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and motorcycle. When you
arrive at the pier at Koh Chang, there are some pick up taxis
waiting to bring the Koh Chang ferry pax to the preferred beach or
hotel.
Arriving at the Koh Chang at
the pier 2 shops renting out motorcycle wait for you. If
you take a motorcycle 150 - 200 Baht -for a automatic- per
day inspect the motorcycle carefully and make a picture if
there are any scratches or damages, if you don't do it,
write it down and have it signed otherwise they will let you pay
merciless.
Koh Chang is Thailand's
second largest island -after Phuket- the size is 429
sq.km. Trat's province has 51more islands and the number one
visited is Koh Chang.
Of all the Koh Chang beaches
White Sand Beach is the busiest beach with accommodation
of every level plus restaurants and bars. Koh Chang
White Sand Beach itself is about 2 kilometers long and the
best areas is from the midsection to the north end.
Many shops, minimarts like 7-11, internet cafes,
banks, the notorious Indian tailors etc. line the main road
which runs behind the Koh Chang hotel and resorts.
Luckily there is no road between the beach and the
Koh Chang hotel and resorts. If you stay on one of the Koh
Chang beach hotel and resorts you can walk from the room
directly to the beach.
Room prices hover around Baht
2000.- for the beach front and around Baht 1500,- at the
other side of the road.
There are some upper market
Koh Chang beach hotel and resorts like the Siam Beach
Resort at Siam Beach from about Baht 2500,- and the Dusit Koh
Chang beach Resort for about Baht 6000,- .
Keep in mind that
almost all Koh Chang beach hotels and resorts will add plus -
plus to your bill which will increase your bill by about
20%.
Koh Chang is a real
attraction as you can see at the Koh Chang photos or
pictures here. But several areas like Koh Chang White Sand
Beach are a real helter skelter.
A very interesting feature
are the steep hills touching the main circular road,
those hills cant be penetrated that means the island still
has a real nature left dotted with 3 beautiful waterfalls,
take a motorbike and check it out, but be veryyyyyyy careful
with the motorbikes, see the Phuket section for more on
motorbikes and Thailand.
Also have a look into the
video to tell you what is on the road and around the
road at Koh Chang Thailand. |