I've been to Kholak at Pang Nga province in about last 2 weeks. It was so fun and good memory. In the last trip I was with friends and stayed at the Briza Beach Resort. This resort is little resort by the sea side that made me feel like in a peaceful area. I could completely relax in friends in the resort at the day time and also having extremely fun at the night time. Back to my current trip. I planned to go sightseeing in Takuapa district by driving. It is said that, in this district has so much attractive chino-Portuguese building style. The architecture style can be seen in many provinces around Southern Thailand. So I think these all buildings will drive me be back in the period time. My slow driving trip had started in the early morning til afternoon then stop driving for lunch. There is so many restaurant and stall stores had been recommended to try. Finally I choose Khaolak Seafood restaurant because here serves lot of tasty traditional food. Normally, food in southern area is so spicy if anyone likes spicy food you can try them. In the evening I went back to my comfy room in The Briza Resort again for having some rest.
We did 2 tours with Khao Lak Land Discovery and would definately recommend them. Easy to deal with 1st tour was booked within 10 minutes in the office in Khao Lak city and the 2nd with the link on the internet site which was extremely easy and received a confirmation email with 10 mins. We went on the full day Phuket tour which was good and the send trip was the Elephant Trek and visit to a waterfall then lunch at a little restaurant next to the waterfall which was fantastic. Chocke was our guide that day and he is a local and very informative and friendly. Would highly recommend this organisation.
During a week long stay in Khao Lak I did 2 tours with Khao LakLand Discoveries: the snorkelling day trip to the Surin Islands and the Elephant Bath half day tour.SURIN ISLANDS: The trip to the Surin islands was fantastic. I was lucky enough to fit into the last one for the season so there were about 30 of us in total but we were the only boat there so it wasn't crowded. I was picked up promptly from the hotel and driven to the pier. I had my own mask and snorkel but was provided with a set of fins which were of excellent quality. I was also given a towel and a bag to store everything in. We boarded the boat which turned out to have a broken engine so had to return to the pier and change boats (a delay of approximately 40mins but we were given refreshments whilst we waited). We then boarded again and headed to the islands. We did 3 snorkels and were given a briefing before each. I noted (pleasingly) that the boats used line ropes rather than anchors and there was an emphasis on keeping the environment pristine. After the first snorkel we had a wonderful lunch at a beautiful beach. After the final 2 snorkels, we returned to shore at 5pm before returning to the hotel. The staff were great and made sure we remained hydrated throughout the day and answered questions anyone had. I would highly recommend this tour.ELEPHANT BATH: A highlight of my trip, we were collected from the hotel and taken to the elephant camp. We met the mahout and his elephant then got up into the seat and were taken for a 50min ride through the camp. The mahout was very caring to his elephant, often letting her stop to munch on grass and even pick the odd coconut. He never hit her even when we was naughty and didn't want to walk anymore. Our mahout also got down at one stage and took photos for us as well which was nice. Upon returning to the camp we dismounted and gave the elephant a hand of bananas (purchased for 50 baht) and then stopped for a snack of watermelon and pineapple. We then headed to the lake to give the elephant a bath which was just that. We were waist deep in our swimmers with scrubbing brushes and the elephant splashed herself (and us) with water. It was wonderful. The bath lasted about 20mins and then we headed off to a lovely waterfall and restaurant for lunch. It was a local restaurant (I like supporting local business) that had excellent food, including massaman curry. We were returned to the hotel at 12:30pm which leaves time for afternoon activities. I would recommend this tour highly. The staff were nice and informed us about Thailand during the drives (including details about the tsunami) and answered all questions. The elephants are well cared for and appear happy. the tour was 1,850 baht (approx AUD$62) and is definitely money well spent!!
During a week long stay in Khao Lak I did 2 tours with Khao LakLand Discoveries: the snorkelling day trip to the Surin Islands and the Elephant Bath half day tour.SURIN ISLANDS: The trip to the Surin islands was fantastic. I was lucky enough to fit into the last one for the season so there were about 30 of us in total but we were the only boat there so it wasn't crowded. I was picked up promptly from the hotel and driven to the pier. I had my own mask and snorkel but was provided with a set of fins which were of excellent quality. I was also given a towel and a bag to store everything in. We boarded the boat which turned out to have a broken engine so had to return to the pier and change boats (a delay of approximately 40mins but we were given refreshments whilst we waited). We then boarded again and headed to the islands. We did 3 snorkels and were given a briefing before each. I noted (pleasingly) that the boats used line ropes rather than anchors and there was an emphasis on keeping the environment pristine. After the first snorkel we had a wonderful lunch at a beautiful beach. After the final 2 snorkels, we returned to shore at 5pm before returning to the hotel. The staff were great and made sure we remained hydrated throughout the day and answered questions anyone had. I would highly recommend this tour.ELEPHANT BATH: A highlight of my trip, we were collected from the hotel and taken to the elephant camp. We met the mahout and his elephant then got up into the seat and were taken for a 50min ride through the camp. The mahout was very caring to his elephant, often letting her stop to munch on grass and even pick the odd coconut. He never hit her even when we was naughty and didn't want to walk anymore. Our mahout also got down at one stage and took photos for us as well which was nice. Upon returning to the camp we dismounted and gave the elephant a hand of bananas (purchased for 50 baht) and then stopped for a snack of watermelon and pineapple. We then headed to the lake to give the elephant a bath which was just that. We were waist deep in our swimmers with scrubbing brushes and the elephant splashed herself (and us) with water. It was wonderful. The bath lasted about 20mins and then we headed off to a lovely waterfall and restaurant for lunch. It was a local restaurant (I like supporting local business) that had excellent food, including massaman curry. We were returned to the hotel at 12:30pm which leaves time for afternoon activities. I would recommend this tour highly. The staff were nice and informed us about Thailand during the drives (including details about the tsunami) and answered all questions. The elephants are well cared for and appear happy. the tour was 1,850 baht (approx AUD$62) and is definitely money well spent!!
During a week long stay in Khao Lak I did 2 tours with Khao LakLand Discoveries: the snorkelling day trip to the Surin Islands and the Elephant Bath half day tour.SURIN ISLANDS: The trip to the Surin islands was fantastic. I was lucky enough to fit into the last one for the season so there were about 30 of us in total but we were the only boat there so it wasn't crowded. I was picked up promptly from the hotel and driven to the pier. I had my own mask and snorkel but was provided with a set of fins which were of excellent quality. I was also given a towel and a bag to store everything in. We boarded the boat which turned out to have a broken engine so had to return to the pier and change boats (a delay of approximately 40mins but we were given refreshments whilst we waited). We then boarded again and headed to the islands. We did 3 snorkels and were given a briefing before each. I noted (pleasingly) that the boats used line ropes rather than anchors and there was an emphasis on keeping the environment pristine. After the first snorkel we had a wonderful lunch at a beautiful beach. After the final 2 snorkels, we returned to shore at 5pm before returning to the hotel. The staff were great and made sure we remained hydrated throughout the day and answered questions anyone had. I would highly recommend this tour.ELEPHANT BATH: A highlight of my trip, we were collected from the hotel and taken to the elephant camp. We met the mahout and his elephant then got up into the seat and were taken for a 50min ride through the camp. The mahout was very caring to his elephant, often letting her stop to munch on grass and even pick the odd coconut. He never hit her even when we was naughty and didn't want to walk anymore. Our mahout also got down at one stage and took photos for us as well which was nice. Upon returning to the camp we dismounted and gave the elephant a hand of bananas (purchased for 50 baht) and then stopped for a snack of watermelon and pineapple. We then headed to the lake to give the elephant a bath which was just that. We were waist deep in our swimmers with scrubbing brushes and the elephant splashed herself (and us) with water. It was wonderful. The bath lasted about 20mins and then we headed off to a lovely waterfall and restaurant for lunch. It was a local restaurant (I like supporting local business) that had excellent food, including massaman curry. We were returned to the hotel at 12:30pm which leaves time for afternoon activities. I would recommend this tour highly. The staff were nice and informed us about Thailand during the drives (including details about the tsunami) and answered all questions. The elephants are well cared for and appear happy. the tour was 1,850 baht (approx AUD$62) and is definitely money well spent!!
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