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The Mainland around Trat & Laem Ngop in Thailand
(The Naval-Battle-Monument in Laem Ngop in front of Ko Chang in Thailand)
Picture of the Naval-Battle-Monuments in Laem Ngop at the mainland close to Ko Chang in Thailand
The province capital Trat is situated 300 kilometres southeast from Bangkok. It has well over 20,000 inhabitants and is mostly used as a stop-off point for visitors to Ko Chang, Ko Kood or one of the other islands in the Mu Ko Chang National Park.

To enlarge this picture from Trat or Laem Ngop in Thailand click here   Trat is also the starting point for the journey via Ko Kong to Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia.
Or via Aranya Prathet and Siam Reap to Angkor Wat, the biggest temple ruin in the world, also situated in Cambodia (see Angkor-Wat-Special).

(See Ko Chang Information, Arrival & Departure: 6) Onward Travelling.)

On this page you'll also find more general information about arrival and departure.

Trat meanwhile has an abundance of cheap guesthouses and a slightly more expensive hotel.
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On the left the bus station in Trat, on the right the enlargeable Trat-map


To enlarge this picture from Trat or Laem Ngop in Thailand click here   Beside the market hall the night market with its various stalls offering cheap and tasty Thai dishes is worth an visit.

In town there are also 2 hospitals, an air-conditioned shopping centre and some Internet-cafés beside several banks.
Around Trat restaurants can be found everywhere, just like Thai discotheques and Karaoke Bars.
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On the left the market hall (white building), on the right the pickup-taxi-stop to the piers in
Laem Ngop

To enlarge this map from Laem Ngop in Thailand click here Transparent picture in www.KoChangVR.com Laem Ngop is a small port town approximately 17 kilometres southwest of Trat. There the piers to reach Ko Chang and the other surrounding islands are located. As well as inexpensive guesthouses, the Mu Ko Chang National Park head office, the tourist information office, the small malaria clinic, a small hospital, a post office, the tourist police, the immigration office and the sea-battle-monument (see picture above) with museum can be found here. Transparent picture in www.KoChangVR.com To enlarge this picture from Trat or Laem Ngop in Thailand click here
The Tourist office

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The main road in Trat The market hall in Trat The market hall in Trat The Trat Deparment Store
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