Named gyms in White Sand Beach, Klong Prao, Pearl Beach and Kai Bae, honest drop-in and monthly prices in baht, stadium fight nights, and what to check before planning around the island's older Bailan-area camp.
Koh Chang has a genuine Muay Thai scene for an island its size, anchored by three consistently active gyms - Koh Chang Muay Thai Club on White Sand Beach, Soeren Tor Chairat with locations in Klong Prao and Pearl Beach, and Koh Chang Sports Arena in Kai Bae - two of which run their own ringside stadiums for regular high-season fight nights. This guide covers each named gym, honest THB prices for drop-in, weekly, monthly and private training, where to catch a real fight night, and what's worth confirming before you plan around the island's older Bailan-area camp, whose current operating status is unclear.
Every gym on the island runs group sessions open to complete beginners - stance, pad work and basic strikes at your own pace, with sparring optional. A single drop-in class is the easiest way to see if a gym and trainer suit you before committing to a weekly or monthly block.
Soeren Tor Chairat and Koh Chang Sports Arena both sell 30-session monthly passes (roughly ฿12,000-13,000) that work out cheaper per class than paying by the hour - the standard way longer-stay residents and fitness travellers train on the island.
All three of the island's established gyms offer private lessons alongside group classes, from around ฿1,200-1,500 for 90 minutes to two hours, with monthly private rates near ฿30,000 at Soeren Tor Chairat.
Koh Chang Muay Thai Club (White Sand Beach) and Koh Chang Sports Arena (Kai Bae) both run their own ringside stadiums with regular high-season fight cards - open to spectators as well as gym fighters preparing for a bout.
In the plaza opposite Grand View Resort at the southern end of White Sand Beach, this gym runs a regular daily schedule (08:00-18:00) alongside its own stadium next door. Group sessions run ฿500 for one hour, with private, weekly and monthly rates available. Fight nights are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 20:00, ฿900 per person (kids half price), with tiered seating, drinks and snacks. Contact: 081 983 9949 / 082 570 2391, Facebook: Koh Chang Muay Thai.
Run by an established local trainer, this gym has its main location on the small road leading to Santhiya Tree Resort in Klong Prao, plus a second gym in Pearl Beach by the entrance to Privilege Resort. Open 08:00-20:00. Group sessions are ฿500 per hour or ฿13,000 for a 30-session monthly pass; private tuition runs ฿1,200 for 90 minutes or ฿30,000 monthly. Contact: 065 946 9171.
Located at the end of the food-court street running down from Morgans in Kai Bae, this gym offers intensive training for all levels plus monthly courses, open 07:00-18:00. Group sessions are ฿500 per hour (or ฿12,000 monthly); private tuition is ฿1,500 for two hours. Its own stadium hosts fight nights Monday and Friday at 20:00 - ฿1,500 ringside or ฿1,200 tiered per person (kids half price). Contact: 098 025 8642 / 087 935 3935.
The first Muay Thai camp to open on Koh Chang, located just off the main road in central Bailan, historically ran twice-daily sessions (08:00-10:00 and 16:00-18:00) with programmes for fighters, beginners, weight loss, women's self-defence and kids. Visitor reports from the 2022-2023 low season described the site as closed and run-down, and its Facebook page has been inactive for extended periods - confirm directly by phone or through a current resort before planning around it.
Indicative 2026 ranges - confirm directly with each gym, as prices and schedules shift between high and low season.
| What | Typical price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Drop-in group class (1 hr) | ฿500 | Standard rate at all three currently-active gyms |
| Weekly pass | ฿3,000 - 3,500 | Historical camp rates; confirm current pricing directly |
| Monthly pass (30 sessions) | ฿12,000 - 13,000 | Soeren Tor Chairat and Koh Chang Sports Arena |
| Private 1-on-1 (90 min - 2 hr) | ฿1,200 - 1,500 | All three active gyms offer private tuition |
| Private monthly | ~฿30,000 | Soeren Tor Chairat's monthly private rate |
| Fight night ticket | ฿900 - 1,500 | Koh Chang Muay Thai Club (฿900) and Koh Chang Sports Arena (฿1,200 tiered / ฿1,500 ringside) |
Yes, for an island its size - Koh Chang has a genuine, long-running scene with at least three currently active named gyms (Koh Chang Muay Thai Club, Soeren Tor Chairat and Koh Chang Sports Arena), two of which run their own stadiums with regular high-season fight nights open to spectators. It's a smaller, more low-key scene than Phuket, Koh Samui or Koh Phangan, but a real one with a genuine local fight culture, not a tourist-only novelty.
A drop-in group class is about ฿500 an hour at every active gym. Monthly 30-session passes run ฿12,000-13,000, and private 1-on-1 tuition is roughly ฿1,200-1,500 for 90 minutes to two hours (around ฿30,000 for a full month of private lessons at Soeren Tor Chairat). Fight-night tickets run ฿900-1,500 depending on the gym and seating.
Koh Chang Muay Thai Club is in the plaza opposite Grand View Resort at the southern end of White Sand Beach. Soeren Tor Chairat has two locations - near Santhiya Tree Resort in Klong Prao and by the Privilege Resort entrance in Pearl Beach. Koh Chang Sports Arena is in Kai Bae, at the end of the food-court street off Morgans. A fourth, older camp in Bailan has an unconfirmed current status - see below.
Yes - all of the island's active gyms welcome first-timers with beginner-friendly group classes covering stance, basic strikes and pad work, with sparring optional. A single drop-in class is the easiest way to try a gym before booking a longer weekly or monthly block.
Yes. Koh Chang Muay Thai Club runs stadium fight nights Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 20:00 (฿900 per person, kids half price), and Koh Chang Sports Arena hosts its own fight nights Monday and Friday at 20:00 (฿1,200 tiered or ฿1,500 ringside, kids half price). Both include drinks, snacks and an MC, with a genuinely good local atmosphere.
Its status is unconfirmed as of this writing. It was the first Muay Thai camp on the island and historically ran twice-daily sessions with a broad range of programmes, but visitor reports from the 2022-2023 low season described the site as closed and dilapidated, and its Facebook page has seen long inactive stretches. Call ahead or check with a current Bailan-area resort before planning a visit around it - Koh Chang Muay Thai Club, Soeren Tor Chairat and Koh Chang Sports Arena are the three gyms with consistently confirmed, current operation.
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