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All you need to know to visit Koh Sichang
เกาะสีชัง
Central Thailand
120 km from Bangkok
Province of Chonburi
Thai prononciation : Go si tchaang
Central Thailand
120 km from Bangkok
Province of Chonburi
Thai prononciation : Go si tchaang
Budget
Recomm. stay
1 à 2 jours
Visits
Travel guide to visit Koh Sichang
Small lovely island, Koh Sichang is off Si Racha 120 km southeast from Bangkok and 20 km north from Pattaya. This is an unspoiled. Every weekend and holidays many Thai come to relax and eat seafood there. Stony, surrounded by a turquoise sea, Ko Sichang offers splendid landscapes and small lovely beaches uncrowded on weekday. This is also an interesting place to visit with its temples perched on hills offering a beautiful view of the port and its former royal palace where Vimanmek Palace which was deconstructed and reconstructed in Bangkok was built. You can still see the design of foundations on the ground.Ko Sichang is very small, you quickly go around it by motobike, but it's interesting to spend at least one night on the island. The atmosphere is much more authentic than on the other islands in the area. For the record, this is on Koh Sichang that the thai lakhorn Game Rai Game Rak with Urassaya Yaya and Nadech was filmed.
We only regret the many cargo ships in the surrounding sea but they are far enough to be forgotten quickly. Ko Si Chang, one of our favorite island in Thailand!
To see all optiosn to get around in Koh Sichang, read our dedicated paragraph about getting around in Koh Sichang.
Accommodations in Koh Sichang
There are about thirty accommodation in Koh Sichang, whether hotels, guesthouses or even homestays. The island is especially popular by Thais on weekends and holidays, mainly coming from Bangkok. Prices are often more high these days, and free rooms less numerous. It may therefore be good to book the room in advance if you do not come to Ko Sichang on weekdays. Many accommodation offer family rooms or bugalows for more than two people.Find accommodation in Koh Sichang
My recommandations
People often ask me what accommodations I recommend in Thailand, here are my recommandations in Koh Sichang.
Practical information about Koh Sichang
To get to Koh Sichang, take the boat from Si Racha on pier on Koh Loi island. There is a departure every 2 hours on weekdays and hourly on weekends and holidays between 8am and 6pm. Sometimes the weekends when the crowd is more important, the boats leave as soon as they are full. The price of the crossing is 50 baht. From Pattaya, white songthaews number 1631, go from Naklua market to Si Racha for 25 baht. They drop you at the Clock Tower, 2 km away from the pier. You will find tuk-tuks to take you there.In Koh Sichang, you can rent scooters on the pier as soon as you arrive. There is also tuk-tuks in a biker attitude. To move on the island, there are numbered songthaews that function as bus (check with your hotel to see which one to take).
The shops are very few in Koh Si Chang and mainly located in the small village around the harbor. This is also where you will find ATM (there is on at he 7 Eleven shop near the pier)
How to go to Koh Sichang ?
To go to Koh Sichang you have necessarily to go to Si Racha (buses from Bangkok to Pattaya can drop you at Si Racha) and take the boat at Koh Loi pier. The crossing takes 45 minutes and costs 50 baht. There is a boat every two hours on weekdays and every hour on weekends and holidays.From Pattaya, you can take the white songthaews 1631 (at Naklua market). It will drop you off in Si Racha at the Clock TOwer 2 km from the pier. The bus to Bangkok will drop you off on Sukhumvit Road.
How to get around in Koh Sichang ?
To get around in Koh Sichang, the most convenient is to rent a scooter. Renters will wait for you when you arrive from the land at the pier (around 200 THB per day). But watch out your fuel consumption and locate exactly where the few petrol stations are located. Otherwise, you can hire a tuk-tuk for a specific race or for several hours. The key is to define exactly what you want to do and negotiate the price before departure. The simplest way to find a tuk-tuk in Koh Si Chang is to go to the pier. There are always some tuk-tuks there.
Must-visits in
Phra Chudadhuj Palace
พระราชวังจุฑาธุชราชฐาน เกาะสีชัง
My opinion :
San Jao Phaw Khao Yai
ศาลเจ้าพ่อเขาใหญ่
My opinion :
Chong Khao Khad
ช่องเขาขาด
My opinion :
Other places to see in Koh Sichang
Wat Tham Yai Prik
easily identifiable thanks to the large yellow Buddha next to the temple, it consists of many caves. It is a high place of mediation where about 40 monks and nuns live
Weather & climate in
Koh Sichang has a tropical humid and dry climate. There are three seasons in Pattaya : a warm and dry season (December to February), the best time, a hot and humid season (March and April) and a warm and rainy season (May to November).The best months to come to Koh Sichang are from November to April and especially from December to February. September and October are the rainiest months.
How to ask in Thai to go to Koh Sichang ?
I want to go to Koh Sichang / Yak paï ti Go si tchaang.Where is Koh Sichang ? / Go si tchaang you ti naï ?
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