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Anchoring and clearance in Koh Samui
Where yachts anchor off Koh Samui, where clearance happens and what the local agent arranges.
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Clearance
Where clearance happens
Noonsite lists Koh Samui as a port of entry. Its Koh Samui pages were last updated in November 2018.
Customs and harbour masterNear the jetty at Ao Nathon, on the west coast. The Ao Nathon harbour is also where the ferries from the mainland land.
ImmigrationSoi 1, Maenam, on the north coast.
At the airportSamui Airport has an immigration, customs and disease control checkpoint. (Bangkok Airways investor site.)
Check the rules for your passport.
At anchor
What the agent arranges
Asia Pacific Superyachts Samui lists these services for captains and for owners and guests.
ClearanceClearance in the region, and visa and bond arrangements.
Dockage and pilotsDockage and pilot arrangements.
PermitsHelicopter authorization and charter license.
PlanningCruise planning, charts, and shipyard coordination.
GuestsAirport meet and greet, car rental, charter planes and helicopters, dive guides and guided tours.
Asia Pacific Superyachts, page opened 8 November 2026.
Sources. Checked 8 November 2026.
- Asia Pacific Superyachts: Koh Samui, Thailand
- Bangkok Airways investor site: Airport business
- Samui Airport: ground handling agents and fuel operation
- Noonsite: Koh Samui general information
- Noonsite: Koh Samui clearance
- CharterWorld: Amazing Samui Superyacht Cruising, 2 July 2012
- WMO climate normals 1991 to 2020: Ko Samui 48550
- UKSA superyacht salary guide
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