| Southern
Jungle Exploration |
Code: TSA-04
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(5 days Southern Explorer)
Ex.Phuket
Southern Thailand boats for its diversity of natural resources;
be it lovely beaches and seas or the fertile forests. This tour
will take you back in to one the most abundant forest in southern
Thailand, Khao Sok National Park. With the adventurous activities,
including trekking, elephant-riding, and canoeing. You will have
an opportunity to admire a variety of vegetations and species of
wildlife.
Itinerary
Day 1: Phuket - Khao Sok National Park (L-D)
Early morning pick up at your hotel on Phuket Island. Travel north
through Phang Nga province to Khao Sok National Park. Stop at
Takuapa and short stroll on the road with its old Chinese style
shop houses. Continue to Khao Sok and check in at Khao Sok
Riverside Cottage, after lunch trek on an elephant back into the
jungle to see a variety of tropical vegetarian about 2 hours. Late
afternoon you have time to explore the surroundings together with
guide or take on the river in an inflated tire. Dinner and
overnight at the resort.
Day 2: Khao Sok National Park (B/L/D)
After breakfast, canoe trip down the Sok River - the canoes are
inflatable with a person to paddle for you, life jackets are
provided. You will pass towering limestone mountains and cliffs
covered with exotic jungle vegetation. Reptiles and birds live
along the riverbanks, gibbons, monkeys, and hornbills inhabit the
mountains. After canoe trip, lunch will be served at local
restaurant. In the afternoon jungle trek through the National
Park. Dinner and overnight at Khao Sok Riverside Cottage.
Day 3: Khao Sok - Cheo Larn Lake (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the resort, transfer to Cheo Larn Lake, situated in
the center of Khao Sok National Park. Take a local long-tailed boat across the
lake and swim in a beautiful lagoon before continuing to the
floating raft house bungalow. Take off by boat again to
explore the lake and trek to a mountain view point with panoramic
views over the lake. A packed lunch is provided en route. Return
to the floating bungalows later in the afternoon with free time to
swim in the lake or simply relax and take in the stunning scenery.
Accommodation is in very basic bungalows (no attached
bathroom), but the scenery and natural beauty are superb and will
compensate you for the lack of comfort. Dinner and stay overnight
on the floating raft house.
Day 4: Cheo Larn Lake - Krabi (B/L/D)
Breakfast at raft house, transfer by boat across the lake by
long-tailed boatand
drive to Krabi province. Explore caves, where pre-historic men
lived over 3000 years ago and numerous paintings can be seen on
the wall. After lunch at a seafood restaurant, continue to Than
Boke Koranee forest park, where a river flows from a cave and the
area is ringed by limestone cliffs. A stop is made on Ao Nang
Beach in Krabi before checking in at your hotel in Krabi town>
Dinner will be served at a riverside restaurant in town you will
have the chance to sample some of the local night life.
Day 5: Krabi - Phuket (B/L)
Breakfast, depart to explore Krabi by Land Rover. The first stop
will be made at the market, where local products such as fruits,
vegetables, seafood, meat and household goods are sold. Continue
to a rubber plantation for a demonstration of how rubber is
produced and how charcoal is made from old rubber trees. Drive on
rural roads and dirt trails through small Muslim villages, passing
rice fields and oil palm plantations. After lunch at a local
restaurant, drive to a mineral water spring in the forest and
explore a cave complex, consisting of several caves at different
levels and a large variety of rock formations. A final stop will
be made at a temple with a pagoda on top of the mountain with
superb views over the surrounding countryside. Transfer back to
your hotel in Phuket.
Price per person in Thai
Baht : TOUR NOT AVAILABLE
Price includes:
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Accommodation at Khao Sok: 2 nights Khao Sok
Riverside Cottage (Fan Only)
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Cheo Lan Lake: 1 night basic raft house
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Krabi: 1 night Boonsiam Hotel
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Transportation by air-condition minibus
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All boat trips, entrance fees, elephant
riding, canoe trip as above mentioned
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Meals: 4 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 4 dinners
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English speaking guide.
Note:
Participants should bring along the following items: Non slip foot
wear, sports shoes are OK, a change of foot wear, change of
cloths, swim wear, towel, sun protection or rain coat, as weather
can be changeable, torch light, personal first aid kit. A bag or
pack is advised, suitcases are not practical.
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