Paddling in
Khao
Soke
Natinal
Park
reservoir is a must! The scenery is very dramatic with towering limestone cliffs and thick tropical jungle. Khao Soke has the tallest limestone karst formations in all of
Thailand
. It's a perfect for scenery and wildlife viewing
Day 1
08:00 Pick up from Hotel
09:00 Stop for some traditional Thai fruit fritters and coffee chance for a short visit to a beautiful
Cave
Temple
11:00 Arrive at the Dam (
Khao
Soke
National Park
reservoir)
11:00 Boat trip to your Raft house
12:00-13:00 Lunch and Relax.
13:00-14:00 Basic Canoe/Kayak and Safety instruction.
14:00-16:30 Our first paddle in
Cheow
lan
Lake
up some of the small estuaries
16:30 Coffee and Snack break also a chance for a swim.
17:30 We will paddle over to
Bill
Island
to try and see the hornbills that frequent this place, evening time is the best chance to view them.
19:00 Head back for dinner. Relax then hear interesting stories of rainforests of the area with your guide.
Day 2
07:30 You will be woken up this morning by the wonderful sounds of the Lar Gibbon echoing across the lake one of the lead players in the orchestra of the rainforest
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Head out for our viewpoint trek good chance to see the Lar Gibbon and Dusky Langurs on this trail in the morning.
12:00 Paddle to our special hidden waterfall Lunch spot.
14:00 After cooling off and exploring the waterfall we will paddle back to the raft house exploring the rainforest on our way looking for interesting wildlife and Fauna on the way.
17:00 Arrive at raft house. Free time to relax, swim or paddle
19:00 Sunset Dinner.
Day 3
08.00 Breakfast.
09.00 Head for a trek this morning through some beautiful Rock formations in the rainforest, there are full of wildlife and amazing fauna.
11.00 Arrive at an amazing cave system and explore inside the cave there are some truly amazing stalactites and stalagmites, bats of various species and much more
12.00 Lunch at Cave entrance you will be surprised at the quality of the lunch we have on our trek and excursion (Sea Canoe Style).
14.30 Depart the raft house and head to the Dam.
17.00 Transfer back to pick up location.
20.00 End of Service at the hotel.
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Minimum 2 persons
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Thai Baht 14,250
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Notes:
1.This is the self paddle trip at Cheow Lan (
Ratchaprapa
)Reservior of Khao Sok on join tour basis
Guaranteed Departure: at minimum 2 persons
Departure: Monday, Wednesday & Saturday, all year-round
Pick up can be from Phuket, Kho Lak, Krabi, Surat Thani (Ferry Terminal)
2.The tour fee includes : accommodation in a twin sharing basis (2 nights at the floating Houses, (Chio Larn Dam/ Lake), all transfers, meals, admission fee, and activities mentioned in the program, a local English speaking guide, a travel accident insurance ( 1 mil. Baht / person )
3.The tour fee does not include: personal expenses and drinks
4.Things to bring : a flashlight, mosquito repellant, swim suit, towel, toiletries, personal medicine
5. Itinerary : Due to the nature of the tour, the weather, road condition, local circumstance, prevailing safety factors, the route & itinerary may vary to those published but the content of the tour will remain similar. The final decision of the actual itinerary will be made by the tour operator's staff on the day of the tour.
6.On
Ratchaprapa
Lake
, we stay in a Jungle floating house on the huge 165 square kilometers reservoir. The floating houses are also very basic. They are made out of low impact material. Bamboo and thatched roofs provide a very simple environmentally friendly shelter. There is electricity at night from 18.00 hrs. to 23.00 hrs. in the floating house. The shared toilets are clean and adequate.