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Islands & Highlands (7
Days 6 Nights)
Background
Experience some of Thailand's most beautiful forest and coastal
scenery on sea kayaking and trekking wilderness adventures.
Kayak through the dramatic limestone formations of Phang-Nga
Bay, home to pristine mangroves, wonderful marine life, monkeys,
monitor lizards, white-bellied sea eagles, and much more,
all with the aid of an experienced naturalist guide.
Visit Khao Yai national park and trek through vast expanses
of tropical forest with your naturalist leader on the lookout
for gibbons, deer, monkeys, an amazing array of birds, and
if you are lucky, wild elephants.
Sample Itinerary.
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Day 1
Overnight:
Tented camp on the beach
Meals: [L,D]
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This first day is fully guided
in specially designed inflatable kayaks. Your guide paddles
you through complex tidal sea caves into lagoons called
"Hong's (Thai for "room or chamber".).
You will be picked up from your Phuket hotel at 08:00
for the transfer to Ao Por pier, from where you depart
by motorboat for the islands. Arriving at the first of
the islands, you will explore caves and lagoons by kayak
before having a sumptuous lunch onboard the support boat.
After lunch, you arrive at a second island for more cave
exploration and a circumnavigation of the islands. Here
you will traverse a 300m cave into a giant lagoon. Following
an afternoon of exploration, you arrive at your campsite
for the night, a sandy beach on a secluded island. After
being taught how to handle sit-on-top kayaks, you board
the support boat for a delicious Thai seafood dinner. |
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Day 2
Overnight:
Tented camp on the beach. Meals: [B,L,D]
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Having trained on the single
seat, hard shell, sit-on-top kayak, you spend the next
two days paddling yourself. After breaking camp, we depart
for North Koh Yao Noi on the escort boat. Breakfast on
board is followed by a paddle around Lao Ga Do Island,
before heading for one of the area's spectacularly large
lagoons, home to a mangrove forest. Here there is a chance
to see many different types of wildlife. This is followed
by lunch onboard the support boat before heading to a
small group of islands that boasts beautiful sandy beaches
and are home to some small pristine reefs. You will have
a chance to snorkel, swim, and paddle in the area before
making camp on the island. Then, back to the support boat
for an unforgettable sunset dinner. |
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Day 3
Overnight: comfortable local accommodation
[B,L,D]
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After breaking camp and breakfast
onboard, you will explore an area that is home to a maze
of waterways and mangrove forests. Here you will see wonderful
rock formations and possibly monkeys, water monitors,
white-bellied sea eagles, and bramany kites. After lunch,
head to explore Koh Hong. Check out the island's white
sandy beach, snorkel with many tropical fish over a spectacular
shallow reef (3m or 10 feet), or explore the interior
of the island, which is home to many types of birds, including
the great hornbill and white bellied sea eagle. At 15:30,
board the escort boat and depart for Ao Por pier. At 17:00,
arrive at Ao Por pier where we will transfer you to your
Phuket Hotel. A Thai Cultural show and dinner can be arranged
for this evening if required. |
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Day 4
Overnight: comfortable local accommodation
Meals: [B, L,D]
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Pick-up from Phuket Hotel
for the transfer to the airport so that you can catch
the morning-afternoon flight to Bangkok. You will be picked
up at 10.35 from Bangkok International Airport by private
minibus for the 2 hour transfer to Khao Yai National Park.
Lunch will be provided on arrival at the park, after which
we will head out on a nature walk with your naturalist
leader for the rest of the day. We will explore the lush
evergreen forest that dominates the central regions of
Khao Yai national park. Having freshened up after your
walk, you will visit the offices of the the Khao Yai Conservation
Project, a long-term programme that brings together wildlife
monitoring, anti-poaching training, and rural development
projects in an attempt to conserve the park's diverse
wildlife. Here you will meet the project staff who will
introduce you to conservation activities and can answer
your questions. After dinner, there will be a night drive
through the forest; be on the look out for deer, civets,
porcupine and other wildlife. |
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Day 5
Overnight: comfortable local accommodation
Meals: [B,L,D]
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We start with
an early morning walk to a wildlife watchtower to watch
for birds such as the great hornbill and to witness activities
of dawn at a nearby mineral lick. From the watchtower,
you will set out on a full day nature trek with your naturalist
leader. Again, porters will be carrying essentials for
breakfast and another delicious lunch in the forest. After
finishing the walk and having dinner, there will be another
night drive, this time with the team from the Khao Yai
elephant project. You will head out around 9pm to try
and spot elephants and record their nocturnal activity
(elephant encounters cannot however be guaranteed). Then,
return back to your hotel at 11-12pm. |
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Day 6
Overnight: comfortable local accommodation.
[B,L,D]
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We start with
a morning nature trek that focuses on the lives of the
park's white-handed gibbons. You will set off early in
an attempt to view these amazing forest acrobats at close
range. After a lunch on the trail, we will leave the forest
around mid-afternoon and transfer you to your local hotel.
Before sunset, we set out to witness thousands of wrinkle-lipped
bats as they steam out of a nearby cave and watch peregrine
falcons as they prey on the bats. Dinner is followed by
an optional night drive to try and find elephants again.
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Day 7
Meals: [B] |
After breakfast, you depart
the hotel by private minibus for the 2 hour drive to Bangkok
airport, and the early flight to your home. |
Price: |
48,000. Baht /PAX |
| Minimum 2 PAX |
Package includes:
Meals and transfers as indicated
Accommodation as itinerary (4 nights hotel, 2 nights camping)
Expert English-speaking naturalist and kayaking guides
All kayaking, trekking and camping equipment
What to Bring:
Swimwear, T-shirts, shorts, long pants, long sleeved shirt,
towel, sun hat, sunscreen (SPF 15 minimum), camera, lots of
film, binoculars, toiletries, sun-glasses, waterproof sandals
or flip flops.
Notes:
Trip operates year-round.
Max. group size 12 people
Children of 4-12 yrs old go at 50% discount
Children under 4 yrs free-of-charge
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