With its limestone cliffs, lush rainforests and beautiful lake, Khao Sok National Park is one of Thailand's natural treasures. On this excursion, you'll visit the lake, trek through the rainforest and dine in one of the floating bamboo huts. A perfect day in the heart of a Jurassic world.

Right from the go, this is a tour steeped in drama. A longtail boat takes you from the Rajjaprabha Dam for a trip around the Cheow Lan Lake, where you'll be surrounded by towering, limestone cliffs. Then it's back on land for a guided trek through the rainforest with an experienced local ranger. Keep your eyes peeled for monkeys swinging in the trees and if you're lucky you might see the world's largest flower – the endemic rafflesia kerrii.

Next, you'll explore some of the park's caves before a lunch with a twist – you'll dine in one of the floating bamboo huts in the middle of the lake. Afterwards, there'll be free time to relax and swim in the lake.

The minibus journey to and from hotels was a bit long but then it was clearly advertised as such so no complaints. The whole day was excellent and our guide (English name Gift), the driver "pet" and the boat captain were all excellent hosts. Gift was very thorough and helpful and took time to speak to all on the trip (9 of us in total of different nationalities). She was a great guide. Spectacular scenery and photo opportunities on the long tail boat and the lunch and stopover on the floating

Such a brilliant excursion - A must if you’re staying nearby (2-3 hour drive). Good pickup from the hotel which then included a drive through the rainforest to get to Khao Sok. Enjoyable long tail boat ride with the best views. Very knowledgeable tour guide with excellent English. Lovely traditional Thai lunch.

Great experience! Long journey from Khao Lak (3hrs) but got to stop for coffee/breakfast en route (not included). Longtail boat on Cheow Lan lake was fun and super stunning surroundings - take raincoat if offered! Hike was enjoyable but wear decent shoes for it, especially if raining (I had flipsflops and it was a challenge). Caving slippy but fun, not for faint hearted (dark, bats, spiders). Floating restaurant good fun, food ok - we hired a canoe (deposit only, money back when return paddles).

If I could recommend any experience this would be tops, Amazing day, scenery was breathtakingly beautiful, The guide and driver were great, it does take 2 hours drive to get there but you get to see the country. Long tail boat was fab too, Trek through jungle could have been longer as didn’t see any wildlife but enjoyed it anyway. The cave was really narrow and not easy to walk round but it’s a cave. Lots of bats. Highly recommend this experience

The boat trip is stunning and absolutely worth a visit. I would have liked more information along the way of what we were seeing and the guide didn’t know much about the area but a lot about the Dam (but maybe that’s how it is). The hike waant really worth while, we didn’t see any animals or specific places. The lunch good and funny to eat on a floating village. Please note that the trip took 11 hours (not 8 as stated on the website)

Why you’ll love this…

Khao Sok National Park
Cheow Lan Lake longtail boat cruise
Cave tour
‘Floating' lunch

Important to know

Bring bathing gear
Just so you know, the transfer times on this tour could be up to 3 hours each way, depending on your hotel's location and traffic conditions on the day. With this in mind, this tour may not be suitable for families with young children
Suitable footwear for the trek is required

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

What’s included

Transport from selected hotels
Guide
Set Thai lunch
Refreshments
National park fee
Insurance

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Pickup points

To see which pickup points are available, check under availability & prices.

Provider

TUI DESTINATION EXPERIENCES (THAILAND) LTD.

What people say about this experience

4.5/5

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Based on 21 reviews

Review categories

Value for money

4.6/5

Staff

4.7/5

Service

4.7/5

Safety

4.7/5

All ratings (21)

5 stars (15)

71%

4 stars (4)

19%

3 stars (2)

10%

2 stars (0)

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Ryan
Travelled as a couple
30 March 2025
4.6
United States of America
The minibus journey to and from hotels was a bit long but then it was clearly advertised as such so no complaints. The whole day was excellent and our guide (English name Gift), the driver "pet" and the boat captain were all excellent hosts. Gift was very thorough and helpful and took time to speak to all on the trip (9 of us in total of different nationalities). She was a great guide. Spectacular scenery and photo opportunities on the long tail boat and the lunch and stopover on the floating
R
Richard
Solo traveller
6 February 2025
5
United States of America
Such a brilliant excursion - A must if you’re staying nearby (2-3 hour drive). Good pickup from the hotel which then included a drive through the rainforest to get to Khao Sok. Enjoyable long tail boat ride with the best views. Very knowledgeable tour guide with excellent English. Lovely traditional Thai lunch.
L
Lawrie
Travelled as a couple
29 October 2025
4.6
United Kingdom
J
Joe and Lilly
Travelled as a couple
8 December 2024
4.6
United States of America
Great experience! Long journey from Khao Lak (3hrs) but got to stop for coffee/breakfast en route (not included). Longtail boat on Cheow Lan lake was fun and super stunning surroundings - take raincoat if offered! Hike was enjoyable but wear decent shoes for it, especially if raining (I had flipsflops and it was a challenge). Caving slippy but fun, not for faint hearted (dark, bats, spiders). Floating restaurant good fun, food ok - we hired a canoe (deposit only, money back when return paddles).
T
Tracey D
Solo traveller
17 September 2024
5
United Kingdom
If I could recommend any experience this would be tops, Amazing day, scenery was breathtakingly beautiful, The guide and driver were great, it does take 2 hours drive to get there but you get to see the country. Long tail boat was fab too, Trek through jungle could have been longer as didn’t see any wildlife but enjoyed it anyway. The cave was really narrow and not easy to walk round but it’s a cave. Lots of bats. Highly recommend this experience
D
Dane
Solo traveller
3 May 2024
3.4
United States of America
The boat trip is stunning and absolutely worth a visit. I would have liked more information along the way of what we were seeing and the guide didn’t know much about the area but a lot about the Dam (but maybe that’s how it is). The hike waant really worth while, we didn’t see any animals or specific places. The lunch good and funny to eat on a floating village. Please note that the trip took 11 hours (not 8 as stated on the website)