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Discovered at the beginning of the 1970s by backpackers when there were only huts without electricity and tap water, and a population which lived mainly on the fishing and coconut plantations. Coconut farming is still a major part of the economy of the island.

Tropical island lined with coconut palms and with white sandy beaches, Samui is connected several times a day by passenger and car ferries to the mainland and by air to Bangkok, Phuket, Utapao, Singapore and Hong kong. It is part of Surat Thani province, the capital, Surat, is about 60 kilometers away. The main town on the Island is Nathon, which is near where the ferries to the mainland originate.

In just two decades, Samui became a choice destination in Asia. Today Samui built up itself an excellent reputation as a small tropical paradise.

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