Virtual Travel & Island Guide about Flora & Fauna & Infrastructure on Ko Chang in Thailand. www.KoChangVR.com - Virtual Reality (VR), Panorama Pictures, Photos and Information.     Home / Languages   + Bookable Hotels  +   + More Hotels / Bungalows  +   + Ko Chang Information  +   + Beaches & Bays  +   + What to do?  +   + Real Estates & Property  +   + Ko Kood Special  +   + Ko Mak Special  +   + Islands near Ko Chang  +      Mainland around Trat  + Thailand Information  +      Angkor Wat / Cambodia  + Cambodia Tours  +   + Links & Banner     +      Your Advertisement here! Current Page: Ko Chang Information --> Flora & Fauna, Infrastructure on Ko Chang 1 Page back Flora & Fauna, Infrastructure on Ko Chang in Thailand - Ko Chang Information - (View from Baan Salak Phet of the highest mountain on Ko Chang)   About us / Contact    Current Thailand Weather     Sitemap       Currency-Converter      Flora & Fauna Ko Chang fascinates not only because of the kilometre-long picture book beaches, the spectacular sunsets, the enchanting waterfalls and unique mangrove forests, but also because of the large impenetrable tropical rain forest, which constitutes approximately 75 % of the total area and is considered to be one of the best preserved in the whole of Thailand. Ko Chang consists mainly of granite aged between 195 and 230 million years.     The highest mountains on the island are the Khao I Aen at 637 metres, the Khao Chom Prasat 1 at 661 metres and the Khao Salak Phet at 743 metres. In the bays around the villages Baan Khlong Prao, Baan Khlong Son, Baan Salak Khok and Baan Salak Phet are large mangrove forests, which rank among the best-preserved in Thailand. The well-preserved coral reefs with their exotic underwater world around Ko Chang and neighbouring islands are well recoended by divers and snorkellers.     The national park also offers a large variety of exotic animals. Investigations found in 1992 that 29 different species of land animals, 61 types of bird and 42 reptile and amphibian species are resident on the island, among them several Python types, Rat-Snakes, King Cobras and other types of snakes, different lizards, monkeys, ant-eaters, wild pigs and bats. An endemic amphibian, the Rana Kochang (Ko-Chang-frog), lives exclusively on the island.     Infrastructure The Tourism Authority of Thailand has strongly endeavoured for years to open up the island for broader tourism, thus there are two car ferries and several piers for regulated transportation of passengers. A hospital close to Baan Khlong Nonsi (east coast) was built, clinics were established in many of the smaller villages and in 2006 a private hospital was opened at White Sand Beach. The beaches and villages are attached to electricity coming from the mainland. Fixed telephone mains from the mainland are also on Ko Chang and most of the localities are connected.   The road encircling the island, which reaches from behind Baan Bang Bao (south west of Ko Chang) almost to Baan Salak Phet (south east of the island) is nearing completion and is already asphalted everywhere. But between these two villages there are about 2 kilometres missing, so driving around the island isn’t possible. Gas stations are to be found everywhere on the road. The airport in Trat affords a faster and more comfortable journey to Ko Chang as by bus. (See Koh-Chang-Information, Arrival & Departure to Ko Chang / Ko Kood) In the last few years many of the beautiful beaches have increasingly opened up to more expensive hotels, bungalows and resorts gradually replacing the more simple accommodations.