Grandmother and Grandfather Rocks (Hin Yai / Hin Ta) Ko Samui

Ko Samui , Thailand

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  • Amazing Rocks!

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    jim_and_jany 0 contribution Thailand Apr 19, 2012

    We arrived Grandmother and Grandfather stones by van around 4 pm,The narrow street along the way to Hin Ta-Hin Yai took us for 20 mins to reach the rocks from the main street, because it was chaos with many cars and tourist buses.Around this attraction has many souvenir shops selling clothes,seashell products and coconut caramel which is the typical famous dessert in this town.

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    Endless fun in paradise

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    Since arriving in Koh Samui 8 days ago we have seen almost every attraction worth seeing during the Low season. A high season visit to Koh Samui would be dominated by snorkelling and scuba diving so we have probably seen more on this trip that we would have during a high season visit. As an added bonus the weather has been fantastic! Cool, sunny …

  • 2

    Day 18 - Ko Samui

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    Today was a busy day on a tour of the island. We started off going to the north east of the island to see some Wats and Buddhas. Kate once again loved all the glittering, ornate details, Craig meanwhile was feeling a little Wat-ed out, and over-heated. Apparently Kate's pretty peacock hand fan wasn't effective enough for him.

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  • 3

    Koh Samui & Koh Nangyuan & Koh Tao

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    My colleages and I took the trip to Samui Island during Apr 5-9,2012.Our big group has 8 girls and 3 guys.We left Bangkok at 8 PM and reached Donsak Peir at 10 AM on the next day.Long Journey!!!! But we had loads of fun,also trying differnt kinds of spicy Southern Thai food …

  • 4

    Busy day touring the Island...

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    Hi there

    Well we got up bright and early this morning, at 6:00 a.m, as we were expecting to be picked up for a tour. So at 8:00. when our ride had not yet arrived, I went down to the front and had them call the company, only to find out that they had no record of us. Hey! No worries right. I Love mornings!

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  • 5

    Enjoying Summer before heading to a cold Winter

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    Had a fantastic time in Koh Samui with mum, summed up by a lot of relaxation, daily massages, cocktails, and beach!

    Our resort

    Chaba Cabana is a nice resort - good pool, swim-up bar, jungle setting, tribal designs, very friendly staff, and on the "beachfront" - although when we were there the tidal times meant that we didn't have …

  • 6

    Today I seen some odd things...

    Today we woke up at 6 AM because we were being picked up by our shuttle driver to go do an Ocean Safari Tour. After getting ready, having a small bite to eat, I felt horrible because I didn't get much sleep, and I do not like 6 AM. At around 7 AM, when our tour was supposed to pick us up, we were all waiting ready for the call to our room. Time …

  • 7

    mummified monks and interesting rock formations

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    Our final full day took us to some interesting sights! We set off along the road south through the main stretch of Chaweng beach towards Lamai. We stopped briefly at the viewpoint and then onwards to Hin Yai and Hin Ta, known as the Grandfather and Grandmother rocks. I am certain I do not need to explain their names when you look at the rock …

  • 8

    Paradise Found at the Infinity Pool

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    While my introduction to Ko Samui was quite painful ("Welcome to paradise, here is the toilet"), it ended up being an absolutely wonderful 6 night stay. I arrived after sunset and checked into my little hut with a padlock door, geckos and lizards on the wall, and a king size bed! I walked along the grounds to the restaurant, and was greeted by one …

  • 9

    Small island, lots to do.



    Still on the Sleeper train, The most comfortable train i was ever on, got a great nights sleep. Got to our stop Surat Thani, after Thirteen and a half hours, Taken on a bus to the ferry port, then got our boat to Koh Samui, Taxi waiting for us here to take us to the other side of the Island to The Island Resort on Chaweng Beach, here we …

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  • 2

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  • 3

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  • 4

    Today I seen some odd things...

    ... without stopping, other than at 7-11 to get rain ponchos, because it started to rain, and our stop was at the Grandmother and Grandfather Rocks. I have to say, these rocks were quite different. They were shaped like the genitals of a man and woman. ...

  • 5

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  • 6

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  • 7

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    ... cabinet and wearing Raybans as his eyes had obviously rotted. Rather random! But my favourite sight was the Grandmother and Grandfather rocks. On the beach there were two granite rocks which were shaped like female and male genitalia! Apparently it ...

  • 8

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  • 9

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  • 10

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