Koh Chang Thailand Guide

South of Klong Prao on Koh Chang's west coast, the road climbs, dips — and drops you into Kai Bae, the beach village with the island's best sunset address. Kai Bae's sand is narrower than White Sand or Klong Prao and parts turn rocky at low tide, but it has something they do not: a scatter of small islands sitting just offshore, close enough to kayak to, turning every evening into a layered silhouette show. The Beach Itself Kai Bae runs for roughly a kilometre and a half of pale sand broken by rocky sections, backed by a compact strip of resorts, beach bars, restaurants and small shops along the main road. The southern end is the sandiest for swimming; the northern end is quieter and rockier, good for rock-pool wandering at low tide. Because the beach faces almost due west and slightly south, it catches the sunset full-on — and the offshore islets, Koh Man Nai nearest among them, give the sun something interesting to set behind. Photo: Dykins, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Co...