Koh Chang Thailand Guide

If White Sand Beach is Koh Chang's front door and Kai Bae its sunset terrace, Klong Prao is the island's long, quiet living room. Stretching for roughly three to four kilometres down the west coast, it is the longest beach on Koh Chang — a wide sweep of sand split by river mouths and coconut groves, backed by a handful of resorts spread far enough apart that the beach never feels busy. Families, couples and long-stayers choose Klong Prao precisely because there is less here, and more room to enjoy it. Three Sections, One Beach Klong Prao divides naturally into three parts. The northern end, around Chai Chet, has a rocky cape, a small pier viewpoint and the liveliest cluster of beach bars and restaurants. The middle is the classic postcard: leaning coconut palms, wide sand at low tide, and the mouth of the Klong Prao river and estuary, where kayaks slip into mangrove channels. The southern end is the quietest, with larger resorts, soft sand and the road bending inland towards...