Comments on: The Saturday City: Ko Chang

By: Traveling in Thailand

Traveling in Thailand — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:10:11 +0000

You forgot to speak about Bang Bao village in the South of the island it is really a place to see. I stayed there for 2 days and night, I really liked it.

By: James

James — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:43:38 +0000

Ah, Matt, The beach was filmed in Thailand mate, it was filmed at Koh Phi Phi Leh.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:20:41 +0000

We loved Koh Chang even last summer (2009). Sure, it was a bit touristy, but it was still super cheap for what you got, and Lonely Beach was perfect for us. My mom and sister met us in Thailand for a couple weeks, and we took them there shortly after we arrived in SE Asia. They loved it as well. We went to Samui later on in our time in Thailand, and while it was also nice and somewhat relaxing, it was much more developed than Koh Chang. We even went back a second time right before we left SE Asia for India, and we brought some friends we had met with us. It was the perfect week of relaxation before heading to the chaos that was India.

Sure, it may not be the “headier than thou backpacker have to be the first to discover a new place or it sucks” kind of island, but it’s still a gorgeous Thai island with white sand beaches and crystal clear waters where you can stay in a beachfront bungalow for less than $10US. That ain’t too shabby if you ask me.

By: Somchai Hongtiparatana

Somchai Hongtiparatana — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:42:48 +0000

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By: helena

helena — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:40:55 +0000

Hi Matt,

I am planing to visit Koh Chang and would love to see a map of the hikes on the island, any chance you can scan it and post it here? cheers.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:38:33 +0000

Great post Matt, loving the banter! I’ve been doing a little research on Thai islands and I think the main thing i’ve taken from it is that peoples opinions of “touristy” are really different!

I’m hoping on visiting Ko Chang in November as it looked like the weather was the best in that area over the south. Hope it wont have been over run by then!

By: Mary R

Mary R — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:25:35 +0000

I visited Koh Chang in 2005 days after the Asian tsunami. Since the south was off limits to tourists, much of the traveler traffic was diverted to this area. It is relatively close to Bangkok and certainly has a tourist infrastructure, but it seemed to me a less desirable to many people because it’s not really the “paradise fantasy” of your dreams that some of the other beaches are. Don’t get me wrong, the beaches are nice there and it’s a quiet retreat, but it wasn’t wow stellar and pristine like other parts of thailand.

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:23:18 +0000

You can fly into Trat but there is a 100 baht bus from Bangkok. Takes about 6 hours.

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:22:43 +0000

I agree. It’s sort of on that cusp- not very developed but a little too developed ya know? So you don’t get a complete isolated experience but you also aren’t overwhelmed like you might be in Samui or Phi Phi.

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:21:31 +0000

You should! I liked it there a lot!