Located 8 km. off the cost of trat, Kochang, which measures 30 km. long by 8 km. wide, making its Thailand’s second largest island after Phuket, is the Main isle in a 52 island archipelago that from Muko Chang Marine National Park, established as a nature preserve by international travellers, and although accommodation options and other tourism facilities are increasing, a sense of discovery is still possible. If not precisely terra incognita, Ko Chang is sparsely populated and roughly 70 percent of the land is virgin rainforest. Rugged in its hills and cliffs, but strikingly beautiful in its long is pristine stretches of white sandy beaches and profusion of lush greenery, the island beckons as a tropical paradise.