CHAWENG BEACH ACTIVITIES
- WHAT TO DO IN CHAWENG BEACH
Chaweng has developed a great range of activities to complement just eating, shopping and sunbathing.
If you stay on the island a few days and want to expand your horizons, or the weather plays up, there is still plenty to do.
So switch off the TV and switch onto some of the fun holiday activities on offer.
OTHER ACTIVITIES IN CHAWENG BEACH
- Crazy Golf
Crazy Golf
Crazy Golf is a nine-hole mini-golf course located behind the Islander Pub in central Chaweng. Crazy Golf is under Gringos Cantina and The Outback – two popular restaurants located in the same soi – and is great fun for all ages. The course is set in a neat and nicely landscaped garden, and the different holes make players putt up hills, through water, and through the mouth of a roaring tiger or snapping crocodile.
Parent-friendly, the site hosts a full bar with a pool table, football table, large television which allows non-players to enjoy themselves while their children play a course (kids enjoy a discount from 11:00 – 18:00). Lunch is also possible here from 13:00 onward.
Opening Hours: daily from 11:00-00:00 (last tee-off at 23:00).
Location: at the end of the Islander soi off Chaweng main street.
Tel: 08 189 214 16
- Gyms and Fitness
Fitness at Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui
If you feel like working out, then two of Chaweng's smarter resorts have well-equipped, air-conditioned gyms where you can get day-membership. At the Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui a pass costs 275 Baht, while at the other end of the beach the Chaweng Regent also has a good gym and for 400b per day. You can also use the two great pools, and steam and sauna. The Imperial Hotel in Chaweng Noi, on the ring road toward Lamai, has a Tennis court for hire.
- Horse Riding
Why not explore Samui's beautiful scenery from a different angle? Instead of watching the Samui scenery whiz by from the back of a motorbike, slow down and really enjoy the view on horseback. Ride on Ranch offers several different guided tours around Samui's beaches and jungles. The European standard horses are calm and well trained and all equipment is provided.
Location: Route 4169, near Tesco Lotus, Chaweng.
Tel: 09 972 424-1
Samui has plenty of activities to keep you excited during your holiday. Bungee jumping is one that will definitely boost your adrenaline levels and raise your heart rate. Imagine being shot up in the air, free-falling, then bouncing up and down over a large plunge pool. This is the Samui Bungy jump experience!
- Kids Activities
- Samui Bungy Jump
Samui has plenty of activities to keep you excited during your holiday. Bungee jumping is one that will definitely boost your adrenaline levels and raise your heart rate. Imagine being shot up in the air, free-falling, then bouncing up and down over a large plunge pool. This is the Samui Bungy jump experience!
Up in the Air with Samui Bungy Jump
Samui Bungy Jump
Once you are up in the air, you can enjoy a great view over this tropical paradise, mostly sights of Chaweng Beach. According to the operator, they have been on the island for more than a decade with a 100% safety record. “We believe we offer the cheapest bungee jump in Thailand and are not far off the cheapest in the world, and also have good discounts for return customers.” said Mark the owner. A Jump at Samui Bungy Jump is 1,500 baht, a DVD costs 200 baht and a T-shirt is 350 baht.
They estimate to have welcomed around 50,000 satisfied customers over the years and offer specialist jumps such as backwards, running and reverse bungees as well as the everyday bungee from a 50m crane over the deepest swimming pool in Southern Thailand at 3.5 metres.
Samui Bungy Jump
Once you are up in the air, you can enjoy a great view over this tropical paradise, mostly sights of Chaweng Beach. According to the operator, they have been on the island for more than a decade with a 100% safety record. “We believe we offer the cheapest bungee jump in Thailand and are not far off the cheapest in the world, and also have good discounts for return customers.” said Mark the owner. A Jump at Samui Bungy Jump is 1,500 baht, a DVD costs 200 baht and a T-shirt is 350 baht.
They estimate to have welcomed around 50,000 satisfied customers over the years and offer specialist jumps such as backwards, running and reverse bungees as well as the everyday bungee from a 50m crane over the deepest swimming pool in Southern Thailand at 3.5 metres.
Opening Hours: Daily. First Jump at 10:30 and last jump at 18:00
Location: Samui Bungy Jump, Soi Reggae, Chaweng Beach.
Tel: +66 (0)7 7414252 or +66 (0) 857911921
Location: Samui Bungy Jump, Soi Reggae, Chaweng Beach.
Tel: +66 (0)7 7414252 or +66 (0) 857911921
- Shooting Range
Samui Shooting Sport is a modern shooting range located 200m from Tesco Lotus on Samui Ring Road. Featuring an impressive stock of firearms from revolvers to automatic pistols to .22 rifles to shotguns to AK-47s (the famous Kalashnikov) to gas-operated 7.62x39mm assault rifles, wannabe Rambos, sharpshooters and other pistoleros can find the right piece here.
Strictly supervised by a team of professionals, safety is at the top of priorities at Samui Shooting Sport. On arrival, shooters are presented with a list of available weapons and the types of targets they want to shoot at (standard or black silhouette). Precise instructions are provided by an instructor whose also takes care of loading the weapon. If the smell of cordite and the thrill induced by the use of firearms is your thing, do not miss this hassle-free professionally run place, and hit the target! Prices start at around 400 baht for 10 rounds.
Opening Hours: daily from 09:00 – 20:00
Location: Samui Ring Road, 200m north of Tesco Lotus (it is well indicated)
Tel: 077- 962488
- Thai cooking classes
These provide a fun day of culinary tuition, and The Samui Institute of Culinary Arts (SITCA) has a choice of classes including intensive weeklong courses for the more serious student. In the classes you learn how to prepare some classic Thai dishes such as green curry, and Tom Yam, and also find out about Thai ingredients and regional cooking techniques. SITCA also provides recipes to take-away, sells spices and has literature on-site. They will even e-mail you with monthly recipes to try back home.
Location: Soi Colibri, opposite Centara Samui Beach ResortCentara Samui Beach Resort in southern Chaweng
Tel: 077 413 172
