Category: Features

In our Features section of the site, we post all our regular updates, tips and recommendations from the Koh Chang Islands.

We have grouped them into following categories to help you find them easily or you can just scroll down the full list below:-


Koh Chang Accommodation - Home to our Top Ten Lists for luxury or boutique resorts ,  budget options, mid range and many more. We post our best of  recommendations too, so you'll not be short of ideas when picking that perfect place to stay.  Also in this category, we feature a selection of resorts in more detail including Awa, Nest Sense, Emerald Cove.

Travel - Head here for Airport guides to Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Don Mueang (DMK) and Trat (TDX). In addition to their travel tips on getting to Koh Chang, we post features on travel from Suvarnabhumi, Trat and transfers from Bangkok. Cambodia Transfers - Siem Reap to Koh Chang or Koh Kood,  Phnom Penh too.

Koh Chang Activities.  - Complimenting our Things to Do pages in the main Koh Chang area of the site, here we bring you features on specific days out.  From trekking up mountain peaks to private speedboats around the small islands or visits to the waterfalls, we give you some ideas for time away from the beach.

Koh Chang East Coast Beaches - quick guides to Long Beach and Wai Chek as well as the east coast areas of Dan Khao and Dan Mai.

Koh Chang Restaurant Reviews and Food - We review some of the top places to eat around Koh Chang. There's also  a couple of fun Thai food articles on durian and bananas.

Bangkok - With our snippet guides to a few temples, we take you sightseeing in the capital city.

News from the Islands - Updates on festivals like Songkran and events, local news, it's all here.

Koh Chang Islands Seasons - guides to the hot and the rainy seasons.

Trat - a tour around the markets and a guide on Places to stay.

Visa - new Thailand visas such as the STV (Special Tourist Visa).

Use these features and articles in conjunction with the main site pages as per the menus.


Budget Accommodation on Koh Chang – Our Picks for 2023 -24

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Our round-up of the best places to stay on Koh Chang for budget travellers. We pick out the best cheap rooms and bungalows across all the beaches. Information, guide prices and booking (via affiliate).

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Best Resorts and Bungalows on Koh Chang 2022-23

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In our continiung series on Koh Chang accommodation, we pick out our best resorts and bungalows across the island. From luxury to boutique, mid range to budget, head here for our recommendations for 2021- 22. Booking too (via affiliate).

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Vayna Boutique – Klong Prao Beach

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Guide to Vayna Boutique, 3 star accommodation on Klong Prao Beach, Room types, prices, information, chance to book (via affilate).

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Entry Requirements for Thailand July 2022

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From 1st July 2022, double vaccinated travellers can fly into the country or enter via a land border by simply showing their vaccination certificates.

Unvaccinated travellers (over 18) need a negative RT-PCR test or professional ATK test (within 72 hours of their flight departure to Thailand).

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Thailand Pass and Covid 19 Entry Requirements – UPDATED April 2022

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After nearly 20 months of closed borders and a stalled tourist industry, Thailand is finally relaxing its strict entry requirements for double vaccinated holidaymakers, long term visa holders and indeed its own returning citizens.

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Travel Services and Timetables for Koh Chang, Koh Kood and Koh Mak – November 2021

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s Thailand begins to open up again to foreign visitors, services to and from the Koh Chang islands are slowly increasing.

Here are the latest timetables for boats and flights:-

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