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Cheow Larn Lake Day Trip: Khao Sok National Park Adventure with Cave Exploration and Boat Ride
4.6
42 Ratings
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Embark on an adventurous day trip to Cheow Larn Lake in Khao Sok National Park. Explore caves, enjoy a boat ride, and savor authentic Thai food while admiring the beauty of this stunning artificial lake.
Embark on an adventurous day trip to Cheow Larn Lake in Khao Sok National Park. Explore caves, enjoy a boat ride, and savor authentic Thai food while admiring the beauty of this stunning artificial lake.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- ป่าต้นน้ำบ้านน้ำราด ต.บ้านทำเนียบ - Arrive at “Nam Rad Watershed Creek”, just swim in the crystal clear creek and enjoy the natural forest surroundings.
- Khao Sok National Park - Khao Sok National Park is a nature reserve in southern Thailand containing dense virgin jungle, towerlike limestone karst formations and the man-made Cheow Lan Lake. It’s home…
- ป่าต้นน้ำบ้านน้ำราด ต.บ้านทำเนียบ - Arrive at “Nam Rad Watershed Creek”, just swim in the crystal clear creek and enjoy the natural forest surroundings.
- Khao Sok National Park - Khao Sok National Park is a nature reserve in southern Thailand containing dense virgin jungle, towerlike limestone karst formations and the man-made Cheow Lan Lake. It’s home to rare species such as the giant parasitic Rafflesia flower, hornbill birds, gibbons and tigers. The park can be explored by elephant-back safari, hiking trail, and raft, canoe or kayak via the Sok river.
- Cheow Lan Dam (Ratchaprapa Dam) - Cheow Lan Lake or Rajjaprabha Dam Reservoir, is in Khao Sok National Park in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. It is an 185-square-kilometre artificial lake, inaugurated in 1987 with the construction of Rajjaprabha Dam by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand as a source of electricity.
- Khao Sam Kloe - Explore Cheow Larn Lake’s highlight, the Khao Sam Kloe limestone mountain.
- แพสมายเล่ย์ เขื่อนรัชชประภา เขื่อนเชี่ยวหลาน Smiley LakeHouse - Spend your day after lunch just simply relaxing, kayaking on your own, or beating the heat to swim into emerald clear water. Late afternoon we board the boat back to the pier. If time allows we can add a visit to the dam viewpoint.
- Pra Kie Phet Cave - Visit Prakai Petch Cave or the so-called “Diamond Cave”, enjoy sighting stalagmites & stalactites inside the caves.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- National park entrance fee
- Lunch, fresh fruit, and water
- Longtail boat ride
- Insurance included
- English-speaking, licensed Thai guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- National park entrance fee
- Lunch, fresh fruit, and water
- Longtail boat ride
- Insurance included
- English-speaking, licensed Thai guide
Additional Information
Let’s embark on an intimate and thrilling day journey to the renowned Cheow Larn Lake. Immerse yourself in the enchantment of Cheow Larn Lake nestled within Khao Sok National Park, celebrated as one of Thailand’s most splendid man-made lakes. Rejuvenate in the pristine ‘Emerald Pool’ of Nam Rad Watershed Forest. Hop on a longtail boat at the dock and…
Let’s embark on an intimate and thrilling day journey to the renowned Cheow Larn Lake. Immerse yourself in the enchantment of Cheow Larn Lake nestled within Khao Sok National Park, celebrated as one of Thailand’s most splendid man-made lakes. Rejuvenate in the pristine ‘Emerald Pool’ of Nam Rad Watershed Forest. Hop on a longtail boat at the dock and glide across the serene lake while your knowledgeable guide enlightens you about the aquatic life and the lake’s fauna. Discover the pinnacle of Cheow Larn Lake, the striking Khao Sam Kloe limestone mountain, and venture through Prakai Petch Cave, also known as the ‘Diamond Cave’, marveling at the impressive stalagmites and stalactites. Savor a meal at a floating restaurant where you can relish traditional Thai cuisine while navigating the waterway. The joy derived from a visit to Cheow Larn Lake is indescribable; it’s an experience that must be felt!
- Child ticket: Age between 4-10 years
- Sometimes the route changes depending on the weather conditions
- Guests who are pregnant or have high blood pressure, heart disease and bone diseases are not recommended to join the tour
- In any case, if your booking isn’t matched with reality when you show upfront (such as child’s age, child’s height, the number of people and etc), you are responsible to pay the additional charge upfront for the tour
- There is a minimum of 2 people required to run this tour! On the rare occasion that we should be required to cancel a tour, we will inform you in advance and offer a different tour date, an alternative tour or provide a full refund
Location
ป่าต้นน้ำบ้านน้ำราด ต.บ้านทำเนียบ
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(42 Ratings)
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Julie_l
Aug 17, 2024
Serenity to breathtaking beauty - Cheow Larn Lake was stunning, it was so much bigger than I expected. Views are exceptional, from the Dam and on the Lake. Excellent English speaking guides (Woot and Oil) who shared so much information throughout the day. Lunch was yummy (too much food as usual) and the Emerald Pool was pure luxury being in the middle of the jungle and with no one else there - complete serenity. Wonderful tour - highly recommend.
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Denisesophiar
Aug 12, 2024
Beautiful scenery, excursion highly recommended - It was a great trip, we would be picked up very early at the hotel by two guides who were very sympathetic. The scenery is just super beautiful and the boat trip was just great. My daughter 17 was as enthusiastic as I was! The food was good. All in all a very successful day trip.
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Kendra_l
Aug 5, 2024
So Beautiful - We LOVED turning around Cheow Larn Lake! My two daughters, aged 22 and 19, and I marveled at the beautiful limestones emerging from the turquoise water.
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Mairimc56
Jul 4, 2024
Amazing tour - This trip was AMAZING!! The guide was very knowledgeable and funny. It was only a small tour group and the places we visited were fairly quiet. The best bits are the long boat rides and swim in the beautiful green sea. I would take this trip again.
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Joandglenn
Jul 4, 2024
A 'Don't Miss' adventure! - This was an amazing day. From the pre tour communications, the pick up from our hotel in Khao Lok until our return everything about this tour was perfect! Our guide (Singa) was friendly and a excellent host; the transport very comfortable and the sights amazing. Our first stop was a swim and canoe in the crystal clear creek followed by the highlight of the day - a longboat ride, relaxing swim then lunch at Cheow Lan Lake. After lunch we visited Prakai Petch Cave and then headed back to our transport for the return journey to our hotel. This is an amazing place and a "must visit' destination. Apart from the sights the day was made great thanks to the well organised and professionally managed tour.
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W2550abkatec
Jun 26, 2024
Bucket list item- lived up to the hype! - OMG! This was the best tour we have ever done. Our tour operator, Oil, was so incredible friendly and knowledgable. She was more than happy to answer questions and was so lovely towards us all. We felt safe and looked after all day. We visited the a crystal clear creek, the jewel swimming pool, choew larn lake lookout and then cheow larn lake and a cave. Our favourite parts were the jewel pool and cheow larn lake. We had lunch on a floating restaurant, which was delicious. We had fried fish, cocunut milk and chicken soup, thai green chicken. There was a vegetarian in our tour and so we also had omlette and sweet and sour vegetables. We took some snacks for our picky eater daughter, however the lunch included steamed rice so she mostly ate this. After unch we had an hour to swim near the restaurant or go for a paddle in the kayaks. The driver was careful and empathetic towards our son who gets car sick. I would suggest taking a pair of sneakers with you for the cave walk as there was a very muddy entrance and the cave itself went between being slippery with mud and then dust. We had plenty of water provided throughout the day, and also got a coke while we were on the boat. Defintely take sunscreen, you will need it. We got changed at the jewel swimming pool in the toilets, but we could have just worn our bathers all day. If i did this again I would just wear bathers with a dress over the top all day. Thank you to Oil for the wonderful experience. Hopefully we will be back to say hello again soon!
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Pawanchaudhary
Jun 24, 2024
Good one day trip from khao lak - Tour is very professionally planned and executed. Our guide Perry (pseudo name) was terrific. She made the trip interesting and informative. We were worried due to the weather. It rained heavily throughout our ride towards first attraction - emerald pool , but we were lucky as rain paused and then almost disappeared for rest of the trip. We enjoyed canoeing, long tail boat, the cave, lunch and taking a dip in lake. Go for the trip without any hesitation.
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Samb142dw
Jun 21, 2024
A day touring paradise - We were collected from our hotel on time. Our guide Peri was very enthusiastic, knowledgeable and passionate about the local area.
It was an early start, but we really got the benefit of arriving at the first stop before anyone else.
The canoeing experience initially looked like a tourist trap, but because we got there early and had the place to ourselves, it was amazing. We wanted to just keep paddling and explore further, it was like something from a movie.
The longtail boat part on the lake was amazing with breathtaking scenery.
A great day out!! Thank you Peri
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Florencec218
May 11, 2024
An incredible place - A real moment of sharing and joy. evening atmosphere provided by a great DJ. We have adored. Truly a place to have a fantastic time
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Frangipani55
Jul 5, 2024
Beware! Stay away from this rogue online operator ( oh hoo) - Beware! I would not recommend booking online for this trip with oh- hoo. It is more expensive than with the travel agency my hotel paired with ( x10 hotel) and more expensive than private tours quotes.
I booked online making the mistake of assuming I was paying in Aussie dollars . Got instant receipt and realised it was in US dollars , so much more expensive than I thought. I immediately got hotel staff to call the tour agency ( within 5 minutes of booking) to advise my error and wanted to cancel.
When you book it says you can cancel 24 hours before. A staff from the tour agency oh hoo agreed to cancel and refund me.
Then another person ( her manager) called me back and from first moment was yelling at me that I cannot cancel, telling me I should have realised how expensive it was before booking. She was rude and screaming. I told her TripAdvisor says I can cancel 24 hours prior. She continued to yell and tell me off. I got the hotel staff to talk to her but the hotel staff ( after a fiery conversation with the tour agency manager) told me the manager won’t budge.
I advised I just booked 5 min ago and Tripadvisor says I can book 24 hours before. And the first person we dealt with had already agreed to cancel and refund me.
The manager advised they can never cancel for any reason. They don’t accept any reason for cancellation ever..so that manager goes against what Tripadvisor says. And she was a loud mouthed person with no people skills, no logic, just screaming they don’t accept any cancellation reason.
Given they charged more that the hotel offered trips, I would say save your money and book through your hotel or through recommendations. I ended up paying more than what the most expensive private tour quote I got from about 5 operators. I had asked for quotes but wanted the trip on a particular day so I thought I would book online.
Rogue operator whose manager says they don’t accept cancellations ever, even if TripAdvisor says you can. I could not reason with her, neither could the Thai speaking hotel staff who tried to help me
the oh hoo manager told me she was sending a driver at 6.45 am anyway.
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