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Background
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, was declared as the first coastal park in Thailand in 1966. The name Khao Sam Roi Yot can be translated into “the mountain with three hundred peaks”, a series of magnificent gray limestone mountains, which rise dramatically from the Gulf of Thailand and adjacent coastal marsh to a maximum height of 605m. Khao Sam Roi Yot contains some of the best shoreline/wetland habitat in Thailand, and the park is listed as a site of global conservation importance in the Asian Wetlands Directory of the IUCN.Other resident wildlife included primates such as dusky langur and long tailed macaque, serow (mountain goat), and bottle-nose dolphins. Not far from Khao Sam Roi Yot, wild elephants can be frequently seen in the late afternoon as they emerge from the forest to feed.
Itinerary
Day 1: Depart your Bangkok hotel sharp at 0700am for the 3 hours transfer to Khao Sam Roi Yot national park. Enter the park and drive to the park headquarters, where you will start your trek through the forest finding wildlife like wild elephants or langurs. Have your lunch and spend rest of the day birding and trekking in the national park. Around 1700pm exit the forest and transfer to your beachside resor. Spend rest of your time relaxing at the resort.Free to have dinner on your own.
Overnight: Dolphin Bay Resort or similar Meals included: [L]
Walking Distance: 4 kms over a period of 4-6 hours
Day2:After breakfast board a boat for the trip to a nearby island that is home to long-tailed macaque monkeys. Watch and photograph the macaque as they feed along the shoreline before heading around the island where a school of dolphins can sometimes be seen. Tour around the offshore islands on the lookout for sea eagles, pacific-coast egrets and some of the other birdlife in the area. Back on shore and head on a trail where you will spend some time birdwatching, walking through the mangrove and witnessing at close-quarters the lives of resident dusky langur and long-tailed macaque monkeys. Hike upto the top most part of the national park for wildlife watching and photography. Back to your resort around 1800pm After freshing up drive to the lakeside restaurant to enjoy sea food during dinner. Back to your resort around 2100pm.
Overnight: Dolphin Bay Resort or similar Meals included: [B,L,D]
Walking Distance: 5 kms over a period of 5-6 hours
Day 3: Wake up early for full morning birdwatching, looking out for some shoreline species before getting back to the resort.Spend rest of your time relaxing at the peaceful beach .Around 1500 start driving back to Bangkok.Reach your bangkok hotel.End of Our services.
Walking Distance: 2 kms over a period of 1-3 hours
Meals included: [B,L]
Price Includes
English-speaking naturalist
Accommodation as listed ( twin share basis)
All transfers by private vehicle including fuel and toll way fees
Meals as indicated including bottled water, fruits, juices etc.
Park entrance & attraction fees
Private boat fees
Travel insurance
Price Excludes
Personal Expenses
Internet access
telephone calls
Tips
Thing to bring
Light walking boots or sports shoes
Camera and binoculars (very useful)
Long trousers and long-sleeved shirt for walking in the forest
Mosquito repellent, sun hat and sun cream
Jumpers during November till February
Notes
The tour is on private basis ( No other participants will join you)
This tour is allowed for children of all age group
Accommodation standard can be upgraded on extra
This tour is for people who loves to have soft walks, close to the nature and peaceful beaches
This is a sample itinerary, and the routes and timing may change according to local conditions, but the general content of the trip will remain the same.
