Sssshhhh - Ko Chang (Koh Chang (Thailand))

Member Name: arrnoosa

Product:	Koh Chang (Thailand)
Date:	28/05/09 (12 review reads)
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Advantages: Quiet, Beautiful, Great Food, Great Accomodation

Disadvantages: Taxi ride from ferry to accomodation is relatively expensive

Ko Chang is a much quiter island than the more famous ones you here about. This makes it a blissful and friendly place compared to the 'party islands'. The best places to stay are along the beachside and are generally huts with a net over the bed and an outside toilet/shower.

Its located to the south west of Bangkok and almost in Cambodia. You get a really nice bus from near Khao San Road and takes 5-6 hours. You then board a ferry which is only about a 20 min trip. On the other side, when you dock, you are forced to use a taxi to take you to the beachside of the island where all the beach houses are. This is the most expensive part of the island as the taxi drivers have you exactly where they want you. Basically if you don't pay their price then you are stranded and its a long long walk to the nearest beach house! Saying that, the price isn't huge, just more expensive than what you would pay in Bangkok. You obviously then have to pay the same amount to a taxi driver when you want to get back to the ferry.

You can go on snorkelling trips which are brilliant or you can hire canoe's and do your own thing. Or have a massage on the beach or just sunbathe and indulge yourself iin the cafe's and bars when you get hungry or thirsty. The food, I have to say, on this island was by far the best I had the whole time I was in Thailand.

You can hire mopeds for the day as well which are possibly the only way to see the whole island. Cheap to do and will carry two people.

We planned to stay 2 nights on the island and ended up staying a week, and even then we didn't want to leave!

Summary: beautiful and peaceful island