Koh Chang's Beaches
Klong Son Beach
| This place is suitable for: | Solo Travelers and Couples |
| Looking for: | Peace and quiet |
| With a budget of: | Baht 1,356 - Baht 12,744 per room per night |
| Where you will find: | Siam Royal View, FuramaXclusive Resort & Spa Aiyapura Koh Chang |
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Koh Chang has a lot to offer
for those who can't get enough of the ocean. Island
hopping trips can be arranged in a number of roadside
shops. There are also diving operators ready to assist
you in all your diving needs.
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White Sand Beach (Had Sai Khao)
| This place is suitable for: | Solo Travelers, Couples, and Families |
| Looking for: | Shopping and nightlife |
| With a budget of: | Baht 750 - Baht 13,780 per room per night |
| Where you will find: | Chang Buri Resort & Spa, Kacha Resort & Spa Koh Chang, KC Grande Resort and Spa, Koh Chang Lagoon Resort, Mac Resort Hotel, Plaloma Cliff Resort, White Sand Beach Resort, Sabay Bar, Koh Chang International Clinic |
| The northern part is a long strip of powdery sand, while the southern part is more pebbles, bits of dead corals and rough brown sand. Casuarinas and palm trees line the beach while forested hills lurk in the background. During low tide, the beachfront becomes much wider and consequently attracts lots of beachgoers. It is the busiest area of Koh Chang with the main road lined with numerous accommodations, restaurants, bars, shops, internet cafe, convenient stores, banks, and other commercial establishments. The beach is a hub of many activities, such as taking a stroll while watching the sunset and various sports activities. The beach, which is easily accessible from the main road, slopes gently into the sea. However, the currents can be strong during the green season (May-October) so extra caution is advised. | |
Kai Mook Beach
| This place is suitable for: | Solo Travelers, Couples, and Families |
| Looking for: | Peace and quiet |
| With a budget of: | Baht 599 - Baht 4,500 per room per night |
| Where you will find: | Keereeta Resort, Penny's Resort |
| The small stretch of beach is mainly comprised of pebbled sand with corals on the sea bed that resemble pearls giving the beach its name which means pearl. Getting to the finer, white, sandy beaches will require renting a motorbike, or getting on the songthaews that provide transport on the island. Much of the commercial establishments in the area are those that will fill the everyday need of the locals such as the Post Office, a print shop and the Telephone Organization of Thailand’s to name a few. It is a quiet and peaceful place that allows for snorkeling among fishes because of the nearby coral reef. However, please bear in mind that the pebbles on sea bed may be slippery at times. | |
Laem Chaichet
| This place is suitable for: | Solo Travelers, Couples, and Families |
| Looking for: | Peace and quiet |
| With a budget of: | Baht 762 - Baht 14,933 per room per night |
| Where you will find: | Coconut Beach Resort, Koh Chang Thai Garden Hill Resort |
| The Chaichet Cape is sometimes considered by some locals as the Northern part of Klong Prao Beach. The area has a small cape with a rocky curve that rounds into a secluded bay, thus very peaceful. The bay has a wide sandy beach that slopes gently into the sea which makes it an ideal spot for onshore fishing, and sunset watching. The fishing pier at Chaichet Cape is a perfect viewpoint of the Klong Prao Bay. | |
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 840 - Baht 16,270 per room per night |
| Where you will find: | AANA Resort & Spa, Amari Emerald Cove, Barali Beach Resort and Spa, Koh Chang Paradise Resort, Tonsai Restaurant, Dolphin Divers, Baan Chang Thai, Chang Chutiman Tours, Coco Massage |
| The Klong Prao estuary runs in the middle thereby splitting the beach into two. The estuary itself is one of the must-see places on the west coast of the island. The Klong Prao Beach is a long wide sandy beach lined with coconut trees and the village where it is located proves to be a growing small town. The northern end is more heavily developed; meanwhile the beach runs parallel to the main road more at the southern end. 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. | |
Kai Bae Beach
| This place is suitable for: | Solo Travelers, Couples and Families |
| Looking for: | Shopping and nightlife |
| With a budget of: | Baht 1,000 - Baht 26,720 per room per night |
| Where you will find: | Kai Bae Beach Resort, Siam Bay Resort, Nor Nou Kai Bae Hut Speed Boat, Kai Bae Marina, Blues Guest House |
| Unlike the other villages that have no exact boundary on where they start, the police box on the narrowing road curve signals the start of the Kai Bae Village. 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 shops, supermarkets, bars, restaurants and internet cafes. Dive shops provide rental services for boats, canoes, sea kayaks and diving gears to explore the sea and islands especially during the dry season (November-April). At low tide, you can actually walk chest-deep to Koh Man Nai from the beach. | |
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: | Warapura Resort |
| Tha Nam Beach is popularly nicknamed as the Lonely Beach. It features a small bay with beautiful, fine, white sand on the more quiet, northern end and some stones at the south where the beach runs out. 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 attractions. Few accommodations are available ranging from budget huts to the more deluxe resorts. The cheap huts still remain though and the place is loud and fun thus making it not as lonely as before. 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 1,488 - Baht 10,192 per room per night |
| Where you will find: | Mercure Koh Chang Hideaway, Orchid Resort, Siam Beach Resort, Treetop Adventure Park |
| Athough it is only 15-minute walk from the Lonely Beach, Bai Lan Beach is more quiet where people can take an early night in or relax on a hammock with a good book. It is a small bay of mostly sandy beach on a wide crescent of shallow water and some dead corals. Some areas of the shore are still lined by mangroves. 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. 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. | |
Bang Bao Beach
| This place is suitable for: | Solo Travelers and Couples |
| Looking for: | Shopping and nightlife |
| With a budget of: | Baht 400 - Baht 9,265 per room per night |
| Where you will find: | Resolution Resort Koh Chang, Chivapuri Beach Resort |
| Perhaps, the main feature of this village is a fishing community where residents still live in houses built on stilts and are connected by wooden bridges. There are a growing number of tourist shops, scuba dive outlets, souvenir shops and seafood restaurants offering a good selection of seafood. Located on the southern tip of the island, the pier is a perfect springboard for snorkeling and diving at nearby islands with dive operators and boats abound. However, there is more to Bang Bao than that. New bungalows have sprouted amidst the grove of coconut trees. Just before taking the road to the fishing village, there is another road going west that leads to a cove. The western side of a peninsula protects the peaceful and quiet waters perfect for snorkeling and fishing. A few kilometers further south on the main road is the not so well-known Klong Koi Beach, a well-sheltered bay with a small and quiet beach. Take caution when getting to Bang Bao as the southward road from Bai Lan is steep and winding. | |
Than Mayom Beach
| This place is suitable for: | Solo Travelers and Couples |
| Looking for: | Peace and quiet |
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| This beach is situated on the eastern side of the island. It is scattered with rocks and the seafront is muddy. A good spot to catch the sunrise and good viewpoint. The headquarters of Koh Chang Marine National Park is located in nearby area close to Than Mayom Waterfall. | |
Kong Kang Bay
| This place is suitable for: | Solo Travelers and Couples |
| Looking for: | Peace and quiet |
| With a budget of: | Baht 2,352 - Baht 11,760 per room per night |
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| Local community on the East coast with a nice sandy beach ready to attract visitors interested in rural lifestyle of agriculture, fishing and orchards of tropical fruits. Known to be the first settlement on Koh Chang, the villagers still maintain their way of life making it another authentic fishing village although there is a luxury resort with a sailing club nearby. There is an abundance of seafood and tropical fruits and one of the finest beaches on the east. | |
Salak Khok Bay
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Salakphet Beach
| This place is suitable for: | Solo Travelers and Couples |
| Looking for: | Peace and quiet |
| With a budget of: | Baht 1,300 - Baht 4,000 per room per night |
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| The road to the eastern side of the bay is lined with many viewpoints with spectacular scenery. It will also lead you to the location of the Long Beach which is a crescent-shaped, coconut-fringed, sandy beach of about 400 meters long. On the western side of the bay, Ban Salakphet and nearby Ban Rong Than are two biggest communities on Koh Chang. Both are ideal shelters for fishing boats. Rong Than village is the main residential area for the community. At the south end of the bay is a small beach with a memorial commemorating the sea battle of 1941 between the Thai and French navies. A marker on the waters near Salakphet indicates the location where the French and Thai navies fought. | |