Orientation
Ko Si Chang has one major pier, Tha Lang, which is also home to the Tourist Information Centre on the left side of the docks if you are coming from your ferry. North of Tha Lang pier is the lesser used Tha Bon pier, used during high tides. The Tourist Information Centre is informally run and sparsely staffed, though you should pick up a helpful bilingual map here. Though you can rent bikes and motorbikes through the centre, a more efficient method would be to go directly to Charlie's Bungalows.
At the end of the pier, strange and stylish three-wheeled tuk tuks – sporting robust motorcycle engines – called samlor here, will be waiting to give you a ride to anywhere on the island, or for full- and half-day tours. If you have booked your accommodation ahead of time, some have their own designated tuk tuk drivers, each with an assigned number, to give you a ride to your guesthouse free of charge. Try #19 -- T: (084) 871 9981 -- he's friendly, reliable and speaks English.
Atsadang Road is Ko Si Chang's only main road, with off-shooting Moos. Atsadang Road, starting from the centre of town, makes a loop around the northern part of the island, passes the two piers, touches the central eastern coast, and then continues slightly inland to the southern tip of the island near Ko Yai Taow and Ko Kang Kao. The road is uphill at times, and parts may be difficult to bike for beginners. Chakra Pong Road, where the Morrocan-styled Malee Blue guesthouse sits, leads to Tham Phang Beach on the west side of the island.
The "town", if you could call it that, does not offer the typical tourist experience; infrastructure of the tourism department, especially for foreigners, is a work-in-progress. We found two 24-hour ATMs; one at the 7-eleven on the Moo leading to Tha Lang pier, and one outside Kasikorn Bank (T: (082) 16 132, open 08:30-15:30 Monday through Friday, exchanges travellers checks). The post office is located on Atsadang Road, north of the hospital before Tha Bon pier (T: (038) 216 227, open 08:30-16:30 Mon-Fri, postcode 20120). Past the hospital is an internet/printing shop with no name. A few restaurants and coffee shops, such as Pan and David's, and numerous guesthouses offer free WiFi