Aiyapura Resort and Spa

...Situated in the Gulf of Thailand is a tropical island paradise, affectionately called Koh Chang or Elephant Island in English. Koh Chang is the second largest island ( 429 square kilometers ) in Thailand after Phuket. Despite its size Koh Chang is quite undeveloped. It is a picturesque island of virgin rainforest, unteekked jungles, high mountains, spectacular coastlines, fine white sandy beach, clear blue sea, colorful wrals, breathtaking waterfalls and an abundance of marine life.

...Aiyapura is located on a forty acres beach front property at Klong Son bay, beautiful Thai style villas and suites surrounded by greenery tropical garden with ocean view setting a large 30 meters long swimming pool. Koh Chang can be reached from Bangkok by direct flight only 45 minutes or 5 hours only by car.

Facilities

Aiya Spa : Nestled in a greenery of tropical garden over looking the sea, Aiya Spa offers a wide range of exotic treatments and spa experience both ancient and modern style. Pamper your body and soul at spacious treatment pavilion including outdoor private salas. Enjoy carefully selected natural extracted products which suits all skin types with our experience therapists. The Aiya Spa is the finest pavilion with traditional Thai decoration and tranquility providing exotic and invigorating spa treatments.

Set amidst the natural beauty of rain forest, the spa offers secluded privacy to pamper the body and refresh the soul. Providing double and single treatment pavilions offering traditional massage, unique body scrub, facial another relaxing rejuvenating therapies.

Swimming Pool : The overflowing, leaf shaped Swimming Pool will give you the freedom to swim whenever your heart desires and with its built in bar you can refresh yourself with delightful drinks or just watch the time go by. The surrounding decks are made of Teak Wood and the Pool Beds are surrounded by Umbrellas from Chiangmai. We will do our utmost to make your day as comfortable as possible.

Meeting Room : Aiyapura offers three different meeting rooms with different style seating from 20 to 70 persons and 250 persons for cocktail reception.

Other Facilities
* Jacuzzi Pool
* Fitness center
* AI Mart
* Banana Jacuzzi Court
* Beach massage by Aiya Spa
* Meeting Room, Conference Room

Activities

Thai Cooking Schools : If there's one thing visitors can take back with them, it's the remembrance of Thai cuisine. Nowadays, it's easy enough to re-create a lot of your favourites dishes since most Thai ingredients can be easily obtained or substituted. Such knowledge is given at most Thai cooking schools including the one at the Aiyapura Resort and Spa. Classes take a few hours and students usually learn the art of fruit and vegetable carving as well as traditional stir-fried dishes. You will have an opportunity to cook by yourself and dine with fellow students after class.

Elephant Trekking : During harvest seasons in March/April, and in August/September, visitors are allowed to pick ripe pomelos from the trees with compliments of Chutiman, the proprietor. On your return route, the mahout may lead the elephant through a different path that exposes you to wild vegetation, giant trees and wildlife. Cold drinks and coffee are served as you refresh back at the camp. If you don't have time, you can still experience the thrill of a one-hour trek (500 Baht) without the waterfall. Open daily from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm, you can start your tour any time of the day.

Snorkeling & Driving : The best diving season is between October/November and April. The best sites are on the west and southern tip of the island, between Koh Chang (Ko Chang) and Koh Kood (Ko Kut). There you can see soft corals, anemones, myriad reef fish, and sometimes eel. Hin Luk Bat and Hin Lap both have coral seamounts. Further south, white-tip reef sharks can be found near Hin Phrai Nam.

In addition, there are two wreck dive sites. The Koh Chang (Ko Chang) Wreck is a Thai warship sunk by the French navy in 1941. The wreck is only 15 metres deep in the Salakphet Bay on the southern tip of the island. The other wreck is the Pak One Wreck which sank after hitting a coral reef in August 1996 on its way to Vietnam. It resurfaced almost 8 years later. The 900-ton sunken tanker posed a danger to ships on international waters. The Royal Thai Navy drained off its 600 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas and resank it between Koh Chang and Koh Samet. It now lies horizontally in 35-metre-deep waters.

There are a few diving centres on Koh Chang (Ko Chang) such as the Ploy Scuba Diving in Bang Bao. They provide free transfer to and from the resort. Language barrier is no problem to the centre since they provide instructions in different languages. Following the standards of the sister centre in Koh Samet, this is the premier diving operator in Eastern Thailand.

Viewing Fireflies : During the cooler months on Koh Chang (Ko Chang), you can rent a boat to slowly cruise along the waters at night to see fireflies in the mangroves. Thousands of fireflies send out mating signals as they settle into the mangrove forest, lighting up the whole tree with their simultaneous flashing in the dark. It's like rows of Christmas trees. Hotels like the Koh Chang Grand Orchid Resort & Spa and the Aana Resort & Spa provide information on where to go to spot the fireflies and boat service.