This trip pairs the energy of Bangkok with two of southern Thailand's quieter corners. After three nights in the capital, fly south to Surat Thani and head into Khao Sok National Park, one of the oldest rainforests in the world. At Elephant Hills you sleep in a tented camp under limestone cliffs, meet rescued Asian elephants and spend a day on Cheow Lan Lake.
From the jungle it's about two hours by road to Khao Lak on the Andaman coast. Its long, uncrowded beaches are a calm place to finish after the city and the jungle, with nine nights to rest. From mid-October to mid-May, speedboats run out to the Similan Islands for some of Thailand's best snorkelling, and Phuket airport is about 75 minutes away for the flight home.
It suits couples and families who want more than a beach, without a long touring schedule.
3 stops · 14 nights
Temples, river life, street food
Rainforest camp, elephants, lake
Long quiet beaches, Similan trips
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Thailand's capital is the busy, friendly start to the trip. See the Grand Palace and Wat Pho, take the river boats to Wat Arun, and try the street food in Chinatown.
Elephant Hills runs tented camps on the edge of Khao Sok National Park. The all-inclusive Jungle Safari includes time with rescued elephants at its sanctuary, a canoe trip on the Sok River and a longtail boat day on Cheow Lan Lake.
Khao Lak is a stretch of low-rise resorts on the mainland north of Phuket, backed by forested hills. The beaches are long and quiet, and it's the main base for day trips to the Similan Islands.
Guide prices per person, two sharing, with flights from London.
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Best time to go: November to April is best, when the Andaman coast is dry and calm. Elephant Hills is open all year, but the Similan Islands national park usually closes from mid-May to mid-October and Khao Lak has more rain then.
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Take an overnight flight from London to Bangkok. You're met on arrival and driven to your riverside hotel.
Visit the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun, and spend an evening at a night market or in Chinatown.
Take an early flight to Surat Thani, where the Elephant Hills team meets you. In the afternoon, meet the elephants at the sanctuary and help prepare their food.
Canoe down the Sok River and walk a jungle trail with a naturalist guide, then dinner at camp.
Spend the morning on Cheow Lan Lake by longtail boat, then transfer to your hotel in Khao Lak.
Relax on the beach, or book a day trip to the Similan Islands, Phang Nga Bay or the old town of Takua Pa.
Transfer to Phuket airport, about 75 minutes away, for your flight back to the UK.
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Elephant Hills doesn't offer riding or bathing with elephants. Guests watch, feed and learn about the elephants at its sanctuary, which looks after animals retired from logging and tourism.
Yes. Families with children often stay there, and the activities are gentle. The camp has electricity, private bathrooms and hot water.
About 75 minutes by road. Khao Lak doesn't have its own airport, so you fly home from Phuket.
The Similan Islands National Park is usually open from mid-October to mid-May. Day trips leave from Khao Lak's Thap Lamu pier by speedboat.
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