Haad Son Beach, for its location, scale and atmosphere, is often called Secret Beach, although, judging by the number of tourists on Haad Son, it has long ceased to be secret. This is a very small beach, about a hundred meters long, which is hidden in a secluded bay in the middle of the western steep coast of Phangan.
It is really not so easy to find it for an ignorant person, because the exits to the beach are very invisible, he himself is located below the slope and does not look out from the main road at all..
The content of the article
- one Beach description
- 2 Entering the water, depth and waves
- 3 Sun beds and shade
- 4 Beach photo
- five Infrastructure
- 6 Houses and hotels on the beach
- 7 How to find the beach
- eight Beach Map
Beach description
Of the total length of Had Son, one hundred meters, perhaps only half of the beach can be called bathable. If you look at the sea, then on the right side the beach is bounded by steep rocks, at the top of which the Haad Son Resort is built. On the left side, hefty stones are scattered in the beach sand, between which you can easily hide from prying eyes.
Probably once before it was a paradise for nudists, but now everyone who has information and eyes can get here, both from the parking lot of the resort, and from a separate small path. There are a lot of people on Secret Beach in high season, according to my observations. The sand is fine, light yellow with gray, practically free of impurities and stones.
Entering the water, depth and waves
The right side of the beach is shallower, on the left - the depth at high tide is such that after 3-4 meters from the shore it becomes approximately chest-high. At low tide, as you know, with the local bottom topography the sea becomes noticeably shallower, and you will have to go much further for deep water. A lot of people come here just to jump from small rocks near restaurant Koh Raham.
This is a rocky promontory on which the iconic place of Phangan is located. «what they found on the shore, from that and built». On ladders, or directly from the restaurant site, people climb the stones to jump from a three-meter height. An interesting snork will not work here - there is almost nothing to look under the water, despite the depth.
Sun beds and shade
The beach, to be honest, is semi-wild, there are no rental loungers, but there is a shade for those arriving with towels. The vegetation of the Secret Beach is not deprived, so in this part of the island the shadow remains for hours up to 3 days.
But there is a problem of a slightly different plan - the beach is short, and there are a lot of people in the season, there may not be enough shade for everyone if we are talking about staying right on the shore. In extreme cases, there is a cafe and a massage room, you can order drinks and hide there. But in general, my impression is that it is crowded on the secret beach.
Beach photo
To get the beach completely into the frame, I had to shoot it not from the center, but from the flanks.
View of the right side of the beach
The local only attraction is the restaurant
Infrastructure
The infrastructure of the secret beach is strictly classified. It was not possible to find it. In addition to the beach cafe, the bar on the rocks and the Haad Son Resort, there is nothing or there is nothing within a kilometer radius around Secret Beach, but no one knows about it..
There are no shops, no network, no local, no fruit shops. Haad Son Landmark - Above bar Ko Raham. A really interesting, authentic place, which periodically damages with strong storms, but given the very concept of the bar, it is not very clear there whether it is broken or so conceived. People like.
There is a massage fat on the beach
Houses and hotels on the beach
Here is a complete list of beach and walking accommodation:
- Haad Son Resort
- Bounty Resort
- Secret Beach Bungalows
It's all. To be honest, for 50 meters of the beach - and this is too much. If interested, I stayed at the Haad Son Hotel and wrote about it separate review, is it worth it or not.
Haad Son Hotel goes straight to the shore
Hotels near Haad Son>
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For the lazy, here are the direct links to the hotels listed above:
How to find the beach
Driving from Thong Sala, there is a marker on my map where there will be a viewpoint, from where you can see the beach, restaurant and Haad Son resort.
The first option: you need to drive down from the viewpoint to a hollow on the road, there is a good landmark - there will be bikes parked and a sign for Haad Son Beach, it's difficult to drive. Throw a bike here and then walk along the path towards the beach through the forest.
The turn to Haad Son from the main road will be right after this viewpoint
First option
The second option: do not stop in the hollow, but climb further up the next mountain and get to the sign for Haad Son Resort, turn left and drive to the hotel parking lot. The walking path from here to the beach will run along the territory of the resort. It seemed to me that this option is more convenient due to more convenient parking.
Exit towards Haad Son Resort
There is a fairly large parking lot for bikes
Beach Map
Haad Son Beach Map (Secret Beach)
Haad Son Beach Map (Secret Beach):
