Khao Sok: Full Day Bamboo Rafting Tour from Khao Lak
Description
Explore the beauty of Khao Sok National Park with an amazing elephant bathing experience in the green jungle before bamboo rafting along the river with a unique coffee break on the bank. Discover the wild beauty of Khao Sok National Park on a full-day guided trip from Khao Sok. Feed and bathe elephants and take a bamboo raft downstream. Enjoy a Thai lunch, visit a market, and try local coffee. Following pickup from your hotel in Khao Lak, head to the Takuapa local market (only guests picked up from Khao Lak. Guests from other pick-up locations will not visit the local market) to browse and look at all the products. From there, continue to the elephant rescue camp. Feed these amazing animals some bananas and cool them off with a bath. Next, visit the monkey temple. Eat a Thai-style lunch at the local restaurant next to the river before bamboo rafting along the Khao Sok River.
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Itinerary
Discover the wild beauty of Khao Sok National Park on a full-day guided trip from Khao Sok. Feed and bathe elephants and take a bamboo raft downstream. Enjoy a Thai lunch, visit a market, and try local coffee. Following pickup from your hotel in Khao Lak, head to the Takuapa local market (only guests picked up from Khao Lak. Guests from other pick-up locations will not visit the local market) to browse and look at all the products. From there, continue to the elephant rescue camp. Feed these amazing animals some bananas and cool them off with a bath. Relax as your guides gently steer the bamboo rafts downstream while you admire the dramatic limestone mountains and serene sounds of the jungle. Stop at the river bank for some trekking and relaxing in the front of a limestone cave after enjoying a coffee break. This coffee is made in a bamboo stick and served in bamboo cups, which you can take home with you.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Know before you go
- The itinerary may change due to bad weather conditions or other unforeseeable circumstances
- Once booked, the local tour operator will confirm your exact pick-up time
Reviews(53)
Activities included a visit to the elephant sanctuary, this was amazing. We managed to get into the river and scrub and cool down the elephants, a memory we will cherish. Bamboo rafting was so peaceful, our tour guide”Charly” was fun and very knowledgeable on the area. Would highly recommended this tour, would also be great for kids.
Thank you for your feedback! We’re delighted you enjoyed the elephant sanctuary and bamboo rafting, and that Charly made the experience fun and informative. We appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you again soon.
Relaxed tour with adventure touch
Thank you for your feedback! We’re glad you enjoyed a relaxed tour with an adventurous touch. We hope to serve you again.
We had an amazing day on our tour with Marta. Every stop was thoughtfully planned, and she made the whole experience feel effortless and enjoyable. Spending time with the elephants was unforgettable, the visit to the Buddhist temple was peaceful and meaningful, and rafting down the river was the perfect way to end the day. Marta was warm, knowledgeable, and truly a pleasure to spend time with. It was one of the highlights of our trip.
Thank you for your wonderful review. We’re delighted to hear you had an amazing day with Marta and enjoyed every part of the tour—from the elephants to the temple and river rafting. It’s great to know her warmth and knowledge made the experience effortless and memorable. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you again in the future! 😊
superb experience a total relax listing to nature
Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We’re delighted to hear that you had a superb and relaxing experience, fully immersed in nature. Creating peaceful and memorable moments for our guests is exactly what we strive for. We truly appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you again for another relaxing escape.
This wasn't a full-day trip, half a day maximum. You also sat in the car for some time. No idea what the point of the monkey temple was, it wasn't all worth it
Very well organised from start to finish. Non stop day with fantastic interaction with both the elephants and monkeys and just outstanding scenery. An amazing experience and a must if you can find time to see the country’s natural beauty
Thank you for your wonderful review. We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the well-organized program, close interaction with the elephants and monkeys, and the stunning scenery. It truly is a great way to experience the country’s natural beauty. We appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you again in the future.
Perfect we were very well received. It's a very nice little day to share. Thank you a our driver and to our host a real little happiness
Thank you for your lovely review. We’re delighted to hear you were warmly welcomed and enjoyed such a beautiful day. Our thanks to you, and we’re glad our driver and host helped make it a truly happy experience.
Robert, our guide, picked us up from our hotel on time & took us to our 1st stop, the market in KhaoLak with lots of fish, poultry & fruit. This was followed by the monkey temple in Khao Sok which was very entertaining, the monkeys were delightful. We then went bamboo rafting in stunning scenery, stopping half way for a coffee in bamboo cups which you can keep. We then had a lovely Thai lunch that was followed by a stop at the viewpoint made famous by the film Gold with Matthew McConaughey. The final stop was feeding & bathing the elephants at the elephant sanctuary. What a great day out.
Thank you so much for sharing such a detailed and wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you had such a fantastic day with Robert and enjoyed every stop along the way – from the vibrant Khao Lak market and the entertaining monkeys at the temple, to the peaceful bamboo rafting and scenic coffee break. It’s great to know you loved the Thai lunch, the famous viewpoint, and especially your time feeding and bathing the elephants at the sanctuary – truly a highlight for many guests. Thank you again for your kind words. We’re so happy you had a memorable experience and hope to welcome you back again soon!
Fabulous day out, well organised with no waiting or delays. Guide was friendly and knowledgeable and kept us on track. The small group approach helps to keep things running. All activities were very enjoyable.
Thank you for your lovely review! We’re delighted to hear that you had a fabulous day and that everything was well organized with no waiting or delays. It’s great to know that your guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and kept the group on track throughout the tour. We’re also pleased that you enjoyed the small-group experience and found all the activities enjoyable. Your feedback truly motivates our team to continue delivering excellent service. We hope to welcome you again soon for another great experience!
A great trip. Our driver and guide Robert was very friendly and spoke very good english. First we were taken to a local food market in Khaolak Then on to the monkey temple, lots of very inquisitive monkeys around the grounds not afraid of people at all. The temple was colourful. Then onto the bamboo rafts lovely, half way you get off the raft and climb up a steep bank to a cave where you have coffee from a bamboo cup, crazy! After the rafting you go to a restaurant for lunch which was good. Next we went to the elephant camp. Spent time feeding and then down to the river to bath the elephant. An amazing day.
Thank you so much for your detailed and wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you had such a great trip and that Robert made the day even more enjoyable with his friendliness and excellent English. It’s fantastic to know you enjoyed the local food market, the colorful monkey temple, the bamboo rafting adventure (and the unique bamboo coffee!), as well as the lunch and the special time spent feeding and bathing the elephant. We truly appreciate you sharing your experience and are happy to know it was an amazing day. We hope to welcome you again in the future for another unforgettable adventure!
