February 16th, 2010 by admin

Growing to a popular tourist hotspot is Koh Chang Island.  Truly one of Thailand’s unspoiled beauties.  Among the unspoiled beauty are the bungalows Koh Chang, which are part of the culture’s preserved past.

Koh Chang is possibly one of the most unspoiled vacation destinations.  It is a small island in the Eastern part of Thailand where nature has been left intact and the countries cultural roots have been preserved.  You will experience this through the many bungalows Koh Chang which date back to the Ayutthaya era.  The island is a marine national park and with 70% of the island rainforest.  For the vacationer, this is truly spectacular, where there are few places in the world that one can experience such nature.

While there are many accommodations on the island, the bungalow resorts are by far a pick of many.  The original bungalows, which many of the resorts are replicas of were originally a one bedroom home with a large veranda, they can be larger, and many of the resorts offer bungalows that fit a family.

Depending on your choice of scenery, the bungalow can be found among the cliffs, beachfront or among the various towns.  Many of the resorts are five star resorts, offering spa, swimming pool, activities, and restaurants.  This may or may not be a bungalow itself.  However, this is not to say that that the lesser quality resorts do not offer this as well, as you can find wonderful retreats for $26 a night and lower that offer swimming pools and dining, along with various activities.  Currency in Koh Chang is Baht which presently converts to 33.1700 to each United States dollar.  This means it is very affordable at the present.

Activities that the resorts will offer will vary, depending on the resort.  There will be many site seeing tours, water activities such kayaking, diving, snorkeling, waterfall hiking, sunbathing, cruises and more.  The island is packed full of natural beauty to explore right down to traveling the backwoods elephant style.

When they say tropical paradise that is exactly what Koh Chang is.  With charming bungalows nestled into the beautiful scenery which may be grass roofed, pebbled roofed or a constructed roof.  It is a part of history that has been preserved and that Koh Chang is world famous for.  And, this truly is a vacation hotspot and was kept one of the best secrets for decades.


MUST read before going to Koh Chang: Lonely Planet Thailand Guidebook

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