Just off the bottom tip of Koh Chang is Koh Wai, a small island with a smattering of bungalows along its northern shore. From the pier near Good Feeling Resort, the beach stretches in both directions.

TRAT: Holidaymakers are flocking to Koh Chang as Covid travel restrictions ease, with hotel reservations for the long weekend next week reaching 90% on the island and neighbouring Koh Mak and Koh Kut.

Building a bridge to connect Trat on the mainland to Koh Chang, the province’s popular island, will likely cost 10 billion baht, according to the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat).