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Pick up from hotels and transfer to Chalong, Phuket and Siam Safari’s Elephant Camp. Experience Phuket’s best elephant trek and experience with elephants, Thai elephant conservation and Real Thai rural life are explained. See our baby elephants and learn how they are cared for, undertake Cooking demonstrations and much much more!

Visit ancient temples with their Buddist beliefs, caves and waterfalls of Phang Nga province. Head to Khao Sok National Park, overnight in Earthlodge our jungle style resort close to the rainforest. Wake up and take a leisurely breakfast, after which you will have the option of either canoeing down the Sok river to sit back and watch the panoramic views of nature and the jungle pass by as you are paddled down stream OR Trek in the tropical rainforest. The jungle trek is designed to show a variety of ecological niches, big trees, lianas and jungle vines, palms ferns and wild orchids all wait to be discovered. The best way to see southern Thailand’s rainforest up-close!

Day 1
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Chalong, Phuket. Travel by four wheel drive Land Rover into Chalong highlands. Arrive at Siam Safari elephant camp on the top of a mountain. Meet Siam Safari’s elephants; learn about them and the mahouts who take care of them and also about Thai elephant conservation and how you can help. See how young elephants are trained, you can touch them and feed them bananas. Trek on elephant back in Chalong highlands, good views over Chalong bay and out to Phi Phi island can be seen along the way. This is Phuket’s best elephant trek and best cared for elephants. The only elephant camp in southern Thailand to have attained the Thai government standard award.

See how Thai jungle curry is made and try some if you dare. See how rubber trees are “tapped” to produce natural rubber latex. Watch how monkey’s are trained to pick coconuts and see them in action. Learn about buffalo’s, you can try to sit on one as well, try a ride on a wooden cart pulled by buffalo. See how coconuts are processed to make coconut milk and oil. The tour ends with a delicious buffet lunch, a selection of Thai dishes cooked not to spicy.

In the afternoon, transfer by air con vehicle and drive off Phuket Island towards Ao Luk, Phang Nga province, passing rubber plantations and small villages en route. Arrive in Phang Nga town and spend the afternoon visiting local temples and spectacular caves looking at Stalactites and Stalagmites rising and falling in the caves interior. Visit a traditional coffee house and sample the specialties, local coffee ‘Kaffe Boran’ and sweets ‘Kanom Waan’ a favorite of the locals. Head to Khao Sok and Siam Safari’s Earthlodge a jungle style resort close to the rainforest. Dinner and overnight.

Day 2
Wake up on the edge of the jungle, sometimes the surrounding hills are covered in mist which slowly melts away as the sun comes up and gibbons can often be heard making their territorial calls high up in the rainforest canopy. Take a leisurely breakfast at the resort then its time to either explore the jungle on foot or take a canoe safari down the Sok River.

The choice of jungle trekking or a canoe safari is available for you today, which will be selected when booking the tour. The jungle trek is designed to show a variety of ecological environments including big trees, jungle vines, lianas, palms, ferns, wild orchids, bamboo forest, insects, reptiles and sometimes mammals. It is not a wildlife safari but a chance to see the rainforest which has the greatest variety of life forms known to man. The wild animals that live here tend to be nocturnal but sometimes they can be heard moving in the undergrowth or their distinctive smells encountered. Hornbill live up in the cliffs high above the resort and sometimes can be seen going out to feed in the morning or coming in to roost in the evening. Leaf and macaque monkeys are occasional seen along the trail. Wild elephant live in the park but are seldom seen. The trek is not too difficult and OK for any normally fit and healthy person.

The canoe trip is another ways to experience the jungles of the south, cruise in safe inflatable canoes. A local river guide paddles the canoe and is expert at spotting any animals along the way. Pass mountains and cliffs covered in exotic tropical vegetation along the banks of the river. Birds such as kingfisher, heron, egret, various reptiles and even wild monkeys live in this area. The scenery is some of the best in Southern Thailand and what better way to see it than from a canoe.

After your last day’s activities, return to Earthlodge for a buffet lunch, after which unfortunately it is time for your onward transfer or return to your hotel arriving in the late afternoon.

People should bring non slip foot wear, sports shoes are OK, a change of footwear, changes of clothes, swim wear, towel, sun protection or a rain coat as the weather can be changeable, torch.

Drinks/alcohol and items of a personal nature are not included.

Prices are based on twin share basis, single room supplement AU$30