Daniel55 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Hello everyone, I Have never been to Koh Chang, but I would like to go there in August, because I have heard many good opinions about this island. I would like to ask you about advise- I am interested about beaches, swimming, jungle, parties, girls, so which area/place on this island could you reccomand me? I will be grrateful for answers, Have a great weekend, Regards, Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Wrong forum - MOVED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjwill01 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, CharlieH said: Wrong forum - MOVED How do we know where it was moved to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just now, rjwill01 said: How do we know where it was moved to? Look at the head of the topic, if you are reading the "moved notice" you are already there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billpro785 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Great place to visit, I live there part of the year. In August it rains, a lot. You can count on it raining everyday, and most of the day. In a ten day span you might get one to 2 days of sun. Plan your activities around hiking in the jungles, and swimming in the waterfalls. The waterfalls will be full, and the jungle green due to all rain. Plenty of bars if you want take a break and stay dry. Check out the East Side, hidden waterfalls, and great view points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnarth Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 a beautiful island but very hilly if you haven't ridden a scooter do not try to ride one there, white sand beach is the most popular spot with big modem hotels at the right prices the beach is beautiful sea is clear blue water if you like villa living there is a beach with villas and a 9 hole golf course but you need to book ahead for that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraynz Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Billpro785 said: Great place to visit, I live there part of the year. In August it rains, a lot. You can count on it raining everyday, and most of the day. In a ten day span you might get one to 2 days of sun. Plan your activities around hiking in the jungles, and swimming in the waterfalls. The waterfalls will be full, and the jungle green due to all rain. Plenty of bars if you want take a break and stay dry. Check out the East Side, hidden waterfalls, and great view points. interesting comments.. ive only been to koh chang once- a few years back... i liked the beach, but not much else to do ...i didnt know about the waterfalls-that sounds nice... things were spoiled by the thai lady that i went with--she was too lazy to actually do anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camble Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 See my trip report. Later I'll add some photos of the east side of the island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxper Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Like you, never been but I understand from a friend the White Sands beach area is very popular. We’re going to try it in August too. Just as a note had the devils own job finding hotel vacancies. That must be where all the tourists are.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerkinsCuthbert Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 hour ago, murraynz said: interesting comments.. ive only been to koh chang once- a few years back... i liked the beach, but not much else to do ...i didnt know about the waterfalls-that sounds nice... things were spoiled by the thai lady that i went with--she was too lazy to actually do anything... Bad luck, you must have hooked up with one of my exes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse123 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 55 minutes ago, Jaxxper said: Like you, never been but I understand from a friend the White Sands beach area is very popular. We’re going to try it in August too. Just as a note had the devils own job finding hotel vacancies. That must be where all the tourists are.... A lot of hotels close at that time of year ( Green season ) due to unpredictable weather and tourist numbers. White sands is the main developed area, I personally love the island and Klong Prao beach areas, in preference to White sands beach. The island has one road that goes all around the island, Rural road I think they call it. Taxis/ baht buses want more money on journeys if it's raining. It is far far better value for your money, (but nowhere near as lively) as Pattaya, Phuket, Koh Samui, even if a little fiddling around to get to the place. Very good for those with an active outdoor style of life. It is in a national park and so hasn't been exposed to high rises and the decimation of its natural beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plfomylo Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Compared to southern beach/islands, KC is a dump, but if you like only nature and not beach, yes it's nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sead Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 The elephant island without elephants. Rent a bike and itl like 1 road all around. Think it stopped 3/4 of the and then go back. Have some bars. Quiet and nice after 22.00. I couldn't stand it 5 days since it's to calm and relaxing for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansell Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I agree, it is a dump. Couldn't wait to get on that ferry and never return to the place. Phuket is heaven compared to that dump, cleaner sea, warmer sea, better restaurants, everybody not trying to rip you off. Tomorrow I will tell you how I really feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoYai Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I'm a regular visitor and often go in what they call the 'green season' there - the last 2 trips were in August. Maybe I've been lucky but although it rained most days, it only rained for a couple of hours. The upside of staying in the 'green season' is that there are some real bargains to be had - hotels that normally charge 3000-3500 per night can be found for 1000 - 1500. There may not be so many places to visit in Koh Chang but that's actually one of its attractions for me - its a national park! However, over the 15 years or so that I've been visiting, there has been quite a lot of development there - the place is slowly being spoiled. On 7/20/2019 at 7:12 AM, Daniel55 said: beaches, swimming, jungle, parties, girls Beaches - for me lonely beach. In the main tourist season the other beaches can get too busy for me but there are many other beautiful beaches. Swimming - there are so many beautiful places to swim its hard to recommend a single one. Snorkelling is good but if they are available when you are there, take a day trip to Koh Mak or Koh Kood - the latter has some of the best snorkelling in Thailand. Jungle - ask your hotel if they can recommend a guide. Although its a national park, most of the island is in private ownership, you don't want to get into trouble with the locals. Parties - not something I've done but the people up at Bang Bao and Lonely Beach are probably the best to advise you on that. Girls - do you are mean girls in the bars? There is one main bar area across from White Sands beach and several smaller ones. The choice can be limited in the green season as most of the girls are not locals and only work during the main tourist seasons. The Sabai Bar at White Sands restaurant also has live music in the evening and opens it doors as a disco around midnight. Great fire show there that you can watch whilst having dinner on the beach. You will find a lot of information here: https://iamkohchang.com/restaurants/bar-nightlife-guide.html Edit: If you are looking for the 'party life' as the last 3 posters seem to have been - forget Koh Chang, it won't suit you. Calling it a 'dump' because its not your cup of tea is very shallow in my opinion. Would you visit a temple and expect a soapy massage there? Is there a disco inside the Grand Palace? - of course not. Its a bloody national park fellas, horses for courses - get real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujayujay Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 53 minutes ago, Mansell said: I agree, it is a dump. Couldn't wait to get on that ferry and never return to the place. Phuket is heaven compared to that dump, cleaner sea, warmer sea, better restaurants, everybody not trying to rip you off. Tomorrow I will tell you how I really feel. Phuket...everybody not trying to ripp you off???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, ujayujay said: Phuket...everybody not trying to ripp you off???? I thought most of Thailand was trying to rip me off ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mukdahanman Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I love the place, it’s layed back and different. the songtaws are a rip off so best to hire a bike. the main girl bar area is in White Sands Beach - turn left out of Makro and it’s very shortly on your left. the hills are a SERIOUS challenge in places, so be aware. you can’t go round the island by road as there is a break in the south - almost everything you want is on the west coast, so don’t be sucked into staying at a place miles from anywhere. best of luck ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoYai Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 hours ago, ujayujay said: Phuket...everybody not trying to ripp you off???? Ha Ha Ha, yes, I hadn't noticed that. Obviously a joker. I remember the baht buses in Patong wanting 100baht to travel about 1km - that was years ago, god knows how much they are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoYai Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Mukdahanman said: so don’t be sucked into staying at a place miles from anywhere. Funny you should mention that, went with the gf's family once. We turned left at the main road after leaving the ferry. I remember thinking......left? there's nothing down here - after what seemed like hours of driving we finally arrived at our resort - at the bloody marina, almost a complete circuit of the island! That's about as far as you can go, close to Bang Bao but you can't get there due to the incomplete road. Asked her later why she had chosen a place miles from anywhere - she thought it looked nice on the internet and didn't know the road didn't go all the way around.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse123 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 10 hours ago, KhaoYai said: I'm a regular visitor and often go in what they call the 'green season' there - the last 2 trips were in August. Maybe I've been lucky but although it rained most days, it only rained for a couple of hours. The upside of staying in the 'green season' is that there are some real bargains to be had - hotels that normally charge 3000-3500 per night can be found for 1000 - 1500. There may not be so many places to visit in Koh Chang but that's actually one of its attractions for me - its a national park! However, over the 15 years or so that I've been visiting, there has been quite a lot of development there - the place is slowly being spoiled. Beaches - for me lonely beach. In the main tourist season the other beaches can get too busy for me but there are many other beautiful beaches. Swimming - there are so many beautiful places to swim its hard to recommend a single one. Snorkelling is good but if they are available when you are there, take a day trip to Koh Mak or Koh Kood - the latter has some of the best snorkelling in Thailand. Jungle - ask your hotel if they can recommend a guide. Although its a national park, most of the island is in private ownership, you don't want to get into trouble with the locals. Parties - not something I've done but the people up at Bang Bao and Lonely Beach are probably the best to advise you on that. Girls - do you are mean girls in the bars? There is one main bar area across from White Sands beach and several smaller ones. The choice can be limited in the green season as most of the girls are not locals and only work during the main tourist seasons. The Sabai Bar at White Sands restaurant also has live music in the evening and opens it doors as a disco around midnight. Great fire show there that you can watch whilst having dinner on the beach. You will find a lot of information here: https://iamkohchang.com/restaurants/bar-nightlife-guide.html Edit: If you are looking for the 'party life' as the last 3 posters seem to have been - forget Koh Chang, it won't suit you. Calling it a 'dump' because its not your cup of tea is very shallow in my opinion. Would you visit a temple and expect a soapy massage there? Is there a disco inside the Grand Palace? - of course not. Its a bloody national park fellas, horses for courses - get real. Totally agree with all you have said. I was thinking the other three posters had been to a different island to me! I did and still do, think it's great and I am going again this year. Maybe, it has something to do with me being mid fifties but give me Koh Chang any day over Pattaya or Phuket. I also didn't see or understand them saying the beaches were poor quality, have those guys been to the sewage ridden beaches of Pattaya? I actually did the same as you are doing or did and grab a great hotel at the top end of the range for a bargain price in Green season. Living here a long while, I actually don't mind the downpours, in fact I enjoy tropical rains. We are headed there in September, then down to Siem Reap and on to Phnom Penn, HCMC, and Hanoi and then fly back to BKK and up to Isaarn. Going with a mate who has over the last two years quit Pattaya and found Isaarn more ' bang for his buck ' another guy in his late fifties. I have done all the above places many times but it will be a first for HCMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liss Camber Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Im living most of the time here in Koh Chang and I do enjoy it a lot. As I'm not keen on girls and party this island is fantastic. There are many things to do people usually aren't aware of. Book an excursion with Thomas Koch who will bring you to places where tourists never go. Have a walk in the mangroves on the east side. Go swimming in waterfalls and have a goid lunch after at a restaurant near by. Book kiteserving lessons.... By the way the sea in Pattaya is that polluted that I would never swim in it. Koh Chang sea is much cleaner or clean.. But in August you should not do it as the sea is too rough. Definitely August is not the month for party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheard Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 interesting comments.. ive only been to koh chang once- a few years back... i liked the beach, but not much else to do ...i didnt know about the waterfalls-that sounds nice... things were spoiled by the thai lady that i went with--she was too lazy to actually do anything...Same here, one visit is enuf. Just another island that was once beautiful but now very average in that desecrated way the locals specialise in. . Sent from my SM-T385 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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