Help! Exciting Activities in Samui?!
 

I have been a Big fan of this site!

Where to start! Need alot of advice and comments about almost everything! I have searched through this forum but need more info!!

I will be traveling in two weeks to Ko Samui to Anantara for my honeymoon! I am thinking about scuba diving (although may not be the best of seasons) sea-kayaking....I hear the ones the hotel provides are too expensive? I realize Samui is a resort and so I am not expecting to be too stringy but anywhere I can go for reasonable prices? Where to go for sea-kayaking?

Also, any "must go" restaurants in the area? Any recommendations? I would love to find reaaal authentic thai food...

Your help is much appreciated!

Not much. It is for R&R. But a day trip to Koh Tao for snorkeling on the speed boat-NOT the Big boat is well worth it.
In fact we made 2 trips to different locations around Koh Tao. The snorkeling around Samui is marginal at best.If you are in your 20-35 age group there are "bar scenes" but for the 50+ crowd dinner was the evening.

There is not much to sightsee in Samui but a lot of sports and activities if you are that kind of person. Take a look at the website for Rocky Resort - www.rockyresort.com - it has listed on there info about activities you can do - kiteboarding, mountain biking tours, kayaking trips (go to Ang Thong), rock climbing amongst other things. Also check out www.siamspaguide.com - for luxurious treatments, particularly look at Tamarind Springs spa for something a little different.

We ate in Bophut the other night at the Happy Elephant and that had nice cheap thai food but you can also get lovely seafood there - costs a bit more though.

Also do a search for Kia Ora Samui and you will find a lovely catamaran to go out on for the day, afternoon or evening :)

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In Bophut where Anantara is situated there were tonnes of dive shops and tour agencies etc, you will have no problem booking things outside of the hotel. A friend who is a divemaster recommended Easy Divers on Samui as a good outfit.
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Pandapunk, nice screen name.