Koh Chang Island Hotels & Resorts - Koh Chang Beach Resort
Bangkok Airways finally scheduled Trat (Koh Chang) – Koh Samui flights after many years waiting. The new service will apparently start on December 3rd every Tuesday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Flight duration will be about 1h20 mn and the price will fly around 4550 Baht including passenger service charge for a one way ticket. Flight booking can be made on Koh Chang by contacting Island Net on
Around Koh Chang Get in to koh chang island by plane Bangkok Airways flies twice a day from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport to Trat. 08.00 and 16.25, and the flight takes arround 1 hour and 5 minutes. Direct door-to-door minibus transfers from Trat airport to Koh Chang island resorts are also available at the airport. Get in to koh chang island by bus From Bangkok the easiest and most economical w [ ... ] |
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Koh Chang Island is situated on the south east part of Thailand in Trat (Trad) province, close to the Cambodian border around 75 km. The hotels and resorts on koh chang island are mostly located on the west coast of the island where the sandy beaches are easily reached. The prices of the hotels and resorts vary from a few hundreds baht to a thousands baht with or without air conditioning.
You can find Koh Chang in diverse tours guides with particular names such as koh chang , ko chang, kochang kohchang so don't be surprise if you find different spelling on our web site.
Koh chang Island is a real paradise island little known to tourists and it is the second largest island in Thailand, with Phuket is the largest. The coast of Koh Chang island is truly impressive with beautiful beaches, coves and bays all around the island.
Koh Chang island is a marine national park surrounded by a group of smaller islands located west of Leam Ngob district, in Trat (Trad) province and just about 280 km south from Bangkok.
Mu Ko Chang National Park is an archipelago of about 52 islands, making up a truly charming view. Some islands are just simply massive rock formations that look like fracture up out of the ocean, while some others are cover with affluent, green forests. The park covers an actual region of 650 sq km, of which Koh Chang itself totalize 429 sq km of it.
This superb island changed a lot in the last 5 years but still not really exploited as some others Thailand 's islands have become.
The site of the Koh Chang Naval Battle, is famous in Thai history. The place is located in the south of the island and accessible by the east coast only. In 1941, during the Indochina War, French troops based in nearby Cambodia ( Kampuchea ) tired to expand their territory into Thailand, and attempt to take over Chang island. After a bitter battle, and the loss of ships and men on both sides, the Thai troops were victorious, and drove the French squadrons out. A Buddhist merit-making ceremony dedicated to the sailors and officers of the Royal Thai Navy who lost their lives is held every year, on 17th of January.
The islands surrounding Koh Chang, such as Koh Ngam, Ko Sai Kao, Ko Laoya, Ko Vai, Ko Kam, Ko Mak, and Ko Kradard offer calm and natural-beauty. Scuba diving and snorkeling can be done on the Coral reefs of Ko Wai, Ko Kra, and the koh Rang islands.
