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Koh Wai
Koh Wai lies directly to the south of
Koh Chang. It's a popular stop for tour boats, and therefore can get
quite busy at certain times of the day when a hundred tourists are deposited
on the beach. Visit outside these times and you'll have the place
pretty much to yourself. There are three small resorts on the island.
Koh Wai Paradise, where the tour boats stop, is the most popular whilst
Pakarang is the most luxurious with rooms around 1000 baht/night and
electricity for at least 6 hours per night.
Boats moored at the pier . . . ours is the little one
on the left of the pier
High tide . . hence no beach visible
Obligatory palm tree, sand, sea and makeshift
powerlines photo.
View from the north coast of Koh Wai
looking towards Koh Chang in the distance.
Not to be confused with the 'Path to the Dark Side'
that Annakin Skywalker took.
It's a bit of a steep climb at the
start of the path.
Take the path up the hill and for another couple of
hundred metres, it's easy to follow through the rubber trees.
After about 200 metres the path forks. Take the
left fork and follow it for 5 minutes or so and you'll head down the
opposite side of the island where it ends at this rubber tapper's hut by a
picturesque little bay.
If you take the right fork you walk along the ridge in
the centre of the island for about 10 minutes before you drop down towards
the sea. It's well signposted, in comparison to many Thai paths.
The path comes out onto a barren stretch of
coastline, no beach around here.
Signs of previous visitors or an alien's attempt at
communication?
Fossilised mud . . . Brings back memories of geology
field trips in high school.
On the way back you can take a turn down to a small
beach a few hundred metres er west of Paradise on the north coast. Can
walk back along the beach from here if you like.
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