Samet Nangshe View-Point (Phang Nga)

 Two different locations about 100 metres apart

To fully enjoy this show and take in the sights... two very different places are easily accessible.

First of all, Samet Nangshe View Point which is a very thai-style place, very simple: a small traditional thai restaurant, and a few small simple bungalows at very reasonable prices...

And then a hundred meters away, continuing on the same road, Samet Nangshe Boutique... a completely different place from another world: luxury bungalows, swimming pool, modern restaurant with panoramic view, and prices that have no relation with the first place. Two very different styles... 

I will not hide you that my preference goes to the first named place...

This first place named Samet Nangshe View Point, is a little bit higher in altitude... but the view is anyway magnificent. This difference in height does not change much to the beauty of the place and your visual pleasure will be quite the same.

So today I'm going to show you these two places... which have only one thing in common: the panoramic view... on a part of the Phang Nga bay...

  View Point on Phang Nga Bay

 A wonderful panorama

This panoramic view with this well loaded sky... a 100% natural scenery

Samet Nangshe Viewpoint
Another day with clear skies... using my drone, I was climbing to a good extra height to get an interesting shot...
Samet Nangshe Viewpoint
Samet Nangshe Viewpoint
At Samet Nangshe Viewpoint, there are benches, tables in the purest Thai style...
Some accessories to make some interesting shots....

  Eat and sleep on site....

You will find a small restaurant (excellent and cheap at all), as well as a number of small wooden bungalows, ideal to be on site in the early morning to watch the sunrise...

Information taken, a small bungalow costs 700 THB per night (price before Covid)

As you can see on the following pictures, the small road that leads to the viewpoint is steep, sandy and it is better to leave your car on the lower car park... besides you would not be allowed to go up with your own vehicle.

Samet Nangshe Viewpoint
Samet Nangshe Viewpoint
That day, a heavy weather was coming and threatening the whole region. The superbly charged sky a few minutes earlier was getting very dark and we were barely escaping a heavy tropical shower....

 2 - Samet Nangshe Boutique

As mentioned at the beginning of the article, we now go to the second place that has become very touristy called: Samet Nangshe Boutique, where the view is exactly the same despite the small difference in altitude of the place compared to the first.

A restaurant ideally located...


A very modern restaurant offers a varied menu with traditional Thai dishes, but also European dishes (steak, pizza etc..)

During your meal you can enjoy the view and have a nice time.
The prices are different from Samet Nangshe Viewpoint, because we are in a very modern infrastructure, with important constructions, and a lot of staff. 

Nothing in common with the first place, except the view

A series of luxurious bungalows have been built on the mountainside, neither in style nor quality to match the previous location.
A very large terrace with a splendid view of the bay... I imagine that more or less mundane parties must usually take place...
There is also a swimming pool for hotel guests.

Here you go... for these two places: Samet Nangshe Viewpoint and Samet Nangshe Boutique... 

This place is not far from Phuket, and very close to Koh Klang Pier (10 minutes away) : small pier offering longtail boat trips to Koh Panyee, Koh Tapu (James Bond Island) as well as cave tours...

For your information you can click here to see this nearby pier and our trip to Koh Panyee...

The route from Sarasin Bridge

About 4km after the Sarasin Bridge you can leave the main road '4' and take the country road '402'. From there, to Samet Nangshe, it's just a 22km drive (blue route on this map).

You can also opt to stay on road '4' towards Krabi and go back down a little further... the distance is about the same.

 Places visited South Region...