Cheow Lan Lake Full Day Boat Tour Three Brothers, Cave and Lunch

Surat Thani, Thailand
Duration6h 30m
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers

Overview

At 09:30 a wooden longtail pushes off from Ratchaprapha Pier, and until about 16:00 you are out on Cheow Lan, a lake within Khao Sok National Park. The man steering grew up on this lake and watches for where it runs shallow. The boat heads first for the Three Brothers (Khao Sam Kloe), a trio of limestone columns climbing straight out of the water. Next it pulls in at the bank and your guide takes you into a cave. Out of the sun it feels cooler, and the rock is flecked with minerals that glitter as you move through. Further along you land again where a waterfall marks the edge of the jungle, and walk with your guide among tall rainforest trees. Lunch is a simple Thai meal on a bamboo raft house. After eating, swim off the deck, paddle a kayak or rest in the shade until the longtail takes you back to the pier around 16:00, and we drive you to your hotel. Each departure is a shared group of up to 15 guests on one daily schedule. Families with kids aged 5 and up are welcome.

What's included

  • Kayaks at the raft house
  • Lunch at the floating raft house on the lake
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off by shared van, Khao Sok side and Cheowlan side
  • English-speaking local guide
  • Insurance
  • Life jackets on board
  • Khao Sok National Park entrance fee - included in the price, nothing to pay at the gate
  • Wooden longtail boat with local driver

What to expect

  1. Cheow Lan Dam
    30m · Admission ticket included
    The boat leaves from the pier at Cheow Lan (Ratchaprapha) Dam and returns here at the end of the day. Meet at the pier, go through the park ticket booth together, and step straight onto the wooden longtail boat.
  2. Khao Sok National Park
    6h · Admission ticket included
    The whole day is spent inside Khao Sok National Park, on Cheow Lan Lake, in a wooden longtail boat driven by a villager who grew up on this water: the Three Brothers, the three limestone peaks in every photograph of the lake; a cave whose walls catch the light like scattered diamond; lunch, swimming and kayaks at a floating bamboo raft house; and in the afternoon a forest hidden inside the lake with a waterfall standing at its entrance. Your park entrance fee (340 THB per adult, 170 THB per child) is included in the price - there is nothing to pay at the gate.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Ratchaprapha Dam Pier, Ban Ta Khun - the public boat pier at the dam. Your guide meets you at the pier entrance at 09:30; exact meeting details are sent after booking.

End point

Ratchaprapha Dam Pier, Ban Ta Khun - the public boat pier at the dam. Your guide meets you at the pier entrance at 09:30; exact meeting details are sent after booking.

Additional information

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum age is 5, and every traveller under 18 needs an adult with them
  • Park entry for Khao Sok National Park is covered by this booking, so there is nothing extra to pay when you arrive
  • Pack swimwear, a towel, sunscreen and, if you have one, a dry bag for your phone. Life jackets are provided for swimming by the raft house; if you would rather not swim, you can stay on the deck
  • Departs every day in sun or rain. Weather and the lake level may change the order of the stops. Expect to share the water with other longtails during the day
  • Shared group on a fixed daily timetable: up to 15 travellers, and each booking needs a minimum of 2. Hotel pick-up from around 08:00 on the Khao Sok side; Cheowlan-side hotels are collected later

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