Beach· Koh Mak· Thailand

Ao Kao Beach (Koh Mak)

11° 48.5′ N · 102° 28.3′ E

Koh Mak's most developed beach, a 5 km curve on the southwest coast with about a dozen resorts, cafés and the island's dive shops behind it.

Practical

The Lost Passport: about 5 km long on the southwest coast, the most developed beach, with about 12 resorts, restaurants and cafés behind it, a few minimarts on the road, and Koh Mak Divers and BB Divers just back from the beach. A Bangkok Hospital clinic is on Ao Kao. The coordinate is OpenStreetMap's Ao Kao bay. Dinghy in from the Koh Mak southwest anchorage, landing clear of the fringing reef.

Best for

Restaurants and dive bookings ashore on Koh Mak