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Island Guide
Koh Chang . . . to some it’s the ‘Maldives of Thailand‘ to others ‘The Oriental Eden of the East‘ or even the ‘Last Paradise of Natural‘ but to anyone who has ever been here, or who lives in the real world, this is all marketing nonsense. What you want to know is ‘What is Koh Chang really like?‘ The good, the bad and the stuff hotel booking sites ‘forget’ to mention. Fortunately, you’ve come to the right place to find out.
Bailan Bay
Bailan Bay, Koh Chang: 2011-12 Update
Bailan Bay is the least developed area on the west coast of Koh Chang, which is why we liked it so much when we first visited back in 2003. The lack of white powdery stuff on the beach then meant that there hadn’t been …
Kai Bae Beach
Kai Bae Beach, Koh Chang: 2011-12 Update
Kai Bae was one of the original areas where locals first opened their homes to travellers. I’ve met people who stayed on this beach with local families in the mid-80s at a time when there were no restaurants, bungalow resorts, roads or even …
Bangbao
Bangbao, Koh Chang: 2011-12 Update
A visit to Bang Bao village is on the itinerary of almost every visitor to Koh Chang. It is, or rather was, an ‘Olde Fashioned’ traditional Thai fishing village. However, dive schools, tacky souvenir shops, seafood restaurants and a 7-eleven minimart, and a couple of rows …
Pearl Beach
Pearl Beach, Koh Chang: 2011-12 Update
A kilometre south of the International Clinic, you’ll reach ‘Pearl Beach’. This beach is also marked as ‘Hat Kai Mook’ the Thai name for ‘Pearl Beach’ on quite a few maps and some online booking sites like to lure customers to the resorts here …
South Klong Prao Beach
South Klong Prao Beach, Koh Chang: 2011-12 Update
After Klong Prao Resort, the road heads away from the beach and meanders for a couple of kilometres before reaching through Klong Prao village before running parallel to the beach again at the southern end of Klong Prao beach. This southern section is …
North Klong Prao Beach
North Klong Prao Beach, Koh Chang: 2011-12 Update
All you need to know, and more, about the northern end of Klong Prao beach and Chai Chet. To be honest, the delights of Chai Chet are few and far between with not a lot to hold your attention unless you are looking …
Lonely Beach
Lonely Beach, Koh Chang: 2011-12 Update
For Western visitors, Lonely Beach has long been regarded as the best beach to stay on Koh Chang if you’re a true backpacker. For Thais, Lonely Beach has long been regarded as the best beach to visit on Koh Chang if you want to …
North White Sand Beach
White Sand Beach, Koh Chang: 2011-12 Update
White Sand Beach is the first beach that you reach after heading through Klong Son and over the steep hill. As you come down the hillside you’ll get a postcard view looking down to the beach and as the road flattens after the …
Klong Son
Klong Son, Koh Chang: 2011-12 Update
A few minutes after leaving the ferry pier you’ll pass through Klong Son village. You probably won’t even realise you are passing through it as the pick-up truck taxi won’t stop and you’ll see very few obvious signs of tourism by the main road. Klong …
South White Sand Beach
White Sand Beach (South), Koh Chang: 2011-12 Update
At the southern end of White Sand Beach, the actual sandy beach peters out just after Kacha Resort. From here on the remainder is a mix of mud, small stones and bits of dead coral. Worth bearing on mind if you decide to …
Salakkok Bay
Salakkok Bay, Koh Chang: 2011-12 Update
Views don’t get much nicer than those over Salakkok Bay to my mind. If you are bored with beaches try a try a sunset over an eerily quiet mangrove lined, mountain backed bay instead.
Even in high season you’d be very lucky to see more …
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