White
Sand Beach (Had Sai Khao): It is on the western coast of Koh Chang (See
Map) next to
Khlong Son Bay which located on the top north of the island. The beach
got this name because the sand is so white. Places for stay are not
expensive, but there are some five-star resorts as well. Food shops,
pubs and bars are easy to find at night time. The sea water here is
clean and good for swimming. It will be safer to swim with life jackets
on and not far out off the beach cause the farther you go, the deeper
the sea water is. There are bicycles and motorcycles for rent too. The
White Sand Beach is the best spot to see the sun setting. White Sand
Beach is a truly the centre of Koh Chang like the Patong
Beach of Phuket,
or the Chaweng
Beach of Samui. The beach is surrounded by the community of
visitors, but it has not beaten those places mentioned above yet. In
the future, it will rival those places surely. The road to and from the
White Sand Beach are well built. They run along the beach and are the
pathways to many other places. That is why the beach has grown by leaps
and bounds. Even the Governor of Trat and the Director of the Power
Plant of Trat are able to see a great chance for the future of this
beach. They are cooperating with one another and piloting and electric
wire running underground project for the beach which will make the area
tidier and more beautiful to welcome visitors.
Accommodations on White Sand Beach.
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Pearl Beach or (Had Kai Mook): Kai Mook Beach is a beach between White Sand
Beach and Khlong Prao Beach (See
Map). It is a quite calm and suitable for relaxing. However,
Kai Mook Beach is the rocky beach not sandy beach and not ideal for
swimming. If you wish to enjoy swimming in the sea, you can go further
to nearby White Sand Beach (Sai Khao Beach) or Khlong Prao Beach. We
are recommended. Accommodations on Pearl (Kai Mook) Beach.
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Khlong Prao Beach & Chai Chet
Beach: It is next to the White Sand Beach
and 12 kilometers from Sapparod Bay (See Map). It is
a quite long beach connected to Kai Bae Beach. The sloping beach is
suitable for swimming and beach sports. The northern part of this
island is Chai Chet Cape which is rocky, but still it is another good
spot to view the sunset. It is not good for swimming, but good for
fishing. Accommodations on Khlong Prao Beach.
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Kai Bae Beach:
This long beach is
next from the Khlong Prao Beach, and 15 kilometers from Sapparod Bay (See Map). The
beach is lined and jammed up with bungalows. The beach is sloppy and
safe for swimming. There are both expensive and economy places to
choose for your stay. You can rent a bike and ride along the beach to
other beaches. This is another good spot to watch the sun setting. When
the tide is low, you can walk across to Koh Mun.
There are also diving services around Koh Yuak, Koh Man Nok, Koh Man
Nai which are not to far from Kai Bae Beach. Accommodations
on Kai Bae Beach. UP
Lonely Beach / Bai Lan Beach:
Bai Lan and Lonely (Tha Nam) Beaches on Koh Chang (See Map) are
neither sandy beach in quiet part nor suitable for swimming and not
relaxing on the beach. The beach is about 100 meters long with stone
out crops on both ends. It is promoted to be a new attraction as the 3
main beaches---White
Sand Beach, Khlong
Prao Beach and Kai
Bae Beach are fully developed. Accommodations
on Lonely (Tha Nam) & Bai Lan Beaches on Koh Chang. UP
Bang Bao Fishing Village
is a two meters concrete bridge extended into the sea (See Map). Both
side of it are array with wooden houses for more than a hundred meters.Each house is built into the sea connected to
each other with the bridge. The houses in this area used to to be owned
by fisherman families, but now some were changed to restaurants, diving
shops, mini marts, tours operators, souvenir shops and small
back-packer home stay. As each house is built on the sea, the back
balconies are double as piers, or as a place to make dry fish or squid.
Perhaps you have more time to walk along the bridge, you will get a
different experience from other places. At the end of it is a fisherman
pier with lot of local boats. Therefore
Bang Bao Bay is another unique experience on Koh Chang. Today Bang Bao
Village got more attention from both Thai and foreign visitors. It is
also the place that visitors can look for a one day trip diving or
snorkeling and also boats for hiring to various islands such as Koh
Kood, Koh Mak, Koh
Wai, which are all located nearby Bang Bao Bay. Accommodations
on Bang Bao Fisherman Village. UP
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