4 Best Things to Do in Maenam

Samui Disc Golf (also known as Samui Frisbee Golf) is an extremely popular venue for the whole family located 1.2 km south of Samui Ring Road in Maenam. The origins of Disc Golf (aka Frolf or Frisbee Golf) date back to the beginning of the 20th century, but this fun activity only started to be recognised in the ‘60s before it became mainstream with the doubling of Disc Golf courses in the world since 2000.

Samui Frisbee Golf’s 9-hole course is set in a fruit orchard, therefore, offers an agreeable shaded area to play. This leisure activity offers Samui visitors a half-day of fun at affordable rates, and it also organises professional tournaments and private events for groups.

Santiburi Samui Country Club is the renowned and only championship golf course in Koh Samui. Offering an 18-hole course stretching through the magnificent lush hills, coconut plantations, rock-filled valleys, streams and waterfalls above Maenam in Samui’s northern area, Santiburi has spectacular views over to the Gulf of Thailand and is indeed a world-class golf course.

Recognised as one of the best golf courses in Thailand, Santiburi features sumptuous facilities – a clubhouse with a top-notch restaurant, comfortable changing rooms, and a well-stocked pro-shop.

Samui Canopy Adventures offers an exhilarating day of fun and discovery in Maenam's hinterland rainforest. After completing a thorough training with safety instructions from their professional staff, wannabe zip-liners are taken deep into the forest where 7 platforms linked by strong steel cables are highly-perched in the trees.

The zip-lining course measures 500 metres through a superb natural environment featuring lush vegetation, centenary trees and waterfalls. After gliding from tree to tree, participants enjoy a refreshing bath in one of the basins at the foot of the waterfall. Canopy Adventures is a thrilling eco-friendly activity for the whole family that kids 7 years and up can participate in. 

Kitesurfing or kiteboarding is a popular activity in Koh Samui which hosts a good number of schools dispensing courses of this extreme sport that combines surfing and paragliding. Maenam is one of the favourite spots for kitesurfing in Samui due to its excellent location.

Maenam is sheltered by Koh Phangan to the north (another great kiteboarding spot holding Phangan Breeze Kite Jam yearly competition) and features perfect wind conditions – from 8 to 20 knots – from November to March. The main Kitesurfing centre in Maenam is Samui Kiteboarding Club; the shop also sells all the equipment necessary for kitesurfers.