Baan-Kai Beach on Phangan is the longest beach on the island with a wide variety of activities, particularly water sports. The four-kilometer-long beach is easy to get to and has a cool beach club in the center of the beach where young people relax beneath swaying palm trees. Baan Kai Beach offers several water-sports options, including stand-up paddling, kayaking, and kitesurfing and there is a small kitesurfing school in the middle of the beach, which provides taster lessons and complete courses. The beach has several access roads, and a village in the northern area and a short, sandy path leads directly to the beach from most car parks.

Unnamed Rd Ban Tai, Ko Pha-ngan District, Surat Thani 84280, Thailand

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