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Facilities in and around Koh Chang

How to get there
Koh Chang can be reached indirectly by air and road and directly by sea. Read more...

Where to eat
The island’s resorts have their own eating facilities, and most have a good choice... Read more...

Dive facilities
There's a good selection of operators, both large and small, all the way down the... Read more...

Dive trips
Dive trips visit all the local sites, either on dedicated dive boats or speedboats. Trips commence... Read more...

Dive courses
Dive courses are generally available in a variety of languages. Full equipment and... Read more...

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How to get there

Koh Chang can be reached indirectly by air and road and directly by sea.

By air: Bangkok Airways fly to Trat airport on a daily basis, where taxis can be arranged for the transfer to the island. For more information contact Bangkok Airways: Within Thailand, Tel. 1771; from outside Thailand, Tel. +66 (0)2 265 5555.

By bus: Air-conditioned buses leave daily from Bangkok’s Eastern Bus Terminal. The journey to Trat Town takes around five hours. On arrival, passengers transfer to the pier as Laem Ngop. For further information contact Bangkok Eastern Bus Terminal: Tel. +66 (0)2 391 4900.

By boat: Car and passenger ferries depart every 30 minutes from Laem Ngop for the short crossing.

Where to eat

The island’s resorts have their own eating facilities, and most have a good choice of local seafood dishes and a European menu. There are also plenty of independent eateries on all the main beaches and dotted along the roads in-between.

One particular place worth checking out is the series of seafood restaurants along the narrow jetty at Bang Bao, here you can pick and choose your menu from what’s on display.

For more information and insight on where and what to eat, see Pocket Guide FOOD Thailand − launching first quarter of 2011 − and its online version, www.foodguidethailand.com

Dive facilities

There’s a good selection of operators, large and small, mainly down the western coastline. Most have associated booking offices and facilities in various resorts and shopping plazas.

Testamant to the warm, friendly atmosphere is the high level of repeat business making up a large part of the clientele. Many dive centres also offer a retail selection; if they don’t have an item in stock, they can have it delivered on the same day.

Dive trips

Dive trips visit all the local sites, either on dedicated dive boats or speedboats. Trips commence in the morning when divers and snorkellers are collected from the various resorts around the island and taken to the awaiting dive boats. Trips return in the afternoon at various times depending on which destination has been visited.

Nitrox is available for those qualified, and for those not, instruction is available. Night diving is offered, but its best to enquire in advance as timetables vary. Overnight diving safaris to the area are occasionally organized by Pattaya Dive Centre in Pattaya City.

Dive courses

Dive courses are available in several languages. Full equipment and certification is included in all the course prices. Courses available are non-certification try-out experiences as well as the full range of recreational courses from beginner up to the professional level of instructor are scheduled on a daily basis.

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For more information on Koh Chang, contact Tourism Authority of Thailand
Tel. +66 (0)38 427662. Go to top