Discover southern Thailand on the Malay Peninsula. Departure from Bangkok via the seaside resort of Hua Hin and Chumphon on the Gulf of Thailand. Explore the amazing and exciting Khao Sok National Park by canoe and foot, before you continue your journey to Phuket or Khao Lak for some relaxing time on the beach.

Highlights

• unique Mae Klong Railway Market
• the enchanting floating Amphawa Market.
• Wat Bang Kung, an amazing Ayutthaya-era temple with a huge Banyan tree embracing the shrine with its roots.
• Wat Pummarin Kudeethong, famous teakwood chapel and temple museum.
• Tham Khao Luang cave, a cave temple contains abundant Buddha statues.
• King Mongkut’s hillside Summer Palace,
• boat ride within the Sam Roi Yot National Park, enjoy the great landscapes with surrounded with high-rise limestone mountain
• Phraya Nakhon Cave with its big karst window
• Wat Tang Sai, a beautiful and magnificent Buddhist temple on top of the Mountain
• Viewpoint of Khao Matsee, the 360degrees panoramic view
• Phra Borom That Chedi Kanchanaphisek, an ancient chedi
• Handicraft town of Ban Phumriang Community.
• Khao Sok National Park kayaking and trekking
• Wat Rat Uppatum,  one of the most beautiful temples in Southern Thailand.

Detail Itinerary

Day 1 Bangkok - Hua Hin    ( - / L / D )

An early start (around 7am) from your hotel in downtown Bangkok takes us south of Bangkok into the Samut Songkhram Province. The journey will take around one hour by an air condition van. Our first stop will be at the Mae Klong Railway Market. Upon arrival you will have time to be ready for the arrival of train at 08.30am. The market is considering the most amazing and unique attraction in the area. Set up directly alongside a railway track and is also called “life-risking” market because its stalls are attached to the Mae Klong Ban Laem railway. Vendors at the market put out parasols or canvas over the railway to protect themselves against the sun and visitors walk and do their shopping. When the signal of the arriving train rings, vendors rush to close their parasols and canvas along with clearing all goods so that the train can pass. As soon as the train passes parasols and canvas will be reopened, and business continues.  

After this exciting experience you will continue to the enchanting Amphawa Market. This floating market is next to next to picturesque canal-side wooden homes, with abundant restaurants and coffee shops to sit and enjoy this idyllic scene. Enjoy the view of traditional Thai life along the waterway by long-tail boat. You are also able to purchase some fresh fruits or snacks directly from one of the vendors at their little floating shops.

We will disembark at Wat Bang Kung, an amazing Ayutthaya-era temple with a huge Banyan tree embracing the shrine with its roots. Within the temple, there is an old ordination hall which houses a large sculptured Buddha image commonly called by villagers as Luangpho Bot Noi. Mural paintings from the late Ayutthaya period depict Lord Buddha while he was sitting in the niche and preaching, flanked by the disciples in paying respect to him.

Afterwards, we head to Wat Pummarin Kudeethong, famous for its teakwood chapel and temple museum. The temple houses ruined chedi with a seated Buddha images and distinguished three-star-fruit shaped prangs, which is housing Buddha relics built of brick and bound with cement on a square shaped plinth in the Loop Buri style. The Buddha head is fascinating with 400 years of the Historical legend.

We proceed to Petchaburi and visit the Tham Khao Luang cave, a cave temple which was built on a small hill just about a hundred years ago and contains abundant Buddha statues.

From here you will proceed to the King Mongkut’s hillside Summer Palace, situated on the top of three mountains. The palace was completed in 1860 and royally named as “Phra Nakhon Khiri” and consists of throne halls, pavilions, temples and various building complexes.

Arriving in Hua Hin, you will check in your hotel.  Dinner will be served at the resort

Overnight at Veranda Resort Hua Hin –Cha Am – Veranda Deluxe room

Day 2  Hua Hin - Chumphon   ( B / L / D )

Enjoy a healthy breakfast at your report before we continue our journey further to the south. On the way we will do a stop over to take a boat ride within the Sam Roi Yot National Park. The name of the park means a mountain with 300 peaks and is surrounded with high-rise limestone mountain. Enjoy the great landscapes with the canal flowing the mountains, passing the mangrove forest and into the ocean.  

Time for a short hike to the Phraya Nakhon Cave with its big karst window and a beautiful Thai-style pavilion build in honour of King Rama IV on his visit.  This limestone cave has roof openings that allows the sun to shine through and cast light and shadows in the darkness of the interior.

Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant, before we visit Wat Tang Sai, a beautiful and magnificent Buddhist temple on top of the Thongchai Mountain which is dedicated to Thai royalty.  The temple was built in 1996 to mark King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 50th year of reign. It has 9 pagodas to represent His Majesty “The King Rama IX”

You will then proceed to Chumphon and check in Tusita Wellness Resort, a new rebranded resort. With its only 24 luxurious private villas you are sure to enjoy some well-deserved peace and quality time away from masses.

Dinner and overnight at Tusita Wellness Resort, Deluxe Villa.

Day 3   Chumphon - Khao Sok National Park  ( B / L / D )

You start the day after breakfast with an elevated view of Chumphon from the viewpoint of Khao Matsee. Enjoy the 360degrees panoramic view overview the sea and the surrounding area, which the giant Buddha statue enjoys every day.

We then proceed to Surathani. After lunch, we explore Phra Borom That Chedi Kanchanaphisek, an ancient chedi housing highly respected Buddha relics at the top of the Pagoda. This pagoda is a combined architecture of Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Ratanakosin.

Our next stop is the handicraft town of Ban Phumriang Community. This old community that has carried the legacy of the Phumriang port and trading centre since the prosperity of the Srivijayaera and famed for its gold and silver brocade silk cloth and jute head gear.

Afterwards, we carry on to Khao Sok and the Khao Sok National Park. The park is the largest forest of the South. Our playground for the next 2 days.

Check in to you at the Khao Sok Boutique Camp. The Camp is located in the most beautiful part of Khao Sok and surrounded by mountains. You will spend the next two nights in this unique and comfortable Tent with a comfortable bed, reading lights, hot water, and a western-style toilet. The tents’ doors and windows are covered with mosquito netting.  

Dinner and overnight at Khaosok Boutique Camp.

Day 4   Khao Sok National Park  ( B / L / D )

Welcome another new morning with varieties of wildlife animals and birds that sing along within the fresh surroundings and you’ll see the fogs that extensively cover the area of Khao Sok National Park.  After breakfast, we will take you to a trekking through the Khao Sok National Park a tropical forest.This nature reserve contains dense virgin jungle, towering limestone karst formations and the man-made Cheow Lan Lake. It is home to rare species such as the giant parasitic Rafflesia flower, hornbills, gibbons and tigers. Our guided tour gives a detailed insight into the splendour of this location.

Returning to the camp you will have time for a refreshing shower and check out. Before we departure enjoy your last lunch with the amazing view of the Park.

After lunch, we depart for Khao Lak or Phuket, depending on individual itineraries.

End of Tour

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Note: In line with the program, customers are strongly advised to spend the night prior to the start of this package in Bangkok;