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Eastern islands?

Slugo

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Will be staying in Pattaya, mid-September. We would like to spend a few days on one an island. Have been there before, went to Samet. Enjoyed it, but may like something different, maybe a little less crowded. It seems that a lot of places are closed during September, due to rainy season. Not looking for anything fancy, just a nice place to relax. Thank you.

p.s. I should have provided more detail. We will be in Thailand for 2 weeks, only looking to go an island for about 3-4 days, thus only looking at those in the east.

#1 Posted: 23/7/2011 - 20:36
caseyprich

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Ko Chang is a pretty obvious choice as it has a variety of beaches on offer depending on what kind of experience you're looking for - it's also the easiest to get to considering it is the jump off point for Ko Maak and Ko Wai . Ko Chang is big, so where Ko Wai and Ko Maak may be mostly shuttered up you'll still have plenty of opportunities to find a sandy spot on Ko Chang. Great sunsets.

#2 Posted: 25/7/2011 - 01:48
Slugo

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I found some places on Maak that are open in September, and at pretty good rates. I thought it was possible to travel direct from Trat to Maak? Some of the web pages mention that only slow boat service is available, once a day. Is that accurate? Not an issue, just curious. I am guessing the trip would take 6 hours?

#3 Posted: 28/7/2011 - 02:43
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There is a coconut boat that goes to Koh Mak from the pier at Laem Ngop. It used to go every day at 3:00. No need to go to Koh Chang first.

#4 Posted: 28/7/2011 - 02:57
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In early 2010, the slow boat was not running every day but every other day. Because of that, we wound up taking the pricey but quick and fun speedboat directly from Laem Ngop to Koh Maak. If you spend the night in Trat, there are any number of places happy to sell a speed boat ticket. Ask around for different prices and times.

I wish I were there right now! Regards.

#5 Posted: 28/7/2011 - 08:52