Thailand · National Parks

Amazing One Day Trip At Cheow Larn Lake From Khao Lak

8 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Khuekkhak. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Full-day trip to Cheow Larn Lake in Khao Sok National Park
  • 02 Cruise across the lake by longtail boat
  • 03 See the limestone scenery around Khao Sam Kloe
  • 04 Explore a cave with striking stalagmites and stalactites
  • 05 Enjoy a Thai lunch with jungle and mountain views
  • 06 Free time to relax, swim, or kayak on the lake

Discover the dramatic beauty of Cheow Larn Lake on a full-day adventure from Khao Lak. Set within Khao Sok National Park, this scenic experience combines limestone karst landscapes, calm lake cruising, cave exploration, and time to relax in one of southern Thailand’s most striking natural settings.

Travel by longtail boat across the lake, take in views of Khao Sam Kloe, and explore a cave known for its impressive rock formations. Along the way, enjoy a Thai lunch with jungle and mountain backdrops, then spend free time swimming, kayaking, or simply unwinding by the emerald water before returning to the pier in the late afternoon.

Travel by longtail boat across the lake, take in views of Khao Sam Kloe, and explore a cave known for its impressive rock formations.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Surat Thani, Khao Sok National Park, Khao Lak
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Khao Sok National Park is a nature reserve in southern Thailand containing dense virgin jungle, towerlike limestone karst formations and the man-made Cheow Lan Lake. It’s home to rare species such as the giant parasitic Rafflesia flower, hornbill birds, gibbons and tigers. The park can be explored by elephant-back safari, hiking trail, and raft, canoe or kayak via the Sok river.Cheow Lan Lake or Rajjaprabha Dam Reservoir, is in Khao Sok National Park in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. It is an 185-square-kilometre artificial lake, inaugurated in 1987 with the construction of Rajjaprabha Dam by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand as a source of electricity.Explore Cheow Larn Lake's highlight, the Khao Sam Kloe limestone mountain.Hop on a bamboo raft and make your way to the popular Pakarang Cave, where gorgeous and majestic coral rock formations protrude from the ground and ceiling.Enjoy a delicious Thai lunch at the safehouse with backdrops of limestone mountains and jungle views.Spend your day after lunch just simply relaxing, kayaking on your own, or beating the heat to swim into emerald clear water. Late afternoon we board the boat back to the pier. If time allows we can add a visit to the dam viewpoint.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Khuekkhak. 3 cities · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
National park entrance fee
Longtail boat
Lunch, fresh fruit and water
English speaking, licensed Thai Guide
Insurance

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not recommended for people with back problems
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Child ticket: Age between 4-10 years
  • Sometimes the route changes depending on the weather conditions
  • Guests who are pregnant or have high blood pressure, heart disease and bone diseases are not recommended to join the tour
  • In any case, if your booking isn't matched with reality when you show upfront (such as child's age, child's height, the number of people and etc), you are responsible to pay the additional charge upfront for the tour
  • There is a minimum of 2 people required to run this tour! On the rare occasion that we should be required to cancel a tour, we will inform you in advance and offer a different tour date, an alternative tour or provide a full refund
  • • For the mentioned service. • Not transferable to any other service or person. • Please arrive in the hotel lobby 15 minutes before the scheduled for departure.
  • Pickup is available for all hotels within Khao Lak areas. The pickup time starts between 06.30 a.m. and 07.30 a.m. The tour operator will confirm the exact pickup time via email. Please don't forget to recheck your email. Please plan to meet your tour guide at your hotel lobby at least 10-minutes before the scheduled pickup time. You may be considered a no-show if you arrive more than 10-minutes late or after the guide has moved on from your hotel.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Khuekkhak.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Khuekkhak.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Khuekkhak..

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