Koh Chang Thailand Guide

Koh Chang's West Coast Beaches: White Sand, Klong Prao, Kai Bae and Lonely Beach If the east coast of Koh Chang is where the island lives, the west coast is where it swims. Almost every sandy beach that visitors come for is strung along this one sunset-facing shore, in a neat north-to-south line: White Sand first, then Klong Prao, then Kai Bae, then Lonely Beach and little Bailan, with the road growing steeper and wilder as you go. They are close together on the map — you can drive the whole chain in well under an hour — and yet they feel like four different holidays. One is busy and convenient, one is long and laid-back, one is compact and social without being loud, and one still carries the old backpacker spirit that first put this island on the map. Choosing between them is the single most useful decision you will make about a Koh Chang trip, and it is what this guide is for. We will go beach by beach, honestly: what the sand and the swimming are actually like, how the tide chan...