From Gulf Charters, Koh Chang is a typical 2 day sail. Most of the islands off Trat's coastline belong to a national marine park. Ko Chang (Elephant island), at 492 sq km, is the second largest island of Thailand.
The park encompasses 192 sq km of land surface and 458 sq km of sea.
Ko Chang itself is about 50 % undisturbed island rainforest.
The 30 km long, 8-13 km wide and 744 m high island is located near the border of Cambodia. The jungle seems wild and the mountains are often covered in clouds. Wild pigs, monkeys and snakes roam free.
Small villages dot the coastline. The villagers live on fishing and cultivation of coconut and rubber trees. Islands of romance, they are lined with pristine beaches just waiting for your a few footprints in the white sand. The clear warms waters invite all to relax, swim and snorke.
The evenings are for a campfire and a fish barbeque bought fresh from the fishing boats or caught during the day's sail.
Short trips with the dinghy into small rivers through mangrove swamp or to visit small fishing villages are easy.
On Ko Chang, there are several exotic waterfalls to explore. They can be reached by a (substantial) walk through the beautiful rainforest on a small path. A cool refreshing swim in the waterfall pools may be in order, before a trip up the steep path to the top of the fall.
For divers, the Ko Chang Archipelago has plenty of opportunities from wreck diving (a 100 m battleship in just 12 m depth), a shot down airplane from the Second World War and the many coral reefs.
From Gulf Charters, Koh Chang is a typical 2 day sail. Most of the islands off Trat's coastline belong to a national marine park. Ko Chang (Elephant island), at 492 sq km, is the second largest island of Thailand.