Safe to sleep on beach, in Thailand?

I think it depends hugely on which island you are on. If your on Ko Phangan, the southern beaches (Haad Rin specifically) it wouldn't be safe, but there are some very deserted beaches on the north-eastern coast that would be beautiful, sunrise views (early wake up), with very few if any bungalows on them, and next to no people.

There is one beach that comes to mind, if you go to the most northern part of the island there is a beach (visible from the Chinese temple) with a boat dock, it's more of a fishermans area then a tourist area, you can catch a longtail boat from there. There are two beaches east of there, both are very deserted, one is only accessibe by boat (no roads in) This would be your best bet.

If your on the Andaman coast, I'm not too familiar with deserted beaches, although Ko Lanta is pretty deserted right now, we've been here ten days and only seen a handful of tourists. Almost the entire west coast of the island is beach (broken up by some rocks) and I don't think you would have a hard time finding an empty strip of sand somewhere to sleep for a night or two (best to explore by moto, but go a bit south on the island as it gets cheaper the further you are from the main town of Saladin).

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...but there are some very deserted beaches on the north-eastern coast that would be beautiful, sunrise views (early wake up), with very few if any bungalows on them, and next to no people.

Oh yes, this is an option too. There is one southern island at least which I know of, that has a national park on it. People often sleep on the beach or in a long house. It has very few shops and cafes, or none maybe. I will look up the name of it now.

It is called Ko Tarutao National park.
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I wouldnt recommend sleeping on the beaches alone especially if your female - particularly when so many beach huts are available now for so cheap. Because of a missed flight we ended up discovering Nai Yang on Phuket island...cool little beach huts with a fan, mattress, blanket and mosquito net for 300 Baht a night with the assurance it gets cheaper the more nights you stay kinda make it a no brainer in my opinion - is your safety worth $9AUD per night? Reply to this

If you can not afford the price of a simple cheap hotel or even a shared hostel don't go to Thailand! It is not safe for anyone to sleep on a beach. Often when women get in trouble in Thailand it is usually when they get stupidly drunk and take chances or do something really dumb like sleeping on a beach all alone!

You can get a hotel in some places with air starting around 500 baht, without air a little cheaper. You can take a couple withdrawals off your credit card back home and bring some extra cash. Then you can pay your credit card back after you get back home in monthly installments.

Get a cheap place to stay at and be safer! Bangkok is okay for a visit now. Young people often stay in the Khao San Road area or even in the Sukhumvit Road area too. You can visit Bangkok and use some cheap dorms if you have to or a cheap hotel. Establish some sort of budget where you know how much you can afford to spend on a room or even a bunk and then ask for hotel recommendations in that price range.
Here is a place on Sukhumvit Road that has special areas for women.
Soi 1 Guest House.

Suk 11 Hostel also is popular with women.


In Pattaya you can get cheap hotels too. Beach is okay for sunbathing but not so good for swimming. You can ignore the nightlife. More and more couples and even women alone or in groups visit that area because it is probably the cheapest beach area in Thailand! Local transportation there is only 10 baht. Pattaya malls are crowded with women tourists pretty often now days. Only around 115 baht for a 2 hour bus ride from Bangkok to Pattaya.

Up to you.

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