Koh Chang Island Thailand
Back during my first trip to Thailand my (now Wife ) made us reservations to stay at Chang park Resort and Spa. We got up early to go in to Bangkok to get a van that was chartered to take us there. We had plenty of room in the van due to only a Thai man and his young son were the only other people going at that time. The drive down was not too bad. It is about 200 miles from Bangkok to get there. We stopped at one of the many road side rest area’s to get some breakfast and made a couple of other stops on the way. It took use about 4 hours to get to were we road a ferry across the bay to the Island.
The picture to the left here is of Koh Chang Island from the ferry that we took. The ferry ride was about 30 minutes and was very pleasant. As always in Thailand the weather was warm but the water made for a nice breeze.
Once we got there we singed in and was taken to our small bungalow. It was clean but I must say it did need a little repair work done to it. If we go back again I would not hesitate to stay in one of their bungalows again. For the cost of our stay it was very nice and a good value.
We were able to go out for half day snorkeling tour. We went off of a of the smaller Islands that are around Koh Chang. We bought some bread to take with us and feed the fish that came around. The water was very clear and we stayed in about 10 feet to 15 feet deep water. They gave us our gear and a life vest to wear if we wanted too. I will say that the vest made things easier because the fish came right up to you when you had the food out. The picture to the left is of the beach area.
We also went out one night and did some Squid fishing. I even caught 5 of them. The bait used was nothing but a weight the size of a pencil about 2 inches long with the line tide to one end and the other end had 12 barb less hooks on it. Once you felt a little pull you would just pull up the lure with the squid on it and unhook it in the boat. It took a little practice but then once you know what to do it was easy.
Out side of the resort we stayed at there was things to go and see. We went to go and see one of the water falls that was on the Island. Koh Chang has one of the last undisturbed jungles on it. It was not too bad of a walk back to the falls we saw. There was a well defined trail to follow.
We did not go but you can also go for elephant treks on Koh Chang Island. There are two of them. For those that do not know (Chang ) is Thai for elephant.
Here is one of the 2 sun sets we saw while at Park Resort and Spa. This is looking out from the beech.
I will have to say that our trip to Koh Chang Island was a very pleasant one. The Park Resort and spa was a nice place to stay. The People that worked there were very pleasant and friendly. The food was very good American or Thai.