Maenam Beach, On the north coast of Samui is a five-kilometre golden white beach devoid of noisy bars and clubs.

Location of average importance, with its small shops, the market in the morning, and a little of animation. It is too quiet that it attracts mainly families and couples out for a good, tranquil swim.

The sand is not as smooth as Chaweng's and the sea not as shallow, but it provides a quiet and remarkably tropical feeling. It is a great place to go windsurfing, especially in November and December.

Maenam Beach is very much unlike any of the island's popular beaches that it has earned the moniker Samui's "undiscovered beach". And that's ironic. Some of the first ever tourist bungalows on the island were built here.