Inland Koh Samui is mountainous jungle, the highest peak is Khoa Pom at 635 mtrs, located almost dead centre of the island. The foothills are predominately coconut plantations.

Producing around 2 million coconuts per month, trained pig-tailed macaque monkeys are still used to climb the trees and harvest the ripe produce.

Tropical fruits such as durian, mangosteen, rambutan, lang sat, pineapple, banana and mango are also grown on this fertile island.

The clear blue sea waters around Samui are shallow and normally calm, with an abundance of colourful tropical fish, coral reefs, the famous pink dolphins and thousands of sea birds which colonize this area. Fishing is still an important industry for the island.

The colourful traditional long-tailed fishing boats used by the locals can be seen out to sea in the evenings with their bright lights to attract squid to the sides of the boats, then to be hand netted and sold in the morning fishmarkets.