Koh Kham, the emerald island in the Gulf of Thailand, is located approximately 20–25 km kilometre southeast of Bang Bao Bay at the southernmost end of Koh Chang, just a few hundred metres in front of the north-west coast of Ko Maak - have a look at the map: just click the Koh-Chang-Logo top left. The private island measures about 300 m from north to south and 200 m from east to west.
At the west coast, mangroves, wild orchids and Thai herbs grow. At the east coast, facing Koh Maak, there are 2 small, beautiful, sandy beaches with a flat sandbank where you can – depending to the water level – comfortably sit in the warm crystal-clear sea.
The turquoise water with innumerable fish in front of the flat beaches of Koh Kham invites to swim and snorkel. Koh Kham is the only island of the surroundings where a set of black volcano-rocks is directly embed into the white sandy beach. This and the beautiful beaches, that are situated around the beautiful garden, make Koh Kham a popular spot for the tourist boats coming from Koh Chang. Ko Kham can be reached between November and May daily by boat from Bang Bao pier on Ko Chang. The boat leaves at 8 am and needs about 2 - 2,5 hours to Koh Kham.
The return trip starts about 1.30 pm. You can also take the boat from Koh Kham Resort that starts from Laem Ngop at the Khrom Luang pier (also called Laem Ngop pier) at 3 pm. It takes about 3 hours to reach Koh Kham. If you stay in a bungalow on Koh Kham you also have the possibility to get back to Laem Ngop at the mainland with the same boat that starts at 8 am from Koh Kham. However, it may happen that the boats can’t go when the waves are too high - what rarely happens during the season.
Koh Wai, this small paradise is situated approximately 6 kilometres south of the southernmost end of Koh Chang (for the exact location of Koh Wai click the logo top left!). The island is about 3 kilometres long, in the widest point 1.5 kilometres and has some very beautiful sand beaches. Koh Wai is reached daily by a boat starting at 3.00 pm from the Laem-Ngop-Pier. The travel time is 2.5 hours and costs 130 Baht.
The island is situated to the south of Koh Chang and consists of two floating land masses connected by a huge sand knoll. The little day formed by the two arms of a mountain stretching into the sea is especially picture and protects the are from storms. By boat, it takes two hours to get hear from Leam Ngop.
This wonderful island lies about 3 kilometers west off the south-eastern end of Koh Chang. With Koh Lao Klang and Koh Lao Ya Nok they form their own island group. Koh Lao Ya is less than 1 kilometer long, approximately 300 meters wide and contains a long and very beautiful sand beach. It is connected to Koh Lao Ya Klang by a wooden bridge, where you can find wonderful coral banks. There is only 1 Resort on Koh Lao Ya, which is mostly visited by Thais. You can only book a stay on the island in advance. The island can only be reached by chartered boats. |