Apr 21, 2024
Challenging, but experiencing something new and different made it worthwhile. - Learning about the jungle from our knowledgeable guide among was our biggest takeaway. Additionally, Mong would find great opportunities for me to photograph many types of animals in the wild.
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Apr 7, 2024
Worth every penny! - This was an incredible day out during our stay in Khao Lak. Our tour guide Mong was so friendly and knowledgeable, no amount of questions was too much trouble for him. He’s so passionate about the nature there and took a lot of time and effort to help us spot the wildlife. He made sure we had bottled water available all day long and many opportunities for breaks and photos. I wouldn’t have wanted to do this tour with anybody else. The hike is long and tiring but so worth it for the dip in the river at the end. The canoe tour was also amazing, we spent time with some local men jumping into the river and had coffee in bamboo cups with them at a deserted location. Incredible day, so glad we did it as will always remember.
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Mar 31, 2024
Above expectations! - Amazing your, unique blend of nature sightseeing and then relaxation on the river. The guide was great and he took the time to explain to us many benefits of the trees or plants we met on the way. We have seen 3 pit vipers too! :) The coffee stop and the gift of bamboo cups were very welcoming and rewarding ideas. All in all, an excellent experience, fully recommend it!
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Mar 29, 2024
outstanding choice - This hotel is outstanding. the rooms and grounds are wonderful. the staff is courteous and helpful. i would definitely return here
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Feb 9, 2024
Would book it again in a heartbeat!! - It’s been a couple hours since the tour ended and we’re exhausted yet unbelievably thrilled. The driver and the tour guide, Rin, were absolutely wonderful and brought us to every location safely and with many interesting facts. We got to explore the Rainforest in the National Park with many sightings of monkeys, snakes, spiders, monitor lizards, fish, beetles, and many other smaller insects. Tourguide Rin had an amazing eye for the animals and made sure that everyone of us in the group got to see the animal and got to take pictures of it as well. After a quick plunge in the water near a waterfall we headed back to the car to go to our next location. (For anyone wondering, the walk is rather flat and completely doable with a pair of sneakers) The food provided at the small restaurant was fantastic and they truly did their best to accommodate everyone’s dietary needs. Water was also definitely not in short supply and we were offered bottles regularly. The canoeing offered a gorgeous scenery of the mountains in the area which were breathtaking. We even got little bamboo cups as a souvenir! All in all it was a day full of adventures, amazing pictures, and not to forget, lots of fun and good memories.
Thank you especially to Rin and the driver of the car for everything. Would book it all over again in a heartbeat.
Cheers!
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Jan 30, 2024
Best day our ! - Fabulous full day trip - from Khao Lak drove to rain forest then emerald lake followed by Khao Sok national park - superb day out and beautiful places . tour guide was excellent
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Dec 26, 2023
A perfect day in the jungle - Our guide Mong was amazing and gave us a perfect day. The trek was hard enough but not too hard and a good selection of wildlife was seen. The trek gave us cicadas, lizards and a whole family of languar crossing overhead which was amazing. The canoe ride down the river gave you a real sense of the size of the jungle and how small we are when coming up to the lime cliffs and a few snakes and an impressive frog.
All in all a triumph and a perfectly sized group (7) made sure we were not hanging around waiting for anyone. Thank you again Mong (and Bu for getting us there).
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Oct 25, 2023
Fantastic experience and incredible guide - As a first time to Thailand for 75% of us, seeing the jungle and its inhabitants up close was an amazing experience.
However, what truly made the trip worthwhile was our awesome guide, Ken, who was a wealth of knowledge, and very courteous, kind and good humoured.
I'd recommend booking the day hike and conoeing trip to anyone, and ask for Ken!
From Ell, Chris, Keira and Royce
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Oct 14, 2023
Great trip into nature. - Was very happy to have chosen this company. The booking was simple, and I liked their orientation on small groups, focus on nature and trying to arrive before the crowds. Saw 4 types of monkeys, swam in the river for 30 minutes. Provided cold water and Cokes. Lunch was excellent. Canoe trip was spectacular as well. My daughter said she will never forget this trip as long as she lives. Many amazing videos and pictures taken as well.
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Feb 11, 2024
Expensive for very little experience - FAR too expensive for what it is. This is really a tour aimed mostly an older people, families, or those who want a very easy, leisurely day. While technically, the tour does what it says, it does the bare minimum.
The walk through the jungle is on a path wide enough (and smooth enough) for two cars to pass each other, so you don't really feel like you're walking through the jungle. You only go up to the ranger station, an extremely easy walk that anyone can do without a guide. Then, instead of going into the deeper jungle where a guide is needed, you turn around and go back to the van. We saw almost no animals aside from a few spiders and monkeys, and there was no waterfall, there's just a small stream passing over some rocks. Forget about swimming, the water wouldn't go above most people's knees.
Lunch was pretty good for this sort of thing, a restaurant serving multiple tour groups at once.
The canoe trip is short and rowed by someone else. You don't see much and it's not very relaxing or enjoyable, it feels like a time filler and something they can use to "check the box". The coffee stop also felt weird and awkward, it didn't fit at all and the coffee was absolutely terrible. I didn't expect gourmet coffee but we poured it out after one sip.
This tour was more expensive than any other we've done in Thailand, and it provided far less than all of them. At the end, we felt like it was a waste of a day and that we didn't actually get to see and experience the jungle of the national park.
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