Koh Chang – The Island Journey
3 Days 2 Nights | Private Upper Class Package
Koh Chang is one of those rare destinations where the journey becomes part of the experience itself. From the moment your flight touches down at Trat Airport, the landscape gradually changes—from fruit orchards and quiet coastal communities to the ferry crossing across the Gulf of Thailand. Then Koh Chang appears ahead, its rainforest-covered mountains rising dramatically from the sea. Over three days and two nights, the journey reveals the island layer by layer: White Sand Beach, waterfalls hidden within tropical forest, panoramic island viewpoints, the fishing village of Bang Bao, and the peaceful mangrove waterways of Salak Khok. Each experience flows naturally into the next, allowing you to discover Koh Chang as far more than simply another tropical island.
JC Tour created Koh Chang – The Island Journey as a Private Upper Class Journey, where the quality of each experience matters more than the number of places visited. Throughout the program, you will travel privately with your dedicated JC Tour Heritage Guide, stay for two nights at Santhiya Tree Koh Chang Resort on peaceful Klong Prao Beach, and enjoy carefully selected transportation, dining, activities, and personal service. The intention is simple: to give you enough comfort, time, and local understanding to experience the true character of Koh Chang—from rainforest and local communities to mountains, mangroves, and sea.
Every meaningful journey begins with understanding. Before making your reservation, we warmly invite you to explore the complete itinerary, discover the program highlights, and take a little time to understand the experience we have designed for you. If you have any questions, the JC Tour Detail Support Team is available 24 hours a day and will be happy to provide clear, personal advice before you decide. Call +66 89 572 7603, contact us on LINE: @jctour, or WhatsApp: +66 84 805 3153. We believe the best journeys should never begin with a rushed decision—they should begin with confidence in what lies ahead.
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White Sand Beach.
is where many travelers first fall in love with Koh Chang. A long sweep of white sand meets clear blue water, while rainforest-covered mountains descend beautifully toward the coastline. From the first steps along the shore, the combination of mountain, forest, and sea reveals the natural character that makes Koh Chang so distinctive.
For many visitors, this is where the island journey begins. Yet what stays with them is often more than the view—the sea breeze beneath the coconut palms, the surrounding greenery, and the easygoing atmosphere that naturally slows the pace of the day. It is a gentle introduction to Koh Chang, and the beginning of many more experiences waiting across the island.
Klong Phlu Waterfall
Khlong Phlu Waterfall lies hidden within the lush tropical rainforest of Koh Chang, where fresh mountain water cascades over rocky cliffs surrounded by dense greenery. The sound of falling water blends naturally with birdsong and the breeze beneath the forest canopy, creating an atmosphere completely different from the beaches only a short distance away.
The walk to the waterfall reveals another side of Koh Chang. Fresh forest air, towering tropical trees, and cool flowing water offer a refreshing contrast to the island’s coastal scenery. Khlong Phlu is a beautiful reminder that Koh Chang’s natural character extends far beyond the sea—deep into the living rainforest that covers its mountains.
Kai Bae Viewpoint
reveals the remarkable scale and beauty of the Koh Chang archipelago. From high above the coastline, the blue waters of the Gulf stretch toward the horizon, dotted with small islands scattered across the sea. It is one of those views that immediately shows how much more there is to Koh Chang than the island itself.
More than simply a beautiful place for photographs, the viewpoint offers a wider understanding of Koh Chang’s natural landscape. From here, mountains, coastline, sea, and offshore islands come together in a single panorama, revealing how closely the island is connected to the surrounding marine world. It is a view that helps you see Koh Chang not as one island, but as part of an entire archipelago shaped by nature.
Bang Bao Fishing Village
Bang Bao Fishing Village is where the sea and local life continue to exist side by side. Wooden houses extend over the water, fishing boats leave the bay in the morning, and seafood restaurants prepare their dishes from the day’s fresh catch. Walking along the pier offers a glimpse into a coastal community whose connection with the sea remains part of everyday life.
Spending time in Bang Bao reveals a different side of Koh Chang, away from its beaches and resorts. The simplicity of local life, the character of the old waterfront community, and the sea surrounding the village create an atmosphere that stays in the memory. Bang Bao reminds us that the story of Koh Chang is shaped not only by nature, but also by the people who have lived alongside it for generations.
Salak Khok Mangrove Gondola
A gondola journey through the naturally slows the rhythm of the day. A traditional wooden boat glides quietly through narrow waterways beneath the mangrove canopy, surrounded by little more than birdsong, a gentle breeze, and the stillness of the water. It is an experience that feels wonderfully removed from the beaches and busier side of Koh Chang.
Along the way, the mangrove forest reveals an ecosystem that has supported the surrounding coastal waters for generations. This is more than a peaceful boat ride—it is an opportunity to discover another side of Koh Chang, where forest, tide, and sea remain quietly connected in a landscape shaped almost entirely by nature.
Kai Bae Beach
reveals the gentle beauty of Koh Chang through a curving shoreline, clear blue water, and small islands scattered across the horizon. Sea breezes, coconut palms, and the relaxed atmosphere create a setting where slowing down feels completely natural.
A quiet morning walk along the shore or an evening watching the sun disappear beyond the sea is often enough to understand why travelers fall in love with this part of Koh Chang. At Kai Bae, nature needs very little explanation—the beach, the islands, and the changing light tell the story beautifully on their own.
Santhiya Tree Koh Chang Resort
Santhiya Tree Koh Chang Resort rests along the peaceful shores of Klong Prao Beach, surrounded by lush tropical gardens and the natural beauty of Koh Chang. Its beautifully crafted Thai wooden architecture blends effortlessly with the sea and rainforest, creating an atmosphere that feels warm, elegant, and wonderfully relaxed.
Staying here is more than simply choosing a beachfront resort—it becomes part of the Koh Chang journey itself. Mornings begin with the sound of waves and a gentle breeze from the Gulf of Thailand, while evenings bring soft sunset light across Klong Prao Beach. It is a place where the day naturally slows down, allowing every night on the island to become part of the experience you will remember.
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Program 3 Days 2 Nights |
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| Day 1 |
From the Mainland to an Island Where Rainforest Meets the Sea |
| 08:00 AM |
Welcome at Trat Airport
Your Koh Chang journey begins the moment you step outside the terminal at Trat Airport. Small, peaceful, and surrounded by the green countryside of Trat, the atmosphere here already feels far removed from the pace of a major city. Your JC Tour Heritage Guide will be waiting to welcome you, together with your private vehicle and professional driver for the journey ahead. From this moment, your luggage, transfers, ferry arrangements, and travel details are taken care of—leaving you free to simply enjoy the experience.
The drive toward the ferry pier passes through rubber plantations, tropical fruit orchards, and small communities before the sea gradually appears ahead. In the distance, the forest-covered mountains of Koh Chang begin to rise above the horizon. Rather than arriving all at once, the island slowly reveals itself along the way—and the journey begins long before you step ashore. |
| 09:30 AM |
Across the Sea to Koh Chang
The ferry crossing takes approximately 30 minutes, but it is much more than a simple transfer between mainland and island.
As the ferry leaves the coast of Trat behind, fresh sea air replaces the rhythm of the road and Koh Chang grows larger ahead. Its mountainous interior remains covered by dense tropical rainforest, descending toward the coastline and creating the distinctive landscape that separates Koh Chang from many of Thailand’s more developed resort islands.
This is the moment when the mainland begins to feel far away—and island time truly begins. |
| 10:30 AM |
Welcome to Koh Chang
Once ashore, your private journey continues along Koh Chang’s scenic western coastline.
There is no need to rush. Along the way, the landscape naturally introduces the character of the island: forested mountains rising behind the coast, small communities beside the road, glimpses of blue sea between the trees, and beaches appearing around each curve.
Your Heritage Guide will introduce the story of Koh Chang, the importance of Mu Ko Chang National Park, and the relationship between rainforest, mountains, freshwater, mangroves, and sea that has shaped the island’s remarkable natural environment. |
| 12:00 PM |
Welcome Lunch
Your first lunch on Koh Chang is served at one of our carefully selected restaurants, chosen for the quality of its food, cleanliness, service, and atmosphere.
Fresh seafood and local flavors from Trat provide a relaxed introduction to the island—and a pleasant pause before the afternoon journey begins. |
| 01:30 PM |
White Sand Beach
After lunch, we continue to White Sand Beach, one of Koh Chang’s best-known stretches of coastline and, for many travelers, the place where they first fall in love with the island.
Rather than stopping only for photographs, take some time to walk along the sand, feel the sea breeze, and enjoy the contrast between blue water and the rainforest-covered mountains behind the coast.
There is nothing complicated about this moment—and that is precisely its beauty. The pace becomes slower, the sea feels closer, and Koh Chang gradually begins to feel less like a destination and more like an island you have arrived to experience. |
| 03:00 PM |
Santhiya Tree Koh Chang Resort — Check-in & Leisure
We continue to Santhiya Tree Koh Chang Resort, your home for the next two nights on peaceful Klong Prao Beach.
After check-in, the afternoon belongs entirely to you. Walk along the beach, enjoy a swim, relax with a coffee, explore the resort, or simply find a quiet place beneath the tropical trees and enjoy the sea breeze.
Not every moment of a good journey needs an activity. Sometimes having enough time to do nothing at all is part of the experience. |
| 06:00 PM |
Sunset Dinner by the Sea
Your first evening on Koh Chang begins beside the sea.
As the sun slowly descends beyond the island’s western horizon, golden light spreads across the water and the atmosphere becomes wonderfully calm. Enjoy dinner at an unhurried pace while the colors of the day gradually fade into evening.
It is a gentle ending to your first day—a day that began in the sky, crossed the mainland and the sea, and finishes beneath the sunset of Koh Chang.
Tomorrow, the journey continues deeper into the island, where rainforest, waterfalls, local communities, and another side of Koh Chang are waiting to be discovered. |
| Day 2 |
Where Rainforest Meets the Sea |
| 07:30 AM |
Breakfast by the Sea
Begin the morning with breakfast at the resort, accompanied by the gentle sound of waves and the cool sea breeze along Klong Prao Beach.
There is no need to hurry. Take your time and enjoy one of the quietest moments of the day before leaving the coast behind and discovering a completely different side of Koh Chang—one shaped by rainforest, mountain streams, local communities, and mangroves. |
| 09:00 AM |
Khlong Phlu Waterfall
Only a short distance from the coast, the landscape begins to change as your private vehicle carries you toward the rainforest of Mu Ko Chang National Park.
A forest trail beneath towering tropical trees leads to Khlong Phlu Waterfall, where fresh mountain water cascades over the rocks into a natural pool surrounded by dense greenery. The sound of flowing streams, birdsong, and the cool air beneath the canopy make it difficult to believe that the sea is only a short distance away.
Along the way, your Heritage Guide will explain how Koh Chang’s mountains, rainforest, and freshwater systems are connected—and why this relationship has allowed the island to preserve such remarkable natural diversity. |
| 11:00 AM |
Kai Bae Viewpoint
From deep green rainforest, we return to the coast and climb toward Kai Bae Viewpoint, one of Koh Chang’s most memorable panoramas.
From above, the blue sea stretches toward the horizon while Koh Yuak, Koh Man Nai, Koh Man Nok, and Koh Pli appear scattered across the water below. The view reveals something that is easy to miss when traveling at sea level: Koh Chang does not stand alone, but forms part of a wider archipelago of islands, forest, coastline, and marine habitats.
Take your time here. It is not simply a place for photographs, but one of the best locations to understand the geography and natural scale of the Koh Chang archipelago. |
| 12:30 PM |
Seafood Lunch at Bang Bao
Continue south to Bang Bao Fishing Village, one of Koh Chang’s most distinctive coastal communities.
Wooden houses and restaurants extend over the water while fishing boats continue to leave the bay as they have for generations. Here, the relationship between island life and the sea remains visible in everyday routines.
Lunch is served at a carefully selected waterfront restaurant, chosen for the freshness of its seafood, quality of preparation, cleanliness, and open views across the bay.
After lunch, enjoy some time walking along the village pier, browsing small local shops, or stopping for a coffee beside the sea before continuing toward the quieter eastern side of the island. |
| 03:00 PM |
Salak Khok Mangrove Experience
The atmosphere changes completely as we arrive at Salak Khok Mangrove.
Leaving the open sea behind, you enter calm waterways surrounded by dense mangrove forest. Glide slowly through the narrow channels as tangled roots rise from the water and branches form a natural canopy overhead. Sunlight filters between the leaves while birdsong and the gentle movement of the water become the soundtrack of the afternoon.
Your Heritage Guide will introduce the important role of mangrove forests as nursery grounds for young fish, crabs, shrimp, and other marine life, as well as their connection to the health of the surrounding sea.
There is no need for speed here. Salak Khok is best experienced slowly—and for many travelers, one of the quietest moments of the journey becomes one of the most memorable. |
| 05:30 PM |
Return to the Resort
Return to Santhiya Tree Koh Chang Resort with time to relax before evening.
Swim, walk along Klong Prao Beach, enjoy the resort, or simply find a comfortable place to watch the late afternoon light settle over the sea.
After a full day of exploration, having nothing more to do can feel like a luxury in itself. |
| 07:00 PM |
Dinner & A Relaxing Evening
Enjoy dinner at one of our carefully selected restaurants, chosen for its cuisine and atmosphere—an unhurried ending to your final evening on Koh Chang.
Today has revealed an island very different from the one seen from the beach alone. Rainforest feeds waterfalls, mountains descend toward the coast, fishing communities continue their relationship with the sea, and mangrove forests quietly support life beneath the water.
This is the deeper character of Koh Chang—a place where rainforest, freshwater, community, mangrove, and sea remain connected as one living landscape. |
| Day 3 |
One Last Morning Before Koh Chang Becomes a Place You Will Want to Return To |
| 07:30 AM |
A Slow Morning by the Sea
Your final morning on Koh Chang begins without a rushed schedule.
Enjoy breakfast beside the sea, then allow yourself a little more time with the island. Walk barefoot along the beach, breathe in the fresh morning air, enjoy a quiet coffee with the sound of the waves, or simply sit beneath the trees and watch sunlight gradually spread across the water.
There is no need to fill every moment with another attraction. Sometimes the most rewarding part of a journey is having enough time to stop—and allowing the place itself to become the experience. |
| 09:30 AM |
Kai Bae Beach & Leisure Time
Before leaving Koh Chang, we return to Kai Bae Beach, where a relaxed shoreline faces a beautiful collection of small islands scattered across the sea.
This time is deliberately left unhurried. Take a walk along the beach, browse small local shops, stop for coffee, or simply find a comfortable place to enjoy the view.
At JC Tour, we believe a well-designed journey should always leave a little space for you to experience a destination in your own way. Kai Bae offers exactly that—a final quiet moment with Koh Chang before it is time to say goodbye. |
| 11:00 AM |
Farewell Lunch
Enjoy your final lunch on the island at one of our carefully selected restaurants.
Fresh seafood and the local flavors of Trat bring together the experiences of the past three days. By now, Koh Chang is no longer simply a picture of beaches and blue water. You have walked through its rainforest, stood beside its waterfall, looked across its archipelago, experienced a fishing community, and traveled quietly through its mangrove forest.
Lunch becomes more than the final meal—it is a moment to look back on the journey before returning to the mainland. |
| 12:15 PM |
Ferry to the Mainland
It is time to cross the sea once again.
As the ferry slowly pulls away from Koh Chang, its forest-covered mountains begin to recede across the horizon. It is almost the same view you saw when arriving three days earlier, yet somehow it feels completely different.
On the first day, those mountains represented a destination waiting to be discovered. Today, they hold places you recognize, experiences you have lived, and memories that now belong to you. |
| 01:30 PM |
Private Transfer to Trat Airport
Upon reaching the mainland, your private JC Tour vehicle will be waiting for the comfortable journey back to Trat Airport.
The road once again passes through quiet countryside, tropical orchards, and the rural landscapes of Trat. Your JC Tour Heritage Guide remains with you through the final stage of the journey, ensuring that every detail is taken care of until your arrival at the airport. |
| Before 03:00 PM |
Arrival at Trat Airport
Arrive at Trat Airport with comfortable time for check-in and preparation for your onward flight.
Three days and two nights may seem brief, yet they are enough to discover that Koh Chang is far more than an island of beautiful beaches. It is a living landscape where rainforest, mountains, waterfalls, local communities, mangroves, islands, and sea remain deeply connected.
And as your flight rises above Trat and the eastern coastline gradually disappears below, you may find that the journey is not ending quite as completely as expected.
Because for many travelers, leaving Koh Chang is also the moment they begin thinking about when they might return. |
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Pricing: Private Premium Package |
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16,450 Thai Baht/Person (based on double occupancy) |
| Child |
10,500 Thai Baht/Person (3-10 Years) |
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The package includes the essential services throughout your 3-day, 2-night Koh Chang journey, allowing you to relax and experience the island without having to manage transportation, accommodation, activities, or travel arrangements along the way.
What’s Included
- Private Trat Airport Transfers — Private pick-up from Trat Airport and personal transportation throughout the program until your return to the airport.
- 2 Nights at Santhiya Tree Koh Chang Resort — A peaceful beachfront resort on Klong Prao Beach, known for its distinctive contemporary Thai architecture, tropical surroundings, and relaxed island atmosphere.
- JC Tour Heritage Guide — Your dedicated private guide, carefully selected for experience, destination knowledge, and premium service standards. Your guide accompanies the journey, provides local insight and assistance, and remains on standby throughout the program.
- Private Vehicle & Professional Driver — A clean, comfortable private vehicle with an experienced driver who knows Koh Chang’s roads and local conditions. Selected for safe, smooth driving, courteous service, and professional standards, with standby service throughout the journey.
- Daily Breakfast & Lunch — Quality meals as specified in the itinerary.
- Round-Trip Ferry Tickets — Ferry transportation between the Trat mainland and Koh Chang for both arrival and departure.
- All Entrance Fees — Admission fees for all attractions and locations included in the itinerary.
- All Program Activities & Equipment — Activity costs and necessary equipment for the experiences specified in the program.
- Travel Accident Insurance — Coverage throughout the complete 3-day, 2-night journey.
Everything has been arranged in advance so that once you arrive at Trat Airport, your time can belong to the journey—not to managing the details.
Why Choose Jc.Tour?
- Licensed and Trusted: Jc.Tour is a fully licensed tourism company, registered under Thailand's law for both inbound (within Thailand) and outbound (international) travel. You can verify our registration at http://www.tourism.go.th (Outbound: 31/01235, Inbound: 34/00235).
- Highly Rated Service: Our commitment to excellent service and responsibility has earned us top rankings on TripAdvisor, ensuring a top-notch experience for every traveler.
- Comprehensive Insurance: We provide global accident insurance coverage for all our customers—whether you’re exploring Thailand or traveling internationally. This guarantees peace of mind no matter where your journey takes you.
- 24/7 Customer Support: Our team is available to assist you before, during, and after your trip, 24 hours a day, ensuring you're never without support when you need it.
- JC Tour operates by employing local residents as part of its service team, ensuring that your spending directly contributes to the income of the local community. This way, you can feel confident that your travel experience supports the people who call the area home.
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