Full-Day Tour to Cheow Lan Lake in Khao Sok National Park from Krabi
Description
This day trip will take you to see the beauty of Cheow Lan Lake in one day from Krabi. Take in every bit of the magnificent beauty of Guilin of Thailand where the greenery is perfectly preserved, surrounded by the rows of limestone and trees that stand in the emerald lake.
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Itinerary
The trip starts with an early pickup service from your hotel in Krabi, then you will be driven by car through Phang Nga province to the Ratchaprapha Dam. The drive is full of interesting sights such as rubber plantations, small villages and limestone hills.
After arrival at Cheow Lan Pier, the adventure starts with a longtail boat cruise on Cheow Lan Lake. It is one of the most beautiful places on earth, with over 100 islands with towering limestone cliffs that give the emerald lake its fairy-tale scenery. Gibbons and hornbills are commonly seen in the old-growth jungle trees at the water's edge.
Continue the trip with a hike through the lush green jungle of Khao Sok National Park and explore the Cave with impressing stalactites and stalagmites.
Continue to the floating bungalows, where a nutritious Thai lunch is served in the raft house restaurant on the lake. After the meal you will have time for swimming, kayaking or just relaxing.
Head back by boat to the pier from where the car driver will bring you on road to your hotel in Krabi.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Get picked up from your hotel in Ao Nang, Krabi Town, Ao Nam Mao, Klong Muang and Tubkaek Beach. The exact pick-up time will be confirmed by email after you have made the booking. If you stay at Railay Beach, we offer a pickup service from the boat ticket office at Ao Nam Mao Pier which is just a 15-minute longtail boat ride from Railay East. If you stay in Ton Sai, please come to the meeting point at Phra Nang Inn reception in Ao Nang. If you stay at Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas, please take the hotel shuttle boat to Nopparat Thara Pier in Ao Nang. Pickup times for each zone: • Ao Nam Mao: 07:30 • Ao Nang: 07:30 • Klong Muang Beach: 07:00 - 07:15 • Krabi Town: 07:00 • Tubkaek Beach: 07:00 - 07:15
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The tour program is subject to change due to weather
Reviews(37)
Unfortunately, the boatman booked at pear was super unfriendly and took us on the stop for lunch only to a place where only groups came to eat something...he was not ready to drive us to the next restaurant..we have now undertaken the tour for the third time...but no one has been so unfriendly
Thank you for your honest feedback. We are very sorry to hear about your experience with the boat staff during the lunch stop. This is not the level of service we aim to provide, and we will address this issue with our team to ensure it does not happen again. We appreciate your continued support and hope to offer you a better experience next time.
The lake is stunning, beautiful, but the whole tour does not justify the total price. It is the most expensive excursion I have hired in Krabi, and it is only justified by the trip there (just over 2 hours). But gasoline is not a reason for price
The place is beautiful and we were taken to a lot of different places, highly recommended! The guide was very nice and entertaining, made the activity much more interesting
Very well organised trip. Our guide took time to explain us stuff about the jungle, the caves and the animals of the national park. He was also good in spotting them. The food was SUPERGOOD and enough for everybody. Loved it! But a little warning: Some people seemed surprised by how wet you get if driving in a longtail boat :) that's unfortunatly just the typical longtail-boat-experience and unavoidable. Also you dry up quickly. All in all: top tour! Happy we booked it.
A brilliant day trip from Ao Nang/krabi. We wernt sure whether to stay in Kano soo but it was doable from ao nang just a long travel day. Our guide was brilliant, great English, knowledgeable and passionate. They gave us refreshments of water, bananas and ice tea as well as lunch that was lovely with Thai classics and fresh fruit. Also We saw elephants which was amazing!
Excursion "to the day" which is not one( 10h/15h) Great place, but visit to the tail leu leu without soul.. (we had taken a private tour!) In short, an impression of stinking drag!
Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear your experience didn't meet your expectations, especially since you booked a private tour. We strive to provide meaningful experiences, and your input is valuable for our improvement. We hope to have another opportunity to serve you better in the future. 🌿✨
Beautiful places, courteous guide. However, I had informed about my vegan diet preference in advance but the guide and the restaurant staff were not aware of it
We apologize for the oversight regarding your vegan diet preference. This is something we take seriously, and we will review our procedures to ensure that dietary requests are properly communicated and accommodated in the future. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we hope to have the opportunity to provide you with a fully satisfying experience next time.
It’s a long drive but worth it! Our guide was knowledgeable in the jungle and cave. We had plenty of time to swim and it was refreshing. We got down poured on the way back to the pier but it was a fun experience.
Dear Danica_D Thank you for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the jungle, cave, and refreshing swim. Even the rain sounds like it added a touch of adventure! We appreciate you highlighting our knowledgeable guide. We strive to provide informative and safe tours, and your feedback lets us know we're on the right track. We hope to see you on another adventure soon!
Guide was doing his best but felt the day really gets dragged out longer then needed. If you've been to Halong Bay in Vietnam there would be no need to do this trip at all. Rock formations but not single island structures like Halong. (this is more like coastline), caves, kayaking, swimming etc. Jungle and cage was ordinary, lunch was nice, kayaking and swimming was what you would expect. Would not want to do this in peak season as would be very busy at lunch, swimming area. Overall I feel if your time or activity schedule was full you could easily leave this one off and have a chilled day by the pool where you're staying.
Dear Ryan_S Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback on our Cheow Lan Lake tour. We're glad to hear that you found our guide helpful and that you enjoyed the kayaking and swimming activities. We understand that you felt the day was too long and that you would not recommend this tour to someone who has already visited Halong Bay. We will take your feedback into consideration and see if there are any ways we can improve our tour.
Although I loved the hike and the cave, the hiking guide took a liking to me. He continued to separate me from the group, insinuating that we could go and get intimate in the huts along the hike and then telling me to meet him in the bathroom at the end of the hike. He made several remarks that made me uncomfortable and like I said, continued to separate me from the rest of the group. I was a solo traveler and felt uncomfortable to say the least
Dear Paige_N I'm so sorry to hear that you had a negative experience with the hiking guide. It is never okay for a guide to make you feel uncomfortable, and I want to assure you that your experience will be taken seriously. I have forwarded your review to the tour company, and they will be investigating the matter.
