7Days 6Nights River Kwai & Khaosok National park
Highlights, Experiencing Elephant sanctuary, enjoying train trip on Death Railways, exploring Earawan waterfall, enjoying at the raft house on the lake, exploring the Cheow lan dam, Khaosok national park, Phang nga bay, James Bond Island and Panyee Island
Day 01: Bangkok –Elephants Sanctuary- Hintok River tent camp (lunch/dinner)
06:30 pick up from your hotel in Bangkok
09:00-09:30 am (approximate), Arrival at Elephants village. Meet and feed the elephants.
Observe the elephants bathing. Clean fruit/vegetables, prepare and cook sticky rice for our old elephants. Lunch, Gathering / planting food for the elephants. e.g. banana trees / sugar cane / banana grass or prepare fruit baskets for the afternoon. Feed sticky rice balls to the old elephants. Take the elephants to the river for a bath / scrub them clean. Feed the elephant’s fruit and vegetables., at 16:00 pm (approximate) depart from Elephant camp and transfer to Hintok Tent camp, check in, at leisure, Evening: dinner at hotel
Overnight at Hintok River tent camp – air condition
What to bring: Please bring mosquito repellent and a change of clothes (you will get dirty/wet). Women are asked to swim in shirt and shorts in order to respect the Thai culture.
Day 02: Hintok –Hellfire pass - Raft house lake safari (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
After breakfast, check out and transfer to visit Hellfire pass memorial museum before take a train trip on the Death Railways, get off at Thakilen station, lunch will be provided at local restaurant, afternoon continue transfer to a lakeside village where you will board Raft house. Spend the rest of afternoon at leisure, swimming on the lake or relaxing on deck and enjoy a chilled drinks/beers, or fishing (please take fishing tackle by yourself, the houseboat slowly cruises around the lake and will stop near the shore for an overnight
Please bring along your personal stuff to be used for 1 night on the raft house
BBQ set dinner will be provided on the Ralft included soft drinks and chang beer (2 large bottles per person)
overnight on the Raft house with shower and toilet (without air condition), no WIFI, TV and fridge on the raft
Basic amenities are provided: mattress, pillow, bed linen, western-style toilets and a communal shower are provided.
Day 03: Raft house- Cha-am- Hua Hin (breakfast/lunch)
After breakfast, enjoy boat tour around the lake before heading back to the mainland, transfer to visit Erawan National park and waterfall, lunch will be provided at local restaurant, afternoon continue trip to Hua Hin and drop off at your hotel in late afternoon, check in, at leisure, Evening, walk to visit Hua Hin night market (by own arrangement)
Overnight at The Rock Hua Hin resort, Deluxe room
Day 04: Hua Hin –Chumphon -Khaosok (breakfast/lunch/dinner) about 530 kms
After breakfast, check out and long transfer to your hotel located in Khaosok National park, lunch will be provided at local restaurant. Thai set dinner will be provided at the resort
Overnight at Rock and Tree house, Flora Bungalows (air condition) or our Jungle house Khaosok national park
The resort is situated on Khaosok National Park, surrounded with beautiful lush rain forest and dramatic rock formation. The resort is located near “Sok River“(about 15 minutes away from resort)
Flora bungalow is a single standard bungalow approx. 16 sqm. Accommodate maximum 2 person. Set up with 1 Double bed, air-conditioning, balcony with garden view, fridge, Tea & Coffee Set, flat screen and satellite TV, hot water and rain-shower, free Wi-Fi, safe box, hairdryer, bedroom slippers and toiletry set.
Day 05: Khaosok National park (breakfast/lunch/dinner) join activities
After breakfast, Exploring many interesting living things in Khao Sok National Park will be great experience for you. In this trip, you will be guided by an experienced local guide. The knowledgeable guide can spot the interesting plants, wildlife, and other wonderful animal if you are lucky when trekking pass them. Lunch will be provided at hotel afternoon, experiencing about 1 hrs canoeing along sok River and back to hotel in late afternoon, at leisure
Dinner and overnight at Rock and Tree house or our Jungle House Khaosok National park
Day 06: Khaosok national park –Cheow lan lake - (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) join acitivites
Breakfast at hotel,
07:30 Check out and transfer to visit Ratchaprapa dam or Cheow Lan Lake. Explore by longtail boat the Cheow Lan Lake. A fascinating landscape is awaiting you. Day time activities include hiking through virgin jungle, swimming, kayaking and relaxing amidst the amazing scenery. In the afternoon and dawn hours, go on safari by boat to see wildlife such as otters, leaf monkeys, and gaur (wild ox). After dark, enjoy a delicious dinner of fresh fish from the lake; and spend a night under the stars in a basic floating raft house that matches the simplicity of the surroundings.
Day 7: Cheow lan lake –James Bond Island- Panyee island -Phuket or Khao Lak (Breakfast/Lunch)
After breakfast, check out and transfer to mainland by longtail boat,. contnue trip by private miiubs to Phang Nga bya and get aboard long tailed boat to enjoy the spectacular scenery of Phang Nga Bay National Park. While traveling on the long tailed boat, you will be amazed by the scenery of mangrove forest, rocks formation in strange shapes such as Khao Majoo and the limestone cave at Tham Lod where you can get through the hole to another side. After that, we will visit Khao Ping-Gan of which the name means literally ‘leaning mountain’. It is really a huge rock split in two; the smaller half has slid down and the remaining one appears now to be leaning. Though Kao Ping-gan is a very small island, another one is still smaller, Koh Tapoo or known as “James Bond Island”. It is situated in a little bay of Khao Ping-gan where a lot of visiting boats pull up. Tapoo means nail and this shore less rock projects up from the sea as its name implies: flat and wide at the top and very narrow at waterline. The island became more famous after the James Bond adventure film called “The Man with the Golden Gun” was partly filmed here. We will have lunch at local restaurant & shopping at Panyee Island. “Panyee Island” has a picturesque village, which rests on small pilings and extends out across the water. It is inhabited mostly by Muslim fishermen, whose unique culture has still existed for more than a hundred year. Souvenir shops and seafood restaurants are ready to serve all visitors from around the world. In the afternoon, the long tailed boat takes you back to Pier on mainland and transfer further to your hotel in Phuket or Khaolak and drop off at your hotel in the evening
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Deviations in the tour program or change of hotels are sometimes necessary depending on road conditions or availability of rooms.