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.


Rip Tides Claim Two Lives off Koh Chang Beaches

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A 19 year old Brtish student and 55 year old German father have drowned in separate rip tides incidents off the coast of Koh Chang.

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Koh Chang Ferries Halted as Company Protests Encroachment Decision

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Services at Ferry Koh Chang were halted for an afternoon in protest at recent land encroachment decisions ordering the demolition of one of its piers

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The Koh Chang Cruise Ship – Bang Bao Beach

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With the 1st ever cruise ship, P & O Pacific Eden, stopping at Koh Chang this week, take a tour with us out to a much older cruise ship beached in Bang Bao Beach Klong Kloi

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Bhumiyama Beach Resort – Lonely Beach

Our pocket guide to Bhumiyama Resort on Koh Chang’s Lonely Beach, superior 3 star accommodation. Information, guide prices, chance to book (via affiliate).

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Warapura Resort – Lonely Beach

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Our continuing round-up of resorts on Koh Chang, with a look at the charming small boutique Warapura Resort in Lonely Beach. Information, guide prices, chance to book (via affiliate).

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Wat Suthat – Bangkok Sightseeing

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Our guide to Wat Suthat, one of Bangkok’s oldest temples. With its magnificent Buddha and fascinating frescoes, its ‘s a great place to escape the bustle of the big city. More things to do before heading down to the Koh Chang islands.

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