Koh Chang

Koh Chang, Thailand

We arrived in Koh Chang after an hour slow ferry ride from the port near Trat. We negotiated a price with the pick-up trucks with benches in back (taxis). It was more expensive than we thought it would be. I think it was 150 baht each to get us all the way down to lonely beach. The roads on the island were pretty windy, steep and narrow.

Our beautiful vessel to Koh Chang

Um... whatchu got there?

This guy had his... rooster out in the open.

We arrived at lonely beach and walked up a steep hill away from the beach (and noise) to our rooms at Oasis Bungalows. This place was absolutely incredible. We approached a massive wooden structure that served as the restaurant, front desk, and hang out spot. There was a view of the ocean above the trees and plenty of thai pillow cushions to go around. They even had a treehouse attached that gave a much better view. We spent some time chilling up there and soaking it all in. Christina had an amazing deluxe bungalow with AC and Alex and I had a Jungle Bungalow that was only 450 baht and really nice as well. Our Jungle room was pretty rustic with a fan and outdoor bathroom. However, it was so well designed that it was perfect. It was built high up off the ground so no frogs, spiders or bugs disturbed us. I highly recommend Oasis and specifically the Jungle hut if you are on a budget. Koh Chang itself is also surely worth a visit to escape the heat of Bangkok.

The path to our Jungle bungalow

The treehouse at Oasis Bungalows, Koh Chang

View from the treehouse

Lonely Beach, Koh Chang

Monkeys on a wire

That day we headed to lonely beach. Alex set up the hammock and we spent the afternoon in and out of the water. It started to look like rain so we headed back. We had some delicious pad thai at the restaurant at the bottom of our hill, changed and went out to see the night scene.

There were two main streets running perpendicular to the beach that were full of bars with happy hours and live music. Some even offer free bbq if you buy a drink. We settled on a place with live reggae (of course). It started to rain which prematurely ended the outdoor live music. When it seemed to have stopped we decided to look around and see what else there was. As we walked past a chill looking Bob Marley themed bar it started to downpour again so we jumped in for cover. The place ended up being as relaxed and comfortable as it appeared and we were happy with the timing of the rain. When it cleared up, we headed back to our huts.

The next day we rented a motorbike and went to White Sand beach. This beach was a lot prettier and cleaner than lonely beach and we had a great day of it. Once we realized the sunset was going to be a dud, we headed home for dinner and an early night in preparation of our early trip to Cambodia the next day. 

Next stop Otres Beach in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.