Thailand · Ko Pha Ngan · #2 of Thailand's ten by fame
A longtail or a 90-minute jungle trail. After the last boat, it is yours.
How we rated it: up one for second place on the fame list. No hazard on record. Photo: Renek78 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bottle Beach, Hat Khuat, has no road. You arrive by longtail from Chaloklum, about 15 minutes and 100 to 150 baht a head, or on foot along a jungle trail of 60 to 90 minutes. The boats depend on the sea and can stop in rough weather. There are a few simple bungalow operations and beach restaurants, and little else, so bring cash. Day-trippers see a busy beach; anyone who stays the night has it near enough to themselves once the boats have gone. We measured 518 metres of sand.
Warmest sea in May. Fewest wet days in February and March. Pick your fight.
One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.
6 beaches within 6 km, as the gull flies.
Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.
Busy by day, near-empty at night.
By longtail from Chaloklum, about 15 minutes for 100 to 150 baht a head, or on foot along a jungle trail of 60 to 90 minutes. There is no road.
With day-trippers, yes. Once the boats have gone, people staying the night have it nearly to themselves.
