Sairee Beach

Sairee Beach is the longest beach on Koh Tao island in Ko Pha Ngan District, Surat Thani Province, stretching about 1.7 kilometers along the island's west coast. Known for its white sandy shoreline, clear shallow water and sunset views, it serves as the island's main tourist hub. The beach is lined with resorts, restaurants, dive centers and shops, and is a central base for swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving activities.

Visitors can expect a long, curved white-sand beach on the west coast of Koh Tao facing the Gulf of Thailand, with calm clear water, palm-lined shore and views of Koh Nang Yuan in the distance. The beachfront is developed with resorts, restaurants, bars, dive schools and shops set directly behind the sand. Areas for swimming, sunbathing, beach walking and sunset viewing are accessible along the entire stretch, with boat access for snorkeling and diving trips departing from the beach.

Koh Tao was historically uninhabited and used as a fishing shelter and later as a settlement from the mid-20th century; tourism development began in the 1980s and Sairee Beach grew into the island's primary settlement and tourism center.