan

Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.

Day 1 · Koh Samui09:30–15:53 · 4 places · 6 h 20 min

  1. Wat Plai Laem

    · 40 min · Free

  2. 12 min on foot
  3. Big Buddha

    · 45 min · Free

  4. Lunch · 1 h
  5. 25 min · transport or taxi
  6. Fisherman's Village, Bophut

    · 2 h · Free

  7. 51 min · transport or taxi
  8. Red Temple (Wat Sila Ngu)

    · 30 min · Free

Day 2 · Koh Samui09:30–15:28 · 3 places · 6 h

  1. Chaweng Beach

    · 3 h · Free

  2. Lunch · 1 h
  3. 40 min · transport or taxi
  4. 28 min · transport or taxi
  5. Wat Khunaram (Mummified Monk)

    · 20 min · Free

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Add nearby

Places near the plan — Yes puts one into the day and the times update.

What the route costs

All 7 stops are free — you pay only for museums inside, if you go in, and for lunch.

1Wat Plai Laem4440 minFree
2Big Buddha4445 minFree
3Fisherman's Village, Bophut372 hFree
4Red Temple (Wat Sila Ngu)3030 minFree
5Chaweng Beach333 hFree
6Hin Ta and Hin Yai (Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks)3030 minFree
7Wat Khunaram (Mummified Monk)3020 minFree
Total7 h 50 min7 of 7 free

Sources and fact-check

  • Prices, opening hours and time on site come from each place's page, with its own sources and check date

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