Update July 2012 - nosotros did a novel Khao Sok trip - Khao Sok - Fun as well as Relaxation - including a boat on the lake, canoeing as well as tubing. We've been to Khao Sok many times since this quondam 2006 weblog post service as well as ever remain at the Cliff as well as River Resort.
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In 2006, nosotros made a quick cease at Khao Sok National Park on the agency from Phuket to Chumphon inwards monastic enjoin to direct maintain a boat out on the lake at Ratchaprapha Dam. The lake is huge, indeed much bigger than nosotros realised, as well as a quick two hr boat ride is non enough! But all nosotros had fourth dimension for, as well as alongside my (not as well as hence young) parents as well as two immature kids, all nosotros wanted to do. The entrance to the Chiao Lan reservoir as well as the Ratchaprapha Dam is on the route betwixt Phang Nga as well as Surat Thani. The master copy common entrance is genuinely on the route to Takua Pa, a niggling flake farther west. You receive some 15km to accomplish the reservoir, as well as the roads tin give the axe live on a flake confusing every bit they caput to diverse sentiment points, the golf game monastic enjoin etc...We had some breakfast at a rather crap eatery overlooking the H2O as well as arranged a boat for half-dozen of us (4 adults, two kids) for 1,000 Baht. It took fifteen minutes or as well as hence to larn away from the dam as well as accomplish the to a greater extent than scenic areas...
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In 2006, nosotros made a quick cease at Khao Sok National Park on the agency from Phuket to Chumphon inwards monastic enjoin to direct maintain a boat out on the lake at Ratchaprapha Dam. The lake is huge, indeed much bigger than nosotros realised, as well as a quick two hr boat ride is non enough! But all nosotros had fourth dimension for, as well as alongside my (not as well as hence young) parents as well as two immature kids, all nosotros wanted to do. The entrance to the Chiao Lan reservoir as well as the Ratchaprapha Dam is on the route betwixt Phang Nga as well as Surat Thani. The master copy common entrance is genuinely on the route to Takua Pa, a niggling flake farther west. You receive some 15km to accomplish the reservoir, as well as the roads tin give the axe live on a flake confusing every bit they caput to diverse sentiment points, the golf game monastic enjoin etc...We had some breakfast at a rather crap eatery overlooking the H2O as well as arranged a boat for half-dozen of us (4 adults, two kids) for 1,000 Baht. It took fifteen minutes or as well as hence to larn away from the dam as well as accomplish the to a greater extent than scenic areas...
For the side past times side two as well as a one-half hours nosotros cruised around the lake passing huge limestone cliffs - it is really much similar Phang Nga Bay or Phi Phi island. Boat driver was inwards a flake of a hurry at times, but slowing downwards to demo us the nicest rocks. There is i pocket-size expanse alongside a develop of rocks they telephone phone the "Guilin of Thailand". I had read close it as well as was expecting something rather bigger, having seen the existent Chinese Guilin many times on TV. In fact, I'd tell the rocks inwards Phang Nga Bay facial expression to a greater extent than similar Guilin. Anyhow, the scenery hither at Khao Sok is rather nice, as well as nosotros were at that spot dainty as well as early on (about 9am) as well as entirely saw two other boats on the lake. I would similar to run across the early on morning time light, which would entirely live on possible if nosotros left our identify inwards Phuket at 4am or stayed overnight at that spot past times the lake. We volition for certain caput hither again. I would similar to brand a much longer trip, remain overnight inwards a jungle lodge or floating bungalow, explore the caves...this was but a taster. When the kids are a flake older, we'll produce it.Some to a greater extent than pictures:
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