Koh Tachai was very beautifull, but too many tourist”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2016

Koh Tachai was very beautiful, but unfortunate the island get visited by too many tourists, more than the island can handle. The diving areas are still very nice.

“Great dive site but diving overcrowded ”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2016

Too many divers are attracted to this site. Generally there are 8-10 boats here on most sites with circa 20 divers a boat.
Famous as a Manta cleaning station the Mantas are being driven away by the hoards of divers now.
Wake up national park admin.. you are losing the attraction by allowing too many divers... it's not all about revenue!
Visited February 2016

Authorities have charged operators of resorts and piers on Koh Samet island, Rayong province, with encroaching on forests.

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conversation, led by its chief, took 150 officials and soldiers to the well-known eastern resort island on Tuesday to take legal action against the operators of 10 piers and several resorts that encroached on 33 rai of land (52,800 square metres) which is part of the Khao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet National Park. The targeted resorts are near the Ao Kiu Na Nai bay in the southern part of the island.

Leading the force, Thanya Netithammakun, director-general of the department, said the encroached area had been a pristine forest according to satellite photos taken in 2002 and 15 resort buildings were later constructed there.

Among the resorts facing legal action were Pandora Resort, Ban Chom Resort, Samed Club Resort, Samed Cliff Resort and Samed Tree Resort.

The department would file civil lawsuits against the operators to demand compensation and take legal action against any government officials involved in the encroachment, Mr Thanya said.

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conversation

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2016 7:41 am There are some benefits to the military being in control