Koh Yao Yai Island

Koh Yao Yai is the quieter, more spacious sister of Koh Yao Noi, a place where the island still feels local first, with rubber plantations, small villages, and long coastal roads that beg for a slow scooter ride. The beaches are gentle and uncrowded, and the real signature moment is Laem Haad, a bright white sandbar that stretches out at low tide and turns the sea into a two-tone postcard. When you want more than beach time, the island’s position in Phang Nga Bay makes it easy to add a boat day with mangroves, limestone scenery, and calm-water paddling or snorkeling depending on the season.