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KOH CHANG'S BEACHES
Klong Prao Beach
This place is suitable for: Solo Travelers, Couples, and Families
Looking for: Shopping, nightlife, peace and quiet
With a budget of: Baht 799 - Baht 16,270 per room per night
Where you will find: Amari Emerald Cove, Barali Beach Resort Resort and Spa, Magic Resort, V.J. Hotel and Health Spa
The Klong Prao estuary runs in the middle thereby splitting the beach into two. This is a long wide sandy beach lined with coconut trees and home to the popular Klong Plu Waterfall. It commands a spectacular view of the islands west of Koh Chang and the Chaichet cape. The fine, sandy beach is also ideal for children as it doesn’t get too steep and there are not much dangerous currents either. High-end resort developments have grown rapidly, although the beach itself does not get too crowded. Restaurants, spas, massages, clinics, a dentist, convenient stores, tour & dive operators, a bakery, opticians, internet cafes, an airstrip, laundry, a takeaway pizza shop and a host of shops line the main road.
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Kai Bae Beach
This place is suitable for: Solo Travelers, Couples and Families
Looking for: Shopping and nightlife
With a budget of: Baht 600 - Baht 26,720 per room per night
Where you will find: The Chill Koh Chang, Garden Resort, Kai Bae Beach Resort, Koh Chang Cliff Beach Resort, Siam Bay Resort
Kai Bae Beach is the last major beach on the west coast after Klong Prao. It has a sandy beach with many palm trees providing plenty of shade. It is believed to be where the first tourists to Koh Chang were accommodated in the local families’ houses. Once a sleepy
area, Kai Bae has become developed with the emergence of upscale resorts. At Kai Bae Village, you will find small commercial establishments. Dive shops provide rental for gears to explore the sea and islands especially during the dry season (Nov-Apr). At low tide, you can walk in chest-deep water to Koh Man Nai from the beach.
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Lonely Beach (Tha Nam Beach)
This place is suitable for: Solo Travelers and Couples
Looking for: Shopping and nightlife
With a budget of: Baht 397 - Baht 7,400 per room per night
Where you will find: Nature Beach Resort, Siam Beach Resort, Warapura Resort
Tha Nam Beach is popularly nicknamed as the Lonely Beach. It features fine white sand on the northern end and some stones at the south. Formerly a backpacker’s haven, the once deserted beach derives its name from the total privacy it shares, while the fine white sand and swimmer-friendly waters are key attrac-tions. Few accommodations are available ranging from budget huts to the more deluxe resorts. The cheap huts still remain though and the place is still loud and fun thus making it not as lonely anymore. Small shops, restaurants and bars line the main road which becomes the focal point for guests who love to wine, meet and greet at nightfall. The beach has a so-called “tattoo artists’ row” which is a line of more than half a dozen tattoo shops side by side.
Bai Lan Beach
This place is suitable for: Solo Travelers and Couples
Looking for: Peace and quiet
With a budget of: Baht 1,162 - Baht 6,709 per room per night
Where you will find: Mercure Koh Chang Hideaway
It is relatively untouched by development although things have started to change over a few years. The road that travails through Bai Lan Beach has seen minimal development and the area has retained the peaceful, nice and easy feeling although there are quite a few bungalow resorts that have sprung up as well. It is a small bay of mostly sandy beach with some expired corals. The forested hill is also the site of Koh Chang’s first adventure park. It is also where the island’s first herbal sauna is found. |
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