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John-Suwan Viewpoint

Tao Island

The rocky headland at Koh Tao's southern tip, looking down on the twin bays of Chalok Baan Kao and Thian Ok.

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Attraction

John-Suwan Viewpoint

John-Suwan is the granite headland at the southern end of Koh Tao, and the climb to the top gives the island's best-known view: two bays falling away on either side — Chalok Baan Kao to the west, Ao Thian Ok to the east — with the boulders and the water meeting below.

The walk up is short but genuinely steep, over bare rock and roots, and needs proper shoes and dry conditions rather than flip-flops. The last section is a scramble across boulders to the top of the point.

Most people go in the late afternoon, when the light is best and the rock has cooled. It is a short ride from Chalok Baan Kao village.

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Attraction Points
  • Ao Leuk, Koh Tao — A small south-east bay with a sandy entry and a reef close in - the island's easiest snorkelling from the beach.
  • Chalok Baan Kao, Koh Tao — The island's third village, on a sheltered southern bay - quieter than Sairee, with its own beach and restaurants.
  • Freedom Beach, Koh Tao — A small sheltered beach at the island's southern end, below the John-Suwan viewpoint.
  • Hin Wong Bay, Koh Tao — A boulder-strewn bay on the quiet east coast, with clear water and almost no sand.
  • Koh Nang Yuan, Koh Tao — Three granite islets joined by a triple sandbar off Koh Tao's north-west coast - the most photographed view in the Gulf of...
  • Laem Thian, Koh Tao — A remote east-coast cape with a tiny cove and the ruins of an abandoned resort.
Tao Island