Your itinerary
Day 1: Bangkok (-/-/-)
Welcome to Bangkok! Today is free as group members will arrive individually. We will though provide you with some useful tips for exploring the city until it is time for the group meeting in the evening where we would like you to give your local leader an idea of some of the things you would like to see and do on your tour. Tonight you are in a simple, small hotel; basic but clean and in a good location.
Day 2: Walking tour to explore Bangkok - train to Surat Thani (B/-/D)
Today is a tour on foot! The aim is to ensure that you see as much as possible of the everyday life of Bangkok and its people, by various means; and what better way to do that than to combine your walk with as many different modes of public transport as possible. Stops on the tour will normally include some interesting temples, a flower market, Chinatown and Little India, and as it is you who will choose where to go no entrance fees are included in the program. Your journey tonight is by second-class train to Surat Thani with air-conditioned sleeping berths. It will be quite comfortable enough and with all basic amenities, so nothing to worry about.
Day 3: Surat Thani - Khao Sok National Park (B/-/-)
You will arrive in Surat Thani in the morning. After some time to get yourself breakfast at a local coffee shop near the station, take a public bus to Khao Sok National Park. You will be there at around noon and it is then for you to choose what you would like to explore. The park is 656 sq. km. of dense rainforest with waterfalls, limestone cliffs, numerous streams, an island-studded lake and many riverside walking trails. Don't forget that the park entrance fee is not included in the tour price as your accommodation is just outside the park perimeter.
Day 4: Khao Sok National Park (B/-/-)
Free to explore the park.
Your options today include lazing around your simple forest huts near the bank of the Sok River or choosing one of various trails and going in search of signs of wildlife, including elephants, serow, banteng, gaur or dusky langur as well as a multitude of bird species. Talk to your local guide and see which option best suits your fitness and budget.
Day 5: Khao Sok National Park local bus to Krabi - Krabi fishing village (B/-/D)
After an early breakfast take a public bus to Krabi where you will be met by the villager who will take you to Nateen fishing village. The villagers are mainly Muslim and so it is a good chance to learn their serious way of religious living. After meeting your kind host, take a tour around the village by local pick up truck, see their pineapple plantation and how to turn the waste leaves into beautiful paper and utensils, learn how to do coconut shell and Hua Thong miniature boat carving, practice your skill in batik painting, etc.
At night is the time to join your host to make their local sweet dishes which will be their breakfast next day. Perhaps you can join the children at the 'Po Noh' Muslim school for evening clsses.
Overnight at the home stay.
Day 6: Nateen home stay Krabi (B/L/-)
Early wake up and go with your hosts to their rubber plantation to see how to tap the latex from the trees. Return for breakfast and time to practice more skills with the villagers. Check out how your batik painting turned out. After lunch, transfer to Krabi to enjoy a beach stay.
Overnight at a small resort in Ao Nang Beach area.
Days 7-9 Krabi (B/-/-)
You will have lots of free time for relaxation, swimming, and sunbathing. Check with your tour leader about the many available options such as canoeing, boat trips to various islands, visiting a hot spring and waterfalls, Railey Beach and much more.
Day 10: Bus to Surat Thani - train to Bangkok (B/-/-)
Leave to catch the public bus to Surat Thani. You will have a few hours free to look around, find things to eat and be ready for the night train to Bangkok.
Days 11: Bangkok (-/-/-)
Your trip finishes on arrival at Bangkok train station at about 07.00. Please check with your local leader for onward travel arrangements. Please check our other Thailand or Indochina programs for further options. Additional accommodation in Bangkok is available on request.
Services included in the tour price:
Travel by public transport.
Hotel accommodation throughout the tour is B/B in budget-/tourist-class hotels based on 2, 3 or multi-share occupancy.
Accommodation with local Thai family is in the guest room of the familiy's house. (A mat with mosquito net, blanket and pillow are provided.)
2nd-class air-conditioned train with sleeping berth Bangkok/Surat Thani/Bangkok.
The services of a local English-speaking guides.
Not Included:
Drinks and meals not mentioned in the above itinerary.
Costs of optional excursions.
Park fees and entrance fees.
Tips for guides and drivers.
Personal expenses.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
USD 582 per person (minimum 2 person)
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