Music Tracks: Twilight Streets & Dream Walking (Original Mix) by Dhruva Aliman - Amazon - - Apple - - Spotify - - Bandcamp - - - ... Koh Mak, an island to the south of Koh Chang, is definitely worth a visit if you plan on exploring this part of Thailand during your holiday. It is a mid-size island which is becoming increasingly popular with couples and families due to its deserted beaches and lack beer bars and ugly concrete block hotels. It’s a haven for people who want to avoid the bright lights and over development of larger islands but still want more than just a basic beach hut. br br Over 15 years ago, The Sunday Times chose Koh Mak as one of their Top Undiscovered Islands and five years ago the New York Times ran an article on finding ‘Old Thailand’ on Koh Mak. That is slowly changing as more visitors and more development come to the island.br br Koh Mak is a relatively small, island, far more the typical desert island model than the mountainous Koh Chang and Koh Kood. It lies approximately 20 kilometres south of Koh Chang and covers an area of 16 square kilometres. It’s roughly 10km wide and 5km from north to south. So it’s too big to walk around, but easy to see by bicycle or scooter.br br Bicycles are fast becoming the preferred means of travel on the island. In part due to the lack of hills and relatively short distances but also because there isn’t a car ferry to Koh Mak. So there’s very little traffic on the island. This also ties in with the islanders initiatives to be known as an eco-friendly ‘green’ island. But if cycling in 30C heat isn’t your idea of a relaxing holidays, automatic scooters can be rented everywhere for 300 Baht 24 hours. In addition, more resorts now offer electric golf cart rental for guests. br br And as most development is limited to the western side of the island, no matter where you stay you are usually within a walking or cycling distance of wherever you want to go . . . which is just as well as you can’t expect much in the way of public transport. Although there are a handful of pick up truck taxis on the island now which charge 50 Bahtperson pretty much regardless of where you want to go.br br There aren’t any rivers on Koh Mak, therefore it’s a very arid island which also lacks the jungle clad mountains of Koh Chang and Koh Kood. So it has a different vibe. It is a still a working island covered predominantly by coconut groves and rubber plantations which account for 90 of the scenery on the island. So don’t expect much jungle. On the plus side the quiet concrete and dirt roads are very shady and it’s an island that’s ideal to explore by mountain bike.