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 Koh Mak is really quiet island, for peace holiday. You will not find here water motorcycles, ATV, themr parks, boats - bananas and fields for a golf. Certainly, here offer island tours and many kinds of activities, but basically the island is filled with the nice and lazy atmosphere, far from daily cares.
For the last some years, activity and services of tour operators on Koh Mak, also have extended - diving, kayaking, island tours, bicycles and snorkeling. Popular kinds of Koh Mak activity, should be entered successfully in your vacation are below submitted.
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 Koh Mak kayaking
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 Kayaking is popular activities on Koh Mak. Cost for rent 80-100 THВ\h or 400-500 THВ\ day. Many resorts give kayak for the guests free-of-charge. Here some interesting routes for kayak trips:
- From Ao Suan Yai beach to Koh Kham island, distance about 600 m, swimming, snorkeling, sun baths, a lunch at local restaurant, walks on island.
- From Ao Suan Yai beach to Koh Phee island, distance about 1.2 km, where an excellent place for snorkeling.
- From Ao Kratueng beach to Koh Rayang islands, distance about 1 km where you will perfectly spend a day.
- From Laem Son beach to Koh Kradard island, distance about 2 km, on island is a farm where plant deers and a coconut plantation. |
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Boat trips |
| Boat trips can easily be arranged to most resorts and beaches. Many boat operators can be found in Ao Kao beach. Prices depend on the distance and the number of passengers. Basically, the fewer people, the more expensive it becomes. Most boat trips also include lunch and drinks. A full-day trip usually begins at 9:00 and lasts to around 17:00. Some resorts on other islands such as Koh Kood, also include boat trips in their package tours. Contact your hotel for further details. |
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Hiking Koh Mak |
 Koh Mak in a whole, is cut by narrow tracks and the roads connecting in a single many parts of island. District basically lowland, the most mountainous sites are in the western part, not far from Leam Tоkkata. Here below the sea, from east side of cape, has the deep grotto occupied by bats, to examine which better during a low season of water. If possible to climb up top of cape, before you will open amazing views of Koh Mak, sea and islands Koh Chang, Koh Kood and Koh Rang. In the evenings is possible to admire sunsets.
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Around Koh Maak by bicycle |
 Koh Mak island is perfect place for bicycle trips. Thanks to small sizes of island, it can be explore for a pair of hours, having examined many sights. Islands basically concrete and earth are dear, and is a lot of signs by English language. There is even a special map of the bicycle routes developed in Koh Mak resort. An estimated cost of rent of bicycles: 50 THВ/hour или 150 THВ/day. |
Koh Mak snorkeling |
 Coast of Koh Mak in many places are surrounded with coral reefes, Especially at southern and east coast. Here not deep - from 4 up to 6 meters. The truth - for example to reach a reef located opposite Ао Као beach, to you have to go too long in the sea, and to tell the truth this reef already has almost died. In other places of island the underwater world is rather rich, forms of corals remind huge underwater mushrooms. Here it is possible to meet reef sharks, a barracuda, it is rare when jellyfishes and actinium. The big variety of coral fishes, any forms and colors. Visibility under water sometimes reaches 10-15 meters. Be carefull during a high season - many sea hedgehogs. Except for it on Koh Mak is possible to get tour the next islands in which program it will be necessarily included snorkeling. |
Koh Mak diving |
There are some excellent diving and snorkeling opportunities around Koh Mak. The diving in the area is primarily at reasonably shallow depths with good reefs located at 5 to 25 metres. Visibility can reach 30m but is variable. Generally visibility is worse near to the full moon and better to the south of the islands. Diving can be done year round but the best time to dive is between October and the end of May since rougher seas during the rainy season can reduce visibility.
There are impressive reefs in the area with a variety of soft and hard corals including Massive, Columnar and Stagshorn Corals. These support a range of tropical reef life including Blue Tipped Rays, Moray Eels, Trigger Fish, Grouper and Batfish. Turtles can be spotted and Whale Sharks are also seen in the area from time to time. There are a series of dive sites offering good diving at 5-18m around the seamounts and small islands to the West of Koh Mak. The deeper dive sites are located off islands to the South of the Archipelago. Hin Luk Bat has a lot of good coral and some good swim-throughs. Hin Raap is a deeper rocky site with good soft corals. Other good sites lie off Koh Rang.
There are three schools of scuba diving in Koh Mak: Paradise Diver Koh Mak, Koh Mak Diver and Ploy Scuba Diving Koh Mak. Here teach professional instructorы, speaking on some mainlanguages and issuing certificates CMAS/Barakuda, SSI and PADI. Try yourself as the diver together with instructors and if it is pleasant to you, you can pass a full curriculum and receive the certificate from which you can dive all over the world. For the certificated divers and beginners offers day-tours to National Marine Park, islands Koh Rang, Koh Yak, Koh Kra. |
Koh Mak fishing |
 Local fishermen from Koh Mak, believe, that the best time for fishing - from a sunrise to su set. The fishing boats daily leave in the sea, leaving island erly morning and come back evening, filled with a fish, squids and crabs. |
Massage and Spa Treatments
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 One of the most wonderful self-indulgences you can have on Koh Mak is getting a massage and having a spa treatment.
There are a number of Thai masseurs in Koh Mak, who operate on all the beaches of the island charging around 350 THB/hour. Also there are several small massage shops on the road at Ao Kao Beach. |
Swimming |
| It is generally fine to swim off all of Koh Mak's beaches. In the high season conditions are calm and safe. Note, however, that during the rainy season heavy seas with rip tides can develop and people drown every year. Basically, don't swim beyond your abilities and if the sea looks dangerous it probably is so stay out of the water when it's too rough. |
Thai Cooking Classes in Koh Mak
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| Thai cooking shcool - Smile Koh Mak, controlled by Mr. Lengom offers lessons of Thai cuisine, for small groups from 4 person. Here you studied correctly to select components and to prepare popular Thai dishes. Lessons are given by English, and Mr. Leng very good teacher. The price for training includes a daily transfer there and back from your resort. The school is located near Ao Nid pier, just right of Koh Mak Seafood restaurant. Magnificent idea to dilute pleasant aromas the holiday on island. |
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