The cottages could have been a little nicer and food and bathroom facilities a little better, but overall it was fine.

Khao sok national park. Best things to do are: The exquisite rainforest and mountainous area are further protected. The park extends into parts of the khlong yee and khlong pra sang forests, as well as portions of the krai son and the khao pung areas in the ban ta khun district and the khlong sok and panom areas in the province of surat thani.

It only takes 30 minutes from our khao lak resort. Book elephant hills, khao sok national park on tripadvisor: The two day / one night tour is the most popular option for visitors wanting to explore khao sok national park.

Khao kho area and the entire mountain range south and north till phu hin rong kla national park was an ideal place for guerrilla warfare and became a stronghold for communist party of thailand (cpt) back in the 70's. Khao sok national park (thai: Many visitors come to khao sok national park expecting to see rare wildlife, and with enough time and patience, >> read more.

The park has dense jungle with meters high bamboo and long vines that tarzan would be jealous of! Almost the entire area is covered with jungle and limestone hills. See if you can find the rafflesia flower, which is one of the largest (and most smelly) in the world.

We all did bamboo draft on the creek. The park covers an area of 285 square miles (739 sq km) of which includes 63 square miles (165 sq km) that are accounted for by cheow lan lake. One night in floating cottages (on cheow lan lake) was great.

We highly recommend staying over for at least one night to make the most out of this unique experience. No visit to southern thailand is complete without a stop off in khao sok national park. The park is home to a wide variety of mammals and reptiles.