5Days 4Nights South Thailand soft adventure
BANGKOK –PHETCHABURI – KANG KRACHAN NATIONAL PARK -NAKORN PATHOM -HUA HIN –KHAOSOK NATIONNAL PARK –CHEOW LAN LAKE, JAMES BOND ISLAND PANYEE VILLAGE
Day 1: Bangkok–Nakorn Pathom-Phetchaburi – Hua Hin (Lunch)
07:00 Pick up from your hotel in Bangkok and transfer by private minibus (about 1 hrs) to visit local village, the community-based tourism area along Khlong Mahasawat, a famous canal in Nakhon Pathom.
Klong (canal) Mahasawat was dug 156 years ago to connect Khlong Bangkok Noi with the Nakhon Chaisi River. The construction, from 1860-1862, was ordered by King Rama IV, and when the waterway opened it made accessible nearly 20,000 rai (32 sq km) of fertile farmland. We included trip along Klong Mahasawat by private longtail boat, the first stop is to visit Lotus farm (by lowboat), Wat suwannaram, orchid plantations and fruit orchards i.e. Mangos, guava, jackfruit and pomelo and you get the chance to admire them from a tractor trailer.
Lunch will be provided at local restaurant, after refreshment, transfer further to Phetchaburi province, stop visit Khao Wang (Palace Hill), is located on the three peaks of 95-meter high verdant hill, in the city. It was built under the royal command of King Rama IV to become his summer palace that finished in 1860. The whole compound is comprised of royal halls, palaces, temples and other buildings which were elegantly constructed in a well-balanced of Thai, neoclassical Western and Chinese architectural styles, afterwards transfer to visit Kaeng Krachan national park, Kaeng Krachan National Park covers a reservoir and mainly rain forests with rich flora and fauna. Kaeng Krachan was declared as a national park on 12 June 1981. Covering an area of 2914 km² it is the largest national park in Thailand. The park is located in Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan Provinces, bounded by the Tanintharyi Nature Reserve along Myanmar's border to the west. The park is not only part of the rainforest area north and south of the park in Thailand, but also part of the Western Forex Complex that covers 18,730 km² across 19 protected sites between Myanmar and Thailand.
Kaeng Krachan National Park is famous it's diverse wildlife, but also for the dense morning mist covering the park with hill tops sticking above mist cloud around December-March, creating a spectacular view.
after visited Kaeng Krachan National Park, transfer to your hotel, check in, at leisure
Thai set dinner will be provided at the resort
Overnight at Kaeng Krachan resort, simple and clean air condition bungalow. located about 6.3 kms away from Kaeng Krachan National park
Day 2: Kaeng Krachan–Pranburi –Chumphon – Khaosok National park (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) about 599 kms
Breakfast at hotel,
08:00 Check out and transfer to visit Kaeng Krachan Dam before heading long transfer to your hotel located in Khaosok National park, lunch will be provided at local restaurant
Overnight at Rock and Tree house, Flora Bungalows (air condition) or at simple tree house at our Jungle house
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 3: Explore around Khaosok National park & Elephant bathing (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) join activities
Morning: 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: Elephant bathing It’s a fantastic experience to have refreshing bath with a lovely and gentle giant friend in Sok Stream. It will take 1 hour including preparing and feeding. Or combine Trekking and Bathing together within 1 hours, return to hotel in afternoon, free day at leisure
Dinner and overnight at Rock and Tree house, Khaosok national park, Flora Bungalows (air condition) or at our Jungle house (simple tree house or bungalow)
Day 4: Khaosok national park –Cheow lan lake - (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) join acitivites
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 5: 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.