More info: Crystal Bay, also known as Silver beach is a 250-metre-long tropical beach paradise set in the small Thongtakian bay, just north of Lamai Beach. It faces northeast from the foothills and cliffs separating Lamai from the popular Chaweng area, on the east coast of Koh Samui.
Crystal Beach has 4 long-established hotels and restaurants: Crystal Bay Beach Resort, Silver Beach Resort, Thongtakian Resort, and Crystal Bay Yacht Club.
The bay at Crystal Beach offers excekkent snorkelling opportunities along the rocks at both ends and there are sea kyaks available for hire.
Koh Samui is one of the prime destinations in southern Thailand with over 50 kilometres of coast with around 40 beaches, bays, and small coves and a tropical climate that offers a yearly temperature of about 30°C,