This is my pre holiday update. Providing that the plane lands in one piece and I can find internet cafes along my way I will update this as I go.
20/11 Get up stupidly early and fly to Phuket to start my Koh Sok National Park Tour which will have a separate itinery as below:
| 20th November 2007 | 11.45am | Chieow Laan Lake | Arrival at Chieow Laan Lake Pier and departure on longtail boat for overnight stay at floating rafthouses |
| 20th November 2007 | 12.45pm | Floating Rafthouses | Arrival at floating rafthouses |
| 20th November 2007 | 1.00pm | Floating Rafthouses | Lunch at floating rafthouses |
| 20th November 2007 | 2.30pm | Guided jungle walk | Guided walk through the rainforest for approx. 2-3 hours, including the option to spend approx. 1 hour walking through Namtaloo cave (weather dependent) or 30 minutes walking through Coral Cave. Please advise your LLRT representative in advance as to which activity you would like to do - Coral Cave or Namtaloo Cave jungle walk. |
| 20th November 2007 | 5.00pm | Floating Rafthouses | Free time for relaxing, canoeing or swimming |
| 20th November 2007 | 7.00pm | Floating Rafthouses | Buffet Thai style dinner at floating rafthouses |
| 20th November 2007 | | Floating Rafthouses | Overnight at floating rafthouses |
| 21st November 2007 | 7.00am | Floating Rafthouses | Wildlife spotting from longtail boat |
| 21st November 2007 | 8.30am | Floating Rafthouses | Breakfast at floating rafthouses |
| 21st November 2007 | 9.30am | Guided canoe trip | The guided canoe trip will explore some of the hidden coves at the lake, and with any luck produce some wildlife spotting opportunities along the way. |
| 21st November 2007 | 12.30pm | Floating Rafthouses | Lunch at floating rafthouses |
| 21st November 2007 | 1.30pm | Transfer from floating rafthouses to Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | Travel by boat to Chieow Laan pier where you will be met for your transfer to Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok |
| 21st November 2007 | 4.00pm | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | On arrival, check in to private treehouse accommodation. |
| 21st November 2007 | 4.30pm | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | Free time for independent exploration of Khao Sok |
| 21st November 2007 | 7.00pm | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | Dinner at Art's restaurant |
| 21st November 2007 | | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | Overnight at Art's |
| 22nd November 2007 | 7.30am | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | Breakfast at Art's restaurant |
| 22nd November 2007 | 8.00am | Elephant trek, guided canoe trip or half day guided jungle trek | Guided canoe trip, Jungle trek or Elephant trek. The guided canoe trip follows the Klong Sok River (or the Klong Phanom River if water levels are low on Klong Sok) for approx. 1.5 hours. Your guide will do all the paddling, so you can just sit back, relax and take in the scenery. The guided jungle trek will take you along one of the National Park's jungle trails, visiting a swimming hole (and waterfall in rainy season). The Elephant trek follows a gentle jungle river to a swimming spot (which in rainy season also features a waterfall). You will be on the elephants for approx. 2 hours. |
| 22nd November 2007 | 12.00pm | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | Lunch at Art's restaurant |
| 22nd November 2007 | 2.00pm | River Inner Tubing or Thai Massage | Inner tubing in the Klong Sok River is one of the most tranquil ways to experience the beauty of Khao Sok. Just sit back in your inner tube and float your way along for an hour or so, taking in the beautiful scenery along the way. If that's still too active for you, consider instead a relaxing one hour Thai massage which will leave you feeling completely revitalised and ready for the next day's adventures. |
| 22nd November 2007 | 7.00pm | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | Dinner at Art's restaurant |
| 22nd November 2007 | | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | Overnight at Art's |
| 23rd November 2007 | 8.00am | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | Breakfast at Art's restaurant |
| 23rd November 2007 | 9.00am | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | Free time for independent exploration of Khao Sok |
| 23rd November 2007 | 12.00pm | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok | Lunch at Art's restaurant |
| 23rd November 2007 | TBA | Private Air-conditioned Transfer | Art's Riverview Lodge, Khao Sok to Phuket Airport |
| 23rd November 2007 | TBA | Phuket Airport | Arrival at Phuket Airport for flight (details to be confirmed) |
24/11 Diving off the coral reef for my birthday people!! yee haa and having relaxing thai massages. Sunset Cove is the resort of choice!!
29/11 Fly back to Bangkok for 3 days of fun and adventure including a trip to Kanchanaburi Town (River Kwai bridge) and Tiger Temple
