Koh Chang Thailand Guide

Koh Chang does not hand you a theme park list of attractions. Its pleasures are simpler and, for many people, better: swim under a jungle waterfall in the morning, snorkel over coral in a national park in the afternoon, eat seafood on stilts over the water in the evening. The island is big enough that you will not run out of things to do in a week, and wild enough that getting there is half the fun. Here are the experiences that make a Koh Chang trip, roughly in the order most first-timers should try them. Swim at Klong Plu Waterfall Klong Plu is the island's most famous and most accessible waterfall, reached by a short jungle walk from the road near Klong Prao. The falls drop into a large, deep pool that is made for swimming, and on a hot day there is no better place on the island. Go early in the morning to enjoy it before the day-trip groups arrive, and wear shoes that can get wet — the rocks are slippery. The waterfall is inside Mu Ko Chang National Park, so the national park...