Koh Chang is Thailand's second largest island after Phuket. Situated to the east of the country in the province of Trat close to the Cambodian border.
Koh Chang translates as elephant island. However contrary to myth there are no indigenous elephants on the island although many have been imported to work in the forests and more recently as tourist attraction. As a result there are now a few wild elephants but the island is so named due to the elephant shaped North headland.
It is a tropical marine national park consisting of over 70% virgin rainforest and is the best preserved tourist holiday destination in Thailand.