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Lamai
beach
The
second popular beach in Samui is Lamai Beach. It is a quieter, looser,
and a little cheaper than Chaweng Beach. There is something distinctly
boom-town about the main strip, which is generally referred to as Lamai
Gulch, with its bars, diners and shops crammed together along the roadside
and down the dusty side lanes. Ride or walk to the back of the beach
road and you're in the heart of banana groves and coconut plantations,
and you can take a mountain bike ride up the hill tracks and into the
rugged interior... Or follow the road down past the headland where the
infamous Grandfather and Grandmother's rocks attract picnic people.
Moreover, Lamai is home to a charming old temple with a tiny museum,
and a number of local gyms where you can learn Thai boxing lesson. You
will also find a choice of dive shops and even a couple of meditation
centers.After the sun set this place become the center of the lively
night and many shopping centers. Furthermore, there are some real home-style
alfresco places with Thai and western food, pub/saloons featuring live
bands, video movies on show and several discos which start swinging
'round about midnight. Central Lamai has a broad selection of bungalow
type accommodation, ranging from budget lodgings to the magnificent,
the latter with tended landscaped gardens, swimming pools and sweet
seclusion.
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