Koh Samui & Gulf Islands is one of those places where the obvious plan and the good plan are two different trips.

We mapped a 3-day Koh Samui & Gulf Islands route ourselves, built for a long weekend, not a rushed one, built to avoid the Full Moon Party crowd from day one.

Everyone comes home from Koh Samui & Gulf Islands with the same photos. This is how you don't. It's free. The only cost is planning your Koh Samui & Gulf Islands trip without it.