Thailand’s most beautiful islands “Ko Chang”

Ko Chang is an island in Trat Province, Eastern Thailand. Ko Chang is Thailand’s second largest island, and the biggest in Eastern Thailand. With about 5, 000 permanent residents the island is not heavily populated, but tourism has increased dramatically over the last few years.

Ko Chang is one of Thailand’s most beautiful islands with long white sandy beaches. The island is also home to a wide range of wildlife, including a good selection of birds, snakes, deer and a number of elephants. The island and its vicinity are great places for snorkeling, diving and jungle hiking. The “discovery” of the island as a tourist destination since 2000 has brought on a large amount of rapid development, and while still far quieter than places like Phuket or Ko Samui, it is far from quiet in high season.

Scuba diving and fishing are the most popular activities, because there are many beautiful corals and many kinds of fish for fishing.  Additionally, a jungle trekking is a great idea. Jungle trekking is divided in 2 parts: north and south. Jungle trekking of north is a nature walk that contains many kinds of fruit, and several of plants. On the other hand, jungle trekking of south includes visiting fishing villages and offers you to see a variety of animals (monkeys, snakes birds, lizards).

You can also learn how to cook Thai food. The cost for each courses starts from 1200 baht. They will teach popular Thai food such as spicy salad (som-tum), chicken curry (kang keaw wan), spicy soup (tom yum), rice noodles fry (Pad Thai), and so on.

Moreover, the main activity in Ko Chang is the island sightseeing. You can see famous Chinese temple that everybody should visit and pray. There are many restaurants on any given beach open both daytime and evening with a strong concentration of tourist- minded facilities in White Sand Beach. The beaches of Ko Chang are all dotted with restaurants dishing up some delicious seafood as well as offering romantic evening views.

Most of the hotels are located on the west side of the island, with many resorts and guest houses all along the road that leads down the coast. Sun set can be watched in style from the terrace at the Top Resort in south White Sand Beach from the advantage of a cliff top, bring appetite and your camera. In the evening, there are plenty of restaurants, live music bars and nightclubs to choose from to spice up your holiday.