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Koh Samui with kids: 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 4 free
Duration
6 h 20 min · 09:30–15:53
Start and finish
Wat Plai Laem → Red Temple (Wat Sila Ngu)
On foot
≈ 12 min in total
Transport
2 rides, ≈ 1 h 16 min
Lunch
around 11:07
With kids
fine: short walks

The plan, stop by stop

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

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

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

What the route costs

All 4 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
Total4 h4 of 4 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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