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The economy of the island depended mainly, besides fishing, on the culture of coconuts, which are plucked by trained monkeys. Samui export more than 2 millions of coconuts per month. The first inhabitants of Koh Samui settled about 1 500 years ago. They were first fishermen looking for shelter against the winds in the quiet and protected waters of Bophut bay, in the North of the island. They quickly realized that the waters around the island offered plenty of ink-fishes and all other kinds of sea-food. Also the ground was very fertile. Quickly small villages developed and that is how the population of Samui started to grow. The story of Samui started to change in the beginning of the 80's, when it was discovered by backpacker-travelers. These brought the creation of small simple bungalow resorts with palm leaves roofs, but the secret could not be kept for long and now the island is fast becoming a resort of international stature. Yet, in spite of the development of tourism, its inhabitants are well determined to preserve its natural charm and exceptional attraction. Samui's best beaches line the northern and eastern coasts, the most popular being Chaweng and Lamai.
Living in Koh Samui, surrounded by a sea with crystal clear waters and superb tropical animal life and flora, is a dream that Advantage Properties will help you to fulfill. Samui's development is now very quick. Besides new hotels to acomodate the constant increase of visitors, many individuals, seduced by the charm of the island or its investment value want to purchase land and build residences or small businesses. Prices have already increased a lot in the 8 last years. In 1995, a rai (1 600 square meters) on Chaweng beach was worth 5 000 000 Baht, it sales now at 12 000 000 Baht, making it only accessible for hotels construction. On less popular beaches, like in the South East, it went from 800 000 Baht to 3 000 000 Baht today. The island still offers many pieces of land, on the beach or inland, amongst the beautiful coconut plantations. But considering the high demand, prices are bound to raise even more in the coming years. At Advantage Properties, with the experience of 20 years in Thailand, of which the 10 last years in Koh Samui, we have the necessary knowledge of land value and quality, opportunities, construction and legislation, to help you find what you wish for.
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Koh
Samui, 280 Km2, is the largest island of the Gulf of Siam, about 1 hour
and 20 minutes from Bangkok by plane. It is part of an archipelago of 80
smaller islands of which 6 only are inhabited. It is almost literally an
island of coconuts and forested hills, on chalk mountains, culminating at
636 meters. Its beautiful beaches, its jungle, its hills and waterfall
create a very changing landscape, rarely found in other islands.
Samui
has a tropical climate, with an average temperature between 25°C and 34°C.
The most important raining period is in November.
