5 articles
19 June 2026
thailandThings to Do on Koh Kood Beyond the Beach
Koh Kood rewards people who do almost nothing, but the island has a real spine of jungle, waterfalls, and fishing villages if you want more than sand. None of it is a theme-park attraction — it is a waterfall you kayak to, a 500-year-old tree, a reef you reach by boat. Here is what is actually worth the scooter ride.
Henrik Vinter
16 June 2026
thailandThe Best Beaches on Koh Kood, Ranked by What You Want
Koh Kood has the clearest water of the three main islands in the Trat archipelago, but its beaches are not interchangeable: some are all-rounders with food and resorts, others are empty stretches you reach by scooter, and a couple are working fishing villages where you would not actually swim. Here is which beach matches which kind of day.
Henrik Vinter
13 June 2026
thailandWhere to Stay on Koh Kood: An Honest Area-by-Area Guide
Koh Kood is bigger than it looks on a map and its beaches are spread along a single coast road, so where you base yourself decides how your days feel — walkable and social, or properly remote. Most first-timers should stay around Klong Chao. Here is what each area is actually like, who it suits, and where you will need a scooter to do anything.
Henrik Vinter
11 June 2026
thailandBest Time to Visit Koh Kood: Month-by-Month Weather and Crowds
Koh Kood is a dry-season island in a way Koh Samui never is: a large share of its resorts simply close for the wet months, and the ferries thin out with them. That makes timing less about chasing the perfect forecast and more about travelling inside the window when the island is actually open. Here is how the year breaks down, month by month.
Henrik Vinter
9 June 2026
thailandHow to Get to Koh Kood: Every Route from Bangkok
Koh Kood sits in the far south-east corner of Thailand, closer to Cambodia than to Bangkok, and there is no airport on the island. Reaching it means getting to Trat province first, then a ferry from Laem Sok pier. The chain is longer than for Phuket or Samui, but it runs on one bookable ticket — here is every route, what it costs, and where people lose half a day.
Henrik Vinter