Beaches around Haad Rin, Koh Phangan, Thailand

So Koh Phangan is the party island of Thailand. There's loads to do day and night. It all really depends on what you're into and what sort of vibeeeee you like. 

Haad Rin Nok (known as Haad Rin beach or Sunrise beach) is the main beach where the full moon party is held. 

Personally, I think this beach is disgusting; it's littered with glass, sand buckets and straws and during the day the beach just looks tacky. The winds off the Thailand gulf hit the shores pretty hard so it was pretty wavey when we went. Annoyingly, there are stalls that sell buckets 24/7; you can't get around without being harassed by 'Emma' who "loves you" or 'John' who "loves your mum". 

 Other beaches worth checking out are Haad Seekantang (also known as Leela beach); a stretch of beach tucked behind Haad Rin's southern tip. This beach is surrounded by a bay, so the water's very flat and calm. There's over hung shrubbery that hold hammocks over the shoreline, a volley ball court and jetski hire. Overall, this beach is quite secluded from Haad Rin so it's generally quite quiet with only tourists from the surrounding resorts visiting it. 

Haad Rin Nai (known as Sunset Beach) is the beach where our bungalows were situated. The water isn't the clearest but a lot of the resorts are situated along the beach so it's a cleaner and slightly quieter version on Sunrise beach. Sunset beach has it's name for a reason so it's worth checking out one of the sunsets. 

Haad Yuan is by far my favourite beach. You have to catch a long tailed boat to get there (300TB each way during peak season, 200TB off peak) but it's really pretty and quite secluded.

If you do end up at Haad Yuan, a place called Bamboo Huts (located on the rock cliffs) does the best food I've had in Thailand at a reasonable price. We ended up having breakfast, lunch and dinner at this place, it's that good. 

Haad Tien is the beach next to Haad Yuan. It's pretty with sun chairs and Thai cushions to lie on. However there isn't much around apart from the Sancuary Resort - a spa retreat for middle agers.