KHAO SOK

27-01-20

Khao Sok National Park / 2 nights

After our time of island hopping the east coast it was back onto mainland Thailand for some rare wildlife and nature 🌱 Khao Sok National Park is said to date back 160 million years making it one of the oldest rainforests in the world. It is the perfect place for seeing animals in their natural habitat and embracing your inner David Attenborough!

Our stop before Khao Sok was Koh Phangan so our journey involved one ferry over to Surat Thani and then a 2 hour taxi to our accommodation in Khao Sok – this was all booked through 12Go Asia which made the journey super easy!

We stayed at Jungle Huts Resort in Khao Sok which provided a perfect location and helpful staff. As it says on the tin it was a air conditioned jungle hut room, no complaints! 🛏

Top tip: We found Jungle Huts through our ‘bible’ (our Lonely Planet Book: Southeast Asia on a Shoestring. I would massively recommend buying and taking this book on your travels, we refer to it almost daily and never gives a bad recommendation! 📙

The entrance to the National Park was only a 5 minute walk away from our accommodation where we strolled to not long after we arrived. This road leading up to the park is full of great and cheap places to eat! 🥢 The entrance to the park is 300 baht/person and if you buy your ticket after 4pm then the same ticket will be eligible to use the following day 🎟

Once you enter the park you are free to roam as you please! We personally took the first left and followed this 3K trail to a waterfall. Whilst keeping our 👀 peeled on the trek there we spotted many different monkey family’s swinging, playing, eating and sleeping in the trees. A couple of younger monkeys were even running around and playing on the pathway 🐒 We even saw a small jungle snake kill and eat a frog….bit too much info?😬

Best to note that the jungle is super humid and hot and the paths can be very rocky and steep so best to take trainers/walking boots and lots of water💧

On our second day in Khao Sok we ventured out to Chiew Lan Lake. This is a one hour drive away for the National Park entrance however totally worth it! We booked this package through our accommodation which was a 10 hour day out with a tour of the lake, lunch, kayaking, jungle trekking and the car transfer for 1,500/person.

Visiting the lake is definitely a must do in my opinion, it is absolutely beautiful and so vast! The views are incredible and really showcases nature in all its glory 🌄 Our lunch spot was on a floating raft house made out of bamboo, this was a great stop off as it meant we could swim in the lake, relax and do some kayaking!

Overall, Khao Sok is definitely not one to miss with its untouched nature and wildlife! 💚 Next stop: the west coast 🙌🏼

Peace and love,

Yasmin xo