Koh Samui is part of Thailand's largest and most important Southern province, called Surat Thani which literally means "A city of the Good people". This province was a strong hold for the Sivichaya Empire. Koh Samui is located 657 Kilometres from Bangkok. Koh Samui Island is one of 18 administrative divisions.

Koh Samui is one of the provinces major tourist attractions and destination. Koh Samui is known to be covered with coconut trees and wooded hills.

The island is fast becoming one of the most cherished and treasured destinations in southern Thailand.

Located 70 Minutes by flight from Bangkok and a ten minute drive from Koh Samui Airport, Kandaburi Resort & Spa has the most convenient location on Samui. Located on Samui's North East side, 5 minutes away from the hustle and bustle of Chaweng beach and chaweng road, Kandaburi is nestled below a hillside also located on the beach front on a small bay looking out onto the small island of Matlang.

Resort has been elegantly designed to assimilate in with the local culture and its surroundings; Kandaburi offers the best of both worlds; the hustle and bustle of the beach, along with a tranquil surrounding away from it all.

Koh samui is the third largest Island, and one that offers both tranquillity and adventure for all.

At Kandaburi we offer a wide variety of activities and excursion that have been chosen for you so you may enjoy the wonderful beauty of the Island. At the resort we have canoes, windsurfs for your pleasure at a small price, in your compendium we have selected some of the best tours and trips that the island has to offer you to dabble through. You may book through our activities desk at the lobby where our staff would be delighted to discuss further your requirements. The dive schools we have chosen would be delighted to come in and have a chat with you on your requirements and concerns. Cars bikes and mountainbikes are available to hire.