Khao Sok Jungle Safari
4 Days/ 3 Nights

Discover unforgettable adventure in Khao Sok National Park by experiencing unique night stay in a tree-house in the midst of the southern jungle. Sleep in remote raft-houses by beautiful Chiaw Lan Lake, so-called Guilin of Thailand, that is surrounded by spectacular limestone karsts.

Proposed Itinerary

Day 1 - Phuket to Khao Sok (-/L/D)

Transfer from your hotel in Phuket by air-conditioned coach or from Suratthani train station by a private pick-up truck (Songthaew). Check in and after some refreshments climb up to the tree house. After lunch go tubing down the Klong Sok in inner-tubes (depending on the season), passing dramatic mountain cliffs, with the possibility of observing wildlife along the way and visiting small waterfall. Dinner and then overnight in your tree house.

Day 2 - Khao Sok – Chiaw Lan Lake (B/L/D)

After breakfast, transfer by open pick-up truck to Chiaw Lan Lake. Take a boat to the raft houses and then spend time swimming and tubing in the lake before lunch. In the afternoon, take a short boat trip to a local fishing village followed by a visit to a bat cave where you can go swimming. After dinner, go on a short night safari to observe the natural nightlife of the rainforest. Overnight in your raft house.

Day 3 - Lake (B/L/D)

Early morning wake-up call for a canoe trip to see for local wildlife. Coffee and tea available on the canoe. Back to the raft houses for breakfast. Late morning, take a boat trip to another part of the National Park for a 3-hour hike to a vantage point. Enjoy a dramatic and panoramic view of the lake and the surrounding limestone mountains from there. Return to the raft houses for a late lunch and the rest of the afternoon feel free to relax, swim, tubing, etc. Dinner and then overnight in your raft house.

Day 4 - Lake, Departure (B/-/-)

After breakfast return by boat and transfer by Songthaew to Suratthani or your departure point for your onward journey to Phuket, arriving in the late afternoon.
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Departure day:
To be determined by Thailand coordinator

Thailand Travel program begins from a designated place. Your volunteer and travel program fee does not cover the transportation from your project/hostel/host family to the travel start point. Thus, it is your responsibility to arrive at the right place at the right time and to return to your project. The exact address of your travel starting point will be given to you in Thailand.

Price: $498

Remark Superior class applied only at Tree House at Khao Sok. The room is with air conditioning. Hot shower and a private balcony.

Remarks:

• Special attention should be given to child care when being at the raft houses. This itinerary may change according to weather or local conditions and may also occasionally be reversed with the trip starting at the lake.
• During the dry season, if the water levels are too low, tubing on the Klong Sok whilst at Tree Tops may be replaced by canoeing. There is no electricity at the raft houses so it is recommended that guests bring a torch.
• Please bring some walking shoes, flashlight, slip-on shoes, mosquito repellent in a small back pack. We reserve the right to adjust the price if there is any increase of the park fee.
  

Services included in the price:

• Transfer by join-in open bus from Surat Thani train station connecting with the night train from Bangkok. Transfer by combination taxi/public bus from hotels in Phuket hotel (Kata-, Karon- or Patong Beach). A surcharge to be applied for transfer from other beaches, airport in Phuket or airport, pier in Surat Thani, etc.
• The Tree Houses are non-air-conditioned with double bed with mosquito-net, cold water shower & toilet (an extra single bed is available in triple rooms).
• Air-conditioned Tree Houses with hot shower and a private balcony are used for superior class (please refer to Info-Khao Sok)
• The raft houses are non-air-conditioned and twin-bedded with mosquito-net. The toilet facilities are a short distance away for environmental reasons.
• Meals as specified in the program
• Services of local English-speaking guide
• Admission fees where applicable
  

Services not included in the price:

• Drinks & meals not mentioned in the above itinerary
• Tips for guide & drivers
• Personal expenses