Tree Tops Safari

Nature tour 4 days

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This unique 4-day tour is suitable for everyone who possesses a taste for adventure. Dripping rainforests covering majestic limestone mountains, laced with sparkling streams and waterfalls. Khao Sok National Park is part of the largest nature reserve in South Thailand. Tree Tops offers travellers a rare opportunity to experience a virgin tropical rainforest environment. The tree houses, nestling high above in the jungle and the raft houses, moored on the lake reservoir in the middle of the park offer an ideal nature retreat.

Accommodation at Tree Tops is an adventure in itself. The bungalows, suspended in the jungle canopy, are basic but comfortable with private toilet and Thai style shower. Wake in the morning with the whooping sounds of gibbons and the hooting of hornbills. The lake is a haven of peace and tranquillity. Limestone mountains honeycombed with caves rise from its surface, like a science fiction movie set. This tour is designed to introduce the visitor to a tropical rainforest and hopefully some of its animal inhabitants.

Day 1. Midmorning arrival by air-con bus at Tree Tops Lodge and check in to our tree-houses. After lunch we go for an exciting ride on the Khao Sok river. Depending on the height of the river we go canoeing or tubing. Along the way we may catch a glimpse of gibbons, languor’s monkeys etc. We return to Tree Tops for a dinner of local cuisine.

Day 2. After breakfast, an open van takes us to the lake. A local boat-ride through towering limestone mountains, honeycombed with caves and topped with dripping emerald foliage takes us to the jungle island where our Raft-house Resort is based. A boat ride takes us to the edge of a jungle waterfall and a trail into the dense rain- forest for an all day trek to the top of a mountain lookout point. This offers an excellent chance to spot animals and birds. The reward at the top is a magnificent rock garden of wild orchids.

Day 3. After breakfast we will take a boat ride to nearby caves to observe bats and take a swim. The guide will have flashlights with him. On the way back we will visit a local fisherman’s village. In the afternoon there is time for leisure, we can relax and swim, or explore the lake by canoe. After dinner we take a short animal spotting trek on the island behind the raft houses.

Day 4. Very early morning we will go out with canoes and spot several colonies of different apes. About 9 o’clock we take the boat back to the head of the lake and the van takes us back to Tree Tops Lodge. From here you will be guided to the local bus to continue to your next destination.

NOTE: The above Tree Tops itinerary is a sample program. The actual program followed on any tour is dependent upon the season and any new trail discoveries. The spirit and intention of the tour will remain the same.